MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
09/26/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 2216 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (91-68) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (66-93) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X 3 8 1
Blockbusters Earn Late Win
The Los Angeles Blockbusters and San Diego Captains played a tight game with the hosts claiming a hard-fought win.

Los Angeles turned a good effort from starter Randy Medved into a win over the San Diego Captains at Blockbuster Stadium. The Blockbusters won the game, 3-2. In 8 innings, Medved surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 0. He allowed 2 runs. Picking up the save was Tom Benson. He's now 24 for 32 in save chances.

Norm Parsons helped out the Los Angeles cause in the bottom of the third inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the center fielder drew 2 walks.

Los Angeles manager John Trausch called it "a darn good win."

The Blockbusters improved their record to 66-93 by beating San Diego.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Anderson RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .267 11 58
R. Roe CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .251 7 63
R. Barnes LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .344 26 109
E. Wilkins SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .283 6 80
E. Peters C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .217 29 81
J. Locricchio 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 4 43
R. Rodgers 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221 0 4
   a-G. Jordan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 5 36
   d-P. Popeck 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
T. Row 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 1 50
   b-R. Byrd PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 5 31
   J. Espersen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 3
E. Payne P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 0 5
   E. Prater P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Quinlan PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 4 26
Totals 31 2 6 2 0 6 8      
a - G. Jordan pinch hit for R. Rodgers in the 8th
b - R. Byrd pinch hit for T. Row in the 8th
c - J. Quinlan pinch hit for E. Prater in the 8th
d - P. Popeck substituted for G. Jordan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Roe (30, 1st Inning off R. Medved, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Anderson 3 , R. Roe 2 , R. Barnes , E. Peters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wilkins
GIDP: R. Roe , T. Row
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Barnes (21)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Rodgers (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Locricchio-Wilkins-Locricchio, Row-Wilkins-Locricchio)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. McDaniel LF 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .273 6 42
H. Katzen 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .308 12 74
J. Brookins RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .299 21 77
D. Kennedy 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .229 1 11
B. May 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .297 7 90
N. Parsons CF 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 .231 5 33
T. Pickering C 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .194 0 0
   a-E. Ronnebaum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 22 51
   c-E. Jacques C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 4 28
P. Villamil SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 3 36
   b-L. Messenger PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .245 4 18
   d-B. Richter SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 2 27
R. Medved P 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .211 0 3
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3 5 3 21      
a - E. Ronnebaum pinch hit for T. Pickering in the 8th
b - L. Messenger pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 8th
c - E. Jacques substituted for E. Ronnebaum in the 9th
d - B. Richter substituted for L. Messenger in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Messenger (4, 8th Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. McDaniel 2 , H. Katzen , J. Brookins , D. Kennedy 2 , T. Pickering , L. Messenger 4
2-out RBI: D. Kennedy , N. Parsons , L. Messenger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. May , T. Pickering , R. Medved
GIDP: D. Kennedy , B. May
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: H. Katzen (14)
Double Plays: 2 (May-Katzen-Kennedy, Katzen-Villamil-Kennedy)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Payne 5.0 6 2 2 4 3 0 103 2.87   
E. Prater 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 27 2.27   
J. Espersen L (4-9) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Payne 46
Batters Faced: E. Payne 24, E. Prater 8, J. Espersen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Payne 5-5, E. Prater 4-2, J. Espersen 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Payne 103-62, E. Prater 27-15, J. Espersen 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Prater 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Medved W (6-13) 8.0 6 2 2 0 4 0 101 4.13   
T. Benson SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 4.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Medved 66
Batters Faced: R. Medved 28, T. Benson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Medved 8-9, T. Benson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Medved 101-63, T. Benson 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Benson 1-0
WP: R. Medved
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Medved
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 12547
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