MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
05/03/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND BOBCATS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 312 - FRIDAY, MAY 3RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Bobcats (12-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 8 1
San Diego Captains (16-8) 0 1 0 0 1 5 2 0 X 9 9 1
Peters Hits 2 home runs in Captains Win
The San Diego Captains grabbed a win, 9-4, over the Cleveland Bobcats at San Diego Sporting Complex. San Diego catcher Earl Peters belted 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. The winning pitcher was Ed Payne. His record now stands at 4-0. The left-hander went 6 innings, allowing no runs on 4 hits for the Captains. San Diego is off to a hot start at 16-8.

The Captains got a big hit from pinch hitter Paul Parkyn. Facing Cleveland pitcher Bob Yolton in the bottom of the sixth, Parkyn pounded a 3-run home run to right-center. His 1st home run of the season put the Captains ahead, 7-0.

In postgame comments to the San Diego Times, Parkyn said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chirico LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .296 3 14
B. Harper 3B 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 .250 4 9
H. Batkin 1B 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .282 2 10
R. Galvan C 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .271 2 7
T. Crowell RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 .235 2 10
B. Olivas 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .289 0 11
M. Bassett SS 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .272 0 10
M. Sunseri CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .224 1 10
B. Yolton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 1
   J. Colombo P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Gruber PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4 7 6 22      
a - R. Gruber pinch hit for J. Colombo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (1, 1st Inning off E. Payne, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: P. Chirico (3, 8th Inning off D. Gilson, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Bassett (1, 8th Inning off D. Gilson, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Chirico 3 , B. Harper 2 , R. Galvan 2 , B. Olivas , M. Bassett 4 , R. Gruber
2-out RBI: M. Bassett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Galvan 2 , T. Crowell , M. Sunseri , B. Yolton
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Harper 2 (9) , T. Crowell (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Bassett (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Anderson RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .241 2 12
J. Quinlan 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 0 8
R. Barnes LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .426 4 22
E. Wilkins SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .322 0 14
G. Jordan 1B 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 .236 1 10
E. Peters C 3 2 2 4 0 0 1 .299 7 17
R. Roe CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .295 1 12
T. Row 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .227 0 6
E. Payne P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 2
   a-P. Parkyn PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .222 1 5
   D. Gilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Prater P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. Henry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 0 3
   L. Haines P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 9 9 9 4 3 8      
a - P. Parkyn pinch hit for E. Payne in the 6th
b - W. Henry pinch hit for E. Prater in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Roe (8, 6th Inning off B. Yolton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Peters 2 (7, 2nd Inning off B. Yolton, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Colombo, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Parkyn (1, 6th Inning off B. Yolton, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Anderson 2 , R. Barnes , E. Wilkins , E. Peters 8 , R. Roe 2 , T. Row , P. Parkyn 4
2-out RBI: B. Anderson , E. Peters , R. Roe , P. Parkyn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Jordan
Sac Bunt: E. Payne
Sac Fly: E. Peters
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (11)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wilkins (5)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Yolton L (1-1) 5.2 7 7 2 2 3 2 98 2.78   
J. Colombo 2.1 2 2 2 2 0 1 43 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Yolton 38
Batters Faced: B. Yolton 27, J. Colombo 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Yolton 7-7, J. Colombo 6-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Yolton 98-67, J. Colombo 43-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Payne W (4-0) 6.0 4 0 0 5 4 0 100 2.27   
D. Gilson 1.2 3 4 4 2 1 0 39 7.20   
E. Prater 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.61   
L. Haines 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Payne 63
Batters Faced: E. Payne 24, D. Gilson 10, E. Prater 1, L. Haines 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Payne 6-5, D. Gilson 3-1, E. Prater 0-1, L. Haines 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Payne 100-54, D. Gilson 39-22, E. Prater 4-3, L. Haines 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Prater 1-0
WP: E. Payne
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Earl Peters
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 21837
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