MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
09/14/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 2097 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (69-82) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 5 14 0
San Diego Captains (86-66) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 2
Los Angeles Beats San Diego, 5-2
Los Angeles and San Diego got after it at San Diego Sporting Complex.

Los Angeles turned a good effort from starter Billy Duprey into a win over the San Diego Captains at San Diego Sporting Complex. The Blockbusters won the game, 5-2. Duprey, now 14-9, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 3, walking 1, and allowing 2 runs.

Oscar Gonzalez helped out the Los Angeles cause in the top of the fifth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the right fielder was 2-4 with 2 singles and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Gonzalez said.

After today's action, Los Angeles sits at 69-82; San Diego slips to 86-66.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Gonzalez RF 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .284 14 46
H. Katzen 2B 5 0 3 0 0 1 3 .269 8 42
K. Frederick 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .260 4 39
G. Schindler LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .257 4 20
N. Parsons CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .210 3 28
R. Bias 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .283 3 28
L. Craig C 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .211 5 40
P. Villamil SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .188 4 24
B. Duprey P 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .102 1 4
   a-L. Messenger PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .319 4 26
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 5 14 5 5 8 24      
a - L. Messenger pinch hit for B. Duprey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Katzen (35, 1st Inning off L. Pates, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Bias (4, 2nd Inning off L. Pates, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Messenger (2, 9th Inning off J. DeWitt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Gonzalez 2 , H. Katzen 4 , G. Schindler , N. Parsons 2 , R. Bias 3 , L. Craig , B. Duprey 2 , L. Messenger 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Frederick , G. Schindler , R. Bias
GIDP: H. Katzen , N. Parsons , P. Villamil
Sac Bunt: B. Duprey
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .268 12 55
L. Allen RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .275 9 44
R. Barnes LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .340 18 104
T. Stallings 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .309 16 76
D. Hughes 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 2 49
E. Wilkins SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .279 9 55
R. Roe CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 9 57
G. Kaminski C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .220 0 3
   b-T. Harris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 1 3
L. Pates P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .099 0 1
   a-R. Byrd PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243 3 48
   J. DeWitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-W. Henry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .209 0 9
Totals 34 2 7 2 2 3 14      
a - R. Byrd pinch hit for L. Pates in the 7th
b - T. Harris pinch hit for G. Kaminski in the 9th
c - W. Henry pinch hit for J. DeWitt in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: R. Barnes (15, 6th Inning off B. Duprey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Howard (12, 3rd Inning off B. Duprey, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Howard 4 , R. Barnes 4 , T. Stallings , D. Hughes , E. Wilkins , G. Kaminski
2-out RBI: T. Stallings
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Stallings , D. Hughes , R. Byrd
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: L. Allen (3) , L. Pates (2)
Double Plays: 3 (Wilkins-Howard-Stallings, Wilkins-Howard-Stallings, Pates-Kaminski-Stallings)
OF assists: 2 (Roe(Bias at home), Allen(Duprey at 2nd base))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Duprey W (14-9) 8.0 7 2 2 1 3 1 129 3.17   
F. Wild SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 7.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Duprey 62
Batters Faced: B. Duprey 32, F. Wild 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Duprey 10-11, F. Wild 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Duprey 129-77, F. Wild 13-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Pates L (7-14) 7.0 10 3 3 5 5 0 114 3.68   
J. DeWitt 2.0 4 2 2 0 3 0 35 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Pates 45
Batters Faced: L. Pates 32, J. DeWitt 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Pates 7-5, J. DeWitt 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Pates 114-64, J. DeWitt 35-25
WP: L. Pates 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy Duprey
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 25380
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