MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
04/24/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 197 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (7-8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 11 1
San Diego Captains (11-4) 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 X 11 15 0
Captains Pop Blockbusters, 11-4
The San Diego Captains beat the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 11-4, at San Diego Sporting Complex. San Diego shortstop Ernie Wilkins had an outstanding performance. He was 4 for 5 with a triple and 3 doubles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Ray Heath was the winner. He's now 3-0. The loser was former first round draft pick Larry Mitchell. The win gives San Diego a record of 11-4.

With one out in the top of the eighth, Tom Hester had a chance to do some damage. Los Angeles was trailing 7-2, but had the bases loaded. Hester came to the plate against Ray Heath, and hit a sacrifice fly. But it was not enough to complete a Los Angeles comeback.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brookins RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .218 0 2
E. Laub CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 2 7
   a-N. Parsons CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .238 1 2
K. Frederick 2B 5 1 2 0 0 3 2 .320 3 8
H. Katzen 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .360 1 8
K. McDaniel LF 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .306 0 6
B. May 3B 4 0 2 1 1 1 3 .481 0 14
P. Villamil SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .093 0 2
   b-L. Messenger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 0 2
   d-T. Hester SS 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .286 0 2
G. Austin C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .231 0 5
L. Mitchell P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
   c-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083 1 2
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-E. Ronnebaum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 1 4
Totals 36 4 11 4 4 9 22      
a - N. Parsons substituted for E. Laub in the 2nd
b - L. Messenger pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 7th
c - R. Montoya pinch hit for L. Mitchell in the 7th
d - T. Hester substituted for L. Messenger in the 7th
e - E. Ronnebaum pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. May 2 (7, 2nd Inning off R. Heath, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Heath, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brookins , K. Frederick 2 , H. Katzen , K. McDaniel 3 , B. May 4 , P. Villamil , L. Mitchell
2-out RBI: K. McDaniel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Parsons , B. May , G. Austin , L. Mitchell , R. Montoya
GIDP: G. Austin
Sac Fly: T. Hester
Hit by Pitch: N. Parsons
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: P. Villamil (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Villamil-Frederick-Katzen)
PB: G. Austin
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Anderson RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .239 2 9
R. Roe CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .321 1 8
R. Barnes LF 5 2 1 2 0 1 3 .383 3 11
E. Wilkins SS 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .339 0 9
G. Jordan 1B 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .234 1 7
E. Peters C 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .341 4 9
T. Row 3B 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .264 0 5
W. Henry 2B 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .364 0 3
R. Heath P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
   a-P. Parkyn PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .188 0 2
   B. Meade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 11 15 10 5 4 15      
a - P. Parkyn pinch hit for R. Heath in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Wilkins 3 (6, 1st Inning off L. Mitchell, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off W. Guilmette, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Anderson (4, 8th Inning off W. Guilmette, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Wilkins (2, 5th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Row (2, 5th Inning off L. Mitchell, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Anderson 3 , R. Roe 2 , R. Barnes , E. Wilkins 9 , T. Row 4 , W. Henry 2 , R. Heath , P. Parkyn
2-out RBI: B. Anderson , R. Roe , R. Barnes , E. Wilkins 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Barnes , E. Peters 2 , T. Row
GIDP: R. Heath
Sac Bunt: B. Anderson , R. Heath
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (8) , T. Row (1)
CS: B. Anderson (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Heath-Henry-Jordan)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell L (0-3) 6.0 10 7 6 3 3 0 106 7.83   
W. Guilmette 2.0 5 4 4 2 1 0 51 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 26
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 30, W. Guilmette 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 6-7, W. Guilmette 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 106-69, W. Guilmette 51-32
WP: L. Mitchell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Heath W (3-0) 8.0 10 3 3 2 8 0 114 2.40   
B. Meade 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 30 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Heath 56
Batters Faced: R. Heath 35, B. Meade 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Heath 8-7, B. Meade 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Heath 114-74, B. Meade 30-15
Hit Batsmen: B. Meade
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernie Wilkins
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 21408
Special Notes: CF Ed Laub was injured while throwing the ball. Ernie Wilkins ties the SDC regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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