MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
05/17/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 528 - MONDAY, MAY 17TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Explorers (21-18) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 4 3 2
San Diego Captains (17-21) 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 X 7 10 2
Explorers Absorb 7-4 Loss at San Diego Sporting Complex
San Diego and St. Louis duked it out and the Captains came out victorious.

The San Diego Captains knocked off the St. Louis Explorers, 7-4, in National Baseball League action at San Diego Sporting Complex. San Diego pitcher and GuamĂșchil, Mexico, native Dario Fontanez had an outstanding performance. Fontanez got the win, improving to 4-2. He gave up 3 hits and walked 3 over 8 innings. He allowed 4 runs.

The Captains got a big hit from left fielder Jimmy Locricchio. Facing St. Louis pitcher Bob Trout in the bottom of the sixth, Locricchio pounded a 2-run home run to left. His 3rd home run of the season put the Captains ahead, 6-3.

"Dario kept his poise and got the job done," said San Diego manager Joe Mack. "He was outstanding."

San Diego now owns a record of 17-21.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Guinn SS 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .328 2 9
K. Campbell RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .426 0 11
R. Barnes LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 4 14
G. Parker CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 1 18
C. Bartels C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .243 4 19
F. Boone 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .197 3 12
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Maughan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Row PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 2 5
A. Voeller 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .197 1 8
D. Bieler 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 1 13
B. Trout P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .208 0 2
   a-B. Raab 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 3 3
Totals 31 4 3 4 3 3 8      
a - B. Raab substituted for B. Trout in the 6th
b - T. Row pinch hit for D. Maughan in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Bartels (4, 6th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Guinn (2, 8th Inning off D. Fontanez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Guinn 5 , C. Bartels 4
2-out RBI: T. Guinn , C. Bartels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Campbell
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: C. Bartels (3) , A. Voeller (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Schiffer 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .267 0 5
J. Escobeda SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .216 2 14
D. Conley 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .380 1 15
R. Montoya 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .172 4 16
B. Jackson CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .213 4 25
B. Kidder C 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .282 2 10
J. Locricchio LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 .188 3 12
J. Panneton RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .241 0 3
D. Fontanez P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-B. Newton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 2
   J. DeWitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 0
Totals 34 7 10 6 3 4 14      
a - B. Newton pinch hit for D. Fontanez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Escobeda (5, 1st Inning off B. Trout, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Jackson (4, 3rd Inning off B. Trout, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Escobeda (5, 3rd Inning off B. Trout, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Conley (7, 3rd Inning off B. Trout, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Locricchio (3, 6th Inning off B. Trout, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Schiffer , J. Escobeda 6 , D. Conley 4 , B. Jackson 3 , J. Locricchio 4 , J. Panneton
2-out RBI: J. Escobeda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kidder , J. Locricchio 2 , J. Panneton
Sac Fly: R. Montoya
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Panneton (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Escobeda (7) , B. Jackson (3)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Trout L (5-3) 5.0 7 6 6 2 2 1 99 2.90   
B. Tate 1.2 3 1 0 1 1 0 39 0.00   
D. Maughan 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Trout 29
Batters Faced: B. Trout 25, B. Tate 9, D. Maughan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Trout 10-3, B. Tate 3-1, D. Maughan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Trout 99-63, B. Tate 39-21, D. Maughan 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Maughan 2-0
WP: B. Trout
Balk: B. Trout
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez W (4-2) 8.0 3 4 4 3 2 2 101 2.87   
J. DeWitt SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 59
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 31, J. DeWitt 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 10-12, J. DeWitt 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 101-64, J. DeWitt 10-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dario Fontanez
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 14986
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