MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
09/25/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS
GAME ID: 2242 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (92-69) 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 7 11 1
Los Angeles Blockbusters (69-92) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 10 1
7-4 Loss Deepens Los Angeles Funk
The San Diego Captains downed the Los Angeles Blockbusters, 7-4. The hitting star was catcher Gary Austin. Austin was 4-4 with a home run and 3 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Captains. San Diego starter George Jakubowski was credited with the win after throwing 127 pitches over 9 innings. His record now stands at 8-3. San Diego raised its record to 92-69 with the win.

George Jakubowski threw 9.0 innings allowing 4 runs for San Diego. The 17-year veteran had a key at-bat in the top of the second. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 0-0 tie with a 2-run single off Wayne Guilmette. It was his 6th hit of the season.

"I can only hope we've hit rock bottom," lamented losing manager John Trausch in postgame remarks.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .270 13 57
L. Allen RF, LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 9 45
R. Barnes LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .345 19 113
   a-R. Byrd RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 3 48
D. Hughes 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .245 2 56
G. Carpenter 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .196 0 4
   b-T. Stallings PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 17 79
E. Wilkins SS 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .276 9 58
R. Roe CF 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 .278 9 61
G. Austin C 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 .282 4 12
G. Jakubowski P 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .162 0 2
Totals 36 7 11 7 3 4 12      
a - R. Byrd substituted for R. Barnes in the 7th
b - T. Stallings pinch hit for G. Carpenter in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Wilkins (24, 5th Inning off W. Guilmette, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Wilkins (12, 4th Inning off W. Guilmette, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Austin (4, 8th Inning off T. Benson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Barnes , D. Hughes , G. Carpenter , E. Wilkins 6 , G. Austin 7 , G. Jakubowski
2-out RBI: G. Carpenter , E. Wilkins , G. Austin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Hughes 2 , R. Roe
GIDP: D. Howard , G. Jakubowski
Sac Fly: R. Roe
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (24)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Howard (18)
Double Plays: 2 (Howard-Wilkins-Carpenter, Wilkins-Howard-Carpenter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Gonzalez RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .279 14 47
H. Katzen 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .271 9 45
K. Frederick 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .252 5 40
   f-G. Strum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .214 0 3
G. Schindler LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236 4 21
N. Parsons CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .216 3 30
R. Bias 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .290 4 30
L. Craig C 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .207 5 40
   c-J. Brookins PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 2 10
P. Villamil SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .182 4 24
   d-H. Rhodes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .105 0 4
W. Guilmette P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .072 0 2
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 2 13
   J. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-L. Messenger PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305 4 28
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-D. Kennedy PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284 1 8
Totals 36 4 10 4 2 6 23      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 5th
b - L. Messenger pinch hit for J. Wilson in the 7th
c - J. Brookins pinch hit for L. Craig in the 9th
d - H. Rhodes pinch hit for P. Villamil in the 9th
e - D. Kennedy pinch hit for T. Benson in the 9th
f - G. Strum pinch hit for K. Frederick in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: R. Bias (1, 2nd Inning off G. Jakubowski, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Bias (4, 5th Inning off G. Jakubowski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Gonzalez , H. Katzen 2 , N. Parsons 2 , R. Bias 8 , R. Montoya , L. Messenger
2-out RBI: H. Katzen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Gonzalez , H. Katzen , G. Strum , G. Schindler , P. Villamil
GIDP: O. Gonzalez , L. Craig
Hit by Pitch: J. Brookins
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Benson (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Villamil-Katzen-Frederick, Katzen-Villamil-Frederick)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Jakubowski W (8-3) 9.0 10 4 3 2 6 1 127 2.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Jakubowski 57
Batters Faced: G. Jakubowski 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Jakubowski 11-8
Pitches - Strikes: G. Jakubowski 127-84
Hit Batsmen: G. Jakubowski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Guilmette L (14-13) 5.0 9 5 5 2 2 0 88 3.23   
J. Wilson 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 2.95   
T. Benson 2.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 31 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Guilmette 29
Batters Faced: W. Guilmette 25, J. Wilson 6, T. Benson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Guilmette 8-4, J. Wilson 3-0, T. Benson 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Guilmette 88-53, J. Wilson 20-15, T. Benson 31-21
WP: W. Guilmette
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Austin
Ballpark: Blockbuster Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 18861
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