MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
05/13/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT CINCINNATI PACKERS
GAME ID: 500 - SATURDAY, MAY 13TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
San Diego Captains (21-14) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 10 0
Cincinnati Packers (13-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 9 0
Captains Get Gritty, 3-2 Win
The San Diego Captains eked out a 3-2 win versus the Cincinnati Packers at Roman Arena. Nobody did more than pitcher John Espersen. He was terrific. Jack DeWitt, now 1-3, picked up the win in relief. He allowed 1 run on 4 hits in 2.2 innings. Cincinnati has now lost 4 consecutive games.

San Diego used a timely hit from Waymond Henry to get the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the tenth inning to put the Captains ahead, 3-2. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it made an impact.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Henry.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .313 3 15
R. Roe CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .320 3 21
R. Barnes LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .292 5 15
T. Stallings 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .295 4 21
D. Howard 2B 4 1 1 0 1 3 3 .283 5 19
B. Anderson RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .179 0 3
   b-W. Henry PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .217 0 2
   c-R. Baum RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
T. Row 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .333 0 6
G. Austin C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 0 2
   J. DeWitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Espersen P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Peters C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 3 10
Totals 40 3 10 3 2 6 18      
a - E. Peters substituted for J. Espersen in the 8th
b - W. Henry pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 10th
c - R. Baum substituted for W. Henry in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Stallings (8, 4th Inning off F. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Wilkins (9, 7th Inning off F. Lopez, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. Henry (1, 10th Inning off D. Young, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins 3 , R. Roe , R. Barnes , T. Stallings 4 , D. Howard , W. Henry 2 , T. Row
2-out RBI: R. Roe , W. Henry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Anderson , T. Row 3 , G. Austin
Hit by Pitch: R. Barnes
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Stewart LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .390 0 15
D. Lester SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 2 12
   b-F. Bohley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 2 12
   D. Young P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-D. Haffner PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 1 4
S. Timmons 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .213 1 4
D. Davalos 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .246 5 17
D. Taranto 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .276 0 4
C. Ruoff RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318 0 6
   d-G. Palmer PH, RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .260 1 12
R. Brown CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .256 3 18
D. Davis C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 1 5
F. Lopez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .158 0 0
   B. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. King PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 1 6
   c-G. Bennett SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1 3
Totals 39 2 9 2 1 4 16      
a - R. King pinch hit for B. Williams in the 8th
b - F. Bohley pinch hit for D. Lester in the 8th
c - G. Bennett substituted for R. King in the 9th
d - G. Palmer pinch hit for C. Ruoff in the 9th
e - D. Haffner pinch hit for D. Young in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lester (4, 4th Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Davalos (5, 9th Inning off J. DeWitt, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Palmer (2, 9th Inning off J. DeWitt, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Stewart 2 , D. Lester 2 , D. Haffner , S. Timmons , D. Davalos 2 , D. Taranto , G. Palmer 2 , R. Brown
2-out RBI: R. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Davalos , D. Taranto , D. Davis 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Brown (5)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espersen 7.1 5 1 1 1 3 0 75 3.30   
J. DeWitt W (1-3), BS (3) 2.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 48 1.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espersen 66
Batters Faced: J. Espersen 28, J. DeWitt 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espersen 6-13, J. DeWitt 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espersen 75-49, J. DeWitt 48-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. DeWitt 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Lopez 6.2 5 2 2 2 4 0 92 3.70   
B. Williams 1.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 26 5.08   
D. Young L (0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 30 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Lopez 58
Batters Faced: F. Lopez 28, B. Williams 7, D. Young 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Lopez 5-11, B. Williams 3-0, D. Young 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Lopez 92-59, B. Williams 26-17, D. Young 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Williams 1-1
Hit Batsmen: F. Lopez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Espersen
Ballpark: Roman Arena
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 14905
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