MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
09/08/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 2019 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (65-79) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 10 1
San Diego Captains (81-65) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 6 1
Captains Capture Close Win
The San Diego Captains took St. Louis pitcher Dick Lott's best shot and still were able to claim a win at San Diego Sporting Complex. The final score had San Diego getting past the Explorers, 4-3. Lott went 7.1 innings and allowed 1 run, striking out 5. The win went to Rick Wisniewski in relief, making him now 3-5. Robbie Goolsby took the loss for St. Louis. San Diego has 3 straight wins, St. Louis 3 straight losses.

The game was decided with one out in the bottom of the ninth. With San Diego trailing 3-2, Dick Howard hit a sinker from Robbie Goolsby to center for a 2-run single. Just like that, the Captains had a walk-off win.

"If you ever get this game figured out," said St. Louis manager Ray Fleetwood, "let me know."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bieler 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 8 48
F. Martinez 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .259 4 53
   a-A. Voeller 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 19
C. Panetta LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .336 10 96
G. Parker RF 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .233 14 53
K. Osterhage CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .254 2 15
B. Kappen 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .207 1 12
T. Guinn SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 .257 8 37
C. Wright C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .191 1 7
D. Lott P 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .130 1 4
   R. Goolsby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3 3 5 25      
a - A. Voeller substituted for F. Martinez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Parker (19, 2nd Inning off D. Fields, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Panetta (30, 9th Inning off R. Wisniewski, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Panetta (10, 6th Inning off D. Fields, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bieler , F. Martinez , C. Panetta 7 , G. Parker 3 , K. Osterhage , T. Guinn , D. Lott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bieler , G. Parker , T. Guinn 2 , D. Lott
GIDP: C. Panetta , K. Osterhage
Sac Bunt: D. Lott
Hit by Pitch: D. Bieler
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: F. Martinez (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .268 11 51
L. Allen LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .275 9 43
E. Wilkins SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .276 9 52
D. Hughes 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 2 48
   a-T. Harris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1 3
   b-D. Murphy 3B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 0 3
   d-W. Henry PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .212 0 9
   R. Wisniewski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Roe CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .289 8 55
N. Lane 1B, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .223 3 20
R. Byrd RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 3 47
G. Austin C 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .260 1 7
D. Fields P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .022 0 1
   E. Prater P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Barnes PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .335 18 100
Totals 32 4 6 4 4 6 13      
a - T. Harris pinch hit for D. Hughes in the 6th
b - D. Murphy substituted for T. Harris in the 7th
c - R. Barnes pinch hit for E. Prater in the 8th
d - W. Henry pinch hit for D. Murphy in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Allen (16, 8th Inning off R. Goolsby, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Howard , L. Allen 3 , E. Wilkins , D. Hughes , N. Lane
2-out RBI: L. Allen , E. Wilkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Harris , R. Roe , D. Fields
Hit by Pitch: D. Howard
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wilkins (31)
Double Plays: 2 (Wilkins-Howard-Lane, Hughes-Howard-Lane)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lott 7.1 2 1 1 1 5 0 100 3.09   
R. Goolsby L (8-7), BS (5) 1.0 4 3 3 3 1 0 36 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lott 74
Batters Faced: D. Lott 27, R. Goolsby 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lott 11-6, R. Goolsby 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lott 100-62, R. Goolsby 36-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Goolsby 1-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Lott
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fields 7.0 9 3 2 3 4 1 135 2.68   
E. Prater 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00   
R. Wisniewski W (3-5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fields 50
Batters Faced: D. Fields 33, E. Prater 3, R. Wisniewski 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fields 9-6, E. Prater 0-2, R. Wisniewski 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fields 135-81, E. Prater 12-9, R. Wisniewski 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Prater 3-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Fields
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Lott
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 20964
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