MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
04/20/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 209 - THURSDAY, APRIL 20TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (8-7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 12 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (7-9) 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 X 6 5 1
San Diego Defeated By Blockbusters, 6-4
The Los Angeles Blockbusters racked up a win at Blockbuster Stadium, bumping off the San Diego Captains, 6-4. Larry Mitchell, who started for Los Angeles, pitched effectively for his team. Mitchell, now 2-2, was the winner. In 7.1 innings, he gave up 9 hits, while striking out 5, walking 2, and allowing 2 runs. With the loss, San Diego is 8-7.

In the bottom of the third, Los Angeles center fielder Norm Parsons had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Parsons stroked a 2-run single to right. It made the score 3-0, Los Angeles. For the game, he went 1 for 3 with a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

"I went out and just tried to do my job," said Mitchell.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .281 1 3
D. Hughes 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .320 0 4
R. Barnes LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .317 1 4
T. Stallings 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .304 1 10
E. Peters C 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .283 1 5
D. Howard 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .146 2 7
R. Byrd RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 .289 0 2
R. Roe CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .346 2 12
J. Espersen P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-W. Henry PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   D. Armstrong P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Row PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
   R. Wisniewski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 0 1
   R. Barc P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 4 12 4 2 7 21      
a - W. Henry pinch hit for J. Espersen in the 5th
b - T. Row pinch hit for D. Armstrong in the 7th
c - B. Anderson pinch hit for R. Wisniewski in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Stallings (2, 4th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Byrd (3, 5th Inning off L. Mitchell, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Byrd (2, 8th Inning off M. Evert, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Barnes (1, 9th Inning off F. Wild, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins 2 , D. Hughes , R. Barnes 4 , T. Stallings 3 , E. Peters 2 , R. Byrd 5 , W. Henry , T. Row
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wilkins , T. Stallings , E. Peters , R. Byrd , B. Anderson
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hughes (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Katzen 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .317 4 9
J. Brookins RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .240 1 3
E. Ronnebaum LF 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .333 3 7
N. Parsons CF 3 1 1 3 1 0 1 .164 0 9
G. Strum 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .209 1 7
R. Bias 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .234 0 1
I. Cleary C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .111 0 1
P. Villamil SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .087 0 1
L. Mitchell P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 0 1
   M. Evert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Montoya PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125 1 4
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 6 5 5 7 4 18      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for M. Evert in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: H. Katzen (1, 1st Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Katzen 3 , J. Brookins , N. Parsons , R. Bias , L. Mitchell
2-out RBI: R. Bias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , R. Bias , I. Cleary
Hit by Pitch: G. Strum
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: H. Katzen (3)
OF assists: 1 (Parsons(Row at 3rd base))
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espersen L (1-1) 4.0 4 5 4 2 3 0 71 3.93   
D. Armstrong 2.0 1 1 1 3 1 0 39 4.50   
R. Wisniewski 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
R. Barc 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 21 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espersen 37
Batters Faced: J. Espersen 19, D. Armstrong 10, R. Wisniewski 4, R. Barc 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espersen 5-4, D. Armstrong 3-2, R. Wisniewski 2-1, R. Barc 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espersen 71-47, D. Armstrong 39-20, R. Wisniewski 8-6, R. Barc 21-10
Hit Batsmen: R. Wisniewski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Mitchell W (2-2) 7.1 9 2 2 2 5 0 116 3.68   
M. Evert 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00   
F. Wild 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 15 24.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Mitchell 55
Batters Faced: L. Mitchell 33, M. Evert 3, F. Wild 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Mitchell 6-10, M. Evert 0-1, F. Wild 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Mitchell 116-71, M. Evert 14-9, F. Wild 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Evert 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Mitchell
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 15540
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