MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
10/14/1970
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 2718 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH , 1970 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 11 0
San Diego Captains 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Host Captains Drop Pivotal Game 5, Now Trail Series 3-2
Game 5 was big. So was Skip Crawford.

The Chicago starter rose to the occasion at San Diego Sporting Complex, leading the Traders to a crucial 8-2 victory over the San Diego Captains. Crawford threw 9.0 innings of 6-hit ball as the Traders won on the road to seize a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 League Championship Series.

Crawford went the distance for Chicago, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits, while striking out 5.

"I was determined to go the distance," said Crawford.

The next game is set to be played for Friday, October 16th , 1970 at Union Field in Chicago.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fuentes 2B 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .217 0 2
J. Sledd 1B 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 .174 0 2
G. Russell 3B 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 .214 0 4
J. Madsen LF 4 2 2 3 0 2 1 .225 2 4
E. White C 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .282 1 7
F. Precourt CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 3 11
B. Richter SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .289 0 5
J. Benson RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194 0 3
S. Crawford P 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .400 0 2
Totals 37 8 11 8 1 7 9      
BATTING
Triples: R. Fuentes (4, 1st Inning off D. Fields, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. White (1, 1st Inning off D. Fields, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Madsen (2, 7th Inning off D. Armstrong, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Fuentes 5 , G. Russell 2 , J. Madsen 5 , E. White 5 , B. Richter , S. Crawford
2-out RBI: J. Madsen , E. White 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sledd , F. Precourt , S. Crawford
GIDP: J. Sledd
Hit by Pitch: S. Crawford
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fuentes-Richter-Sledd)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .257 1 3
R. Roe CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .179 0 1
R. Barnes LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .308 2 4
D. Robertson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .240 0 2
E. Wilkins SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1 3
N. Lane 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 2 5
   P. Burkholder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Mitchell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Armstrong P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Forgette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Harris PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
   D. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-W. Henry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
L. Allen RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 2 5
G. Austin C 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .121 0 3
D. Fields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Hughes 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .217 0 1
Totals 32 2 6 2 1 5 9      
a - D. Hughes substituted for D. Fields in the 3rd
b - R. Mitchell pinch hit for P. Burkholder in the 4th
c - T. Harris pinch hit for G. Forgette in the 7th
d - W. Henry pinch hit for D. McAteer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Austin (1, 5th Inning off S. Crawford, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Allen (3, 5th Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Howard (1, 1st Inning off S. Crawford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Howard 4 , R. Roe , D. Robertson , L. Allen 2 , G. Austin 2 , D. Hughes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Roe
GIDP: R. Barnes
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: R. Barnes
Double Plays: 1 (Lane-Howard-Robertson)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Crawford W (3-0) 9.0 6 2 2 1 5 1 110 1.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Crawford 71
Batters Faced: S. Crawford 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Crawford 8-13
Pitches - Strikes: S. Crawford 110-71
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fields L (0-1) 2.2 6 5 5 1 3 1 54 11.57   
P. Burkholder 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 2.79   
D. Armstrong 2.2 2 3 3 0 2 1 30 10.12   
G. Forgette 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
D. McAteer 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fields 24
Batters Faced: D. Fields 14, P. Burkholder 6, D. Armstrong 11, G. Forgette 1, D. McAteer 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fields 3-1, P. Burkholder 1-3, D. Armstrong 2-4, G. Forgette 0-1, D. McAteer 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fields 54-34, P. Burkholder 22-14, D. Armstrong 30-21, G. Forgette 5-3, D. McAteer 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Burkholder 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Armstrong
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Skip Crawford
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM PT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 35961
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