MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
04/21/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 195 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21ST , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (6-9) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (7-8) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 3
Captains Thwart Blockbusters, 4-2
San Diego Captains starter Dario Fontanez was locked-in. He led his team to a win over the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 4-2. Fontanez picked up the win for San Diego, going 7 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 8 hits. He now sports a record of 1-2. San Diego is still hoping to get on a roll. The win is just their 6th in 15 games.

Jorge Escobeda hit a 2-run triple off Larry Mitchell in the top of the fourth, which put the Captains in front, 3-2. Escobeda had 2 walks, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 2.

San Diego manager Joe Mack called it "a darn good win."
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Henry 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0
   b-D. Conley PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 0 6
M. Alford RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327 0 4
R. Montoya 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .184 2 8
J. Locricchio LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .220 1 6
B. Jackson CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .137 3 13
E. Peters C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .308 0 2
J. Escobeda SS 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .160 0 2
B. Newton 3B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 0 0
D. Fontanez P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
   a-J. Panneton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 2
   E. Payne P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 5 3 5 7 15      
a - J. Panneton pinch hit for D. Fontanez in the 8th
b - D. Conley pinch hit for W. Henry in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Escobeda (1, 4th Inning off L. Mitchell, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Montoya (2, 4th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Alford , R. Montoya 5 , J. Locricchio , J. Escobeda 3
2-out RBI: J. Escobeda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Locricchio , E. Peters , B. Newton , D. Fontanez 2
GIDP: B. Newton
Sac Bunt: M. Alford
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Locricchio (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Escobeda-Henry-Montoya)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .255 0 2
K. Frederick 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .333 1 2
J. Brookins RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .246 1 7
E. Laub CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .074 1 3
K. McDaniel LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .224 0 7
B. May SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .268 0 4
C. Arkle 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .148 0 1
A. Covarrubio C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .262 0 4
L. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 0 0
   R. Medved P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 0 4
   L. Shears P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
Totals 36 2 9 1 1 4 15      
a - M. Perez pinch hit for R. Medved in the 7th
b - W. Baker pinch hit for L. Shears in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Katzen (2, 1st Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Brookins (3, 3rd Inning off D. Fontanez, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Frederick (3, 5th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Covarrubio (3, 7th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Katzen 4 , K. Frederick 3 , J. Brookins 2 , B. May , A. Covarrubio 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Laub , K. McDaniel 2 , C. Arkle
GIDP: K. Frederick
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Katzen (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. May 2 (4) , C. Arkle (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Arkle-Frederick-Katzen)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez W (1-2) 7.0 8 2 1 0 3 0 100 4.01   
E. Payne SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 1.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 58
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 29, E. Payne 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 5-12, E. Payne 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 100-64, E. Payne 28-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell L (0-2) 6.2 4 4 3 3 6 1 127 1.69   
R. Medved 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 0.00   
L. Shears 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 55
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 30, R. Medved 3, L. Shears 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 4-10, R. Medved 1-0, L. Shears 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 127-73, R. Medved 17-10, L. Shears 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Medved 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dario Fontanez
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 19279
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