MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
05/24/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DENVER BURROS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 638 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 24TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Burros (25-22) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
San Diego Captains (29-16) 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 5 10 1
Win Makes San Diego 29-16
The San Diego Captains wanted a good start from John Espersen -- and he delivered one. The result was a 5-2 San Diego win over the Denver Burros at San Diego Sporting Complex. Len Pates picked up the save, his 2nd. The National Baseball League Western Division-leading Captains have a record of 29-16.

Dick Howard, who is tied for 5th in the NBL in bases on balls with 28, chipped in a solo home run for San Diego in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"The key at this level is throwing strike one," said Espersen. "Successful pitchers do it."
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Moret RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .337 11 22
J. Crabtree 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .290 2 19
L. Sentner LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .232 7 32
J. Robinson 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .286 4 26
D. Smith CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .233 1 19
R. Castillo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .211 1 5
T. Clark C 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .217 2 13
F. Novy SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .095 0 0
   b-J. Bitting PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 6
B. Dunsley P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .387 0 1
   a-N. Hubbard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 4 6
   D. Scorza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 32 2 5 2 3 8 13      
a - N. Hubbard pinch hit for B. Dunsley in the 7th
b - J. Bitting pinch hit for F. Novy in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Clark (2, 7th Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Crabtree 2 , T. Clark 5 , B. Dunsley
2-out RBI: T. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Robinson , F. Novy
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castillo-Novy-Crabtree)
OF assists: 1 (Sentner(Austin at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298 4 18
D. Hughes 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261 0 11
D. Howard 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .266 6 21
T. Stallings 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .281 4 25
R. Roe CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .316 3 22
B. Anderson LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .197 2 5
R. Byrd RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .310 0 18
G. Austin C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 2
J. Espersen P 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .095 0 0
   L. Pates P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 5 10 5 3 1 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Anderson (2, 2nd Inning off B. Dunsley, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Howard (6, 4th Inning off B. Dunsley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hughes , D. Howard 5 , T. Stallings , B. Anderson 4 , R. Byrd 2 , G. Austin , J. Espersen 2
2-out RBI: B. Anderson , R. Byrd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Anderson
GIDP: R. Roe
Sac Bunt: B. Anderson
Sac Fly: T. Stallings
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: G. Austin (1)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Dunsley L (5-3) 6.0 10 5 5 2 0 2 88 2.94   
D. Scorza 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 0.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Dunsley 30
Batters Faced: B. Dunsley 28, D. Scorza 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Dunsley 7-9, D. Scorza 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Dunsley 88-55, D. Scorza 22-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espersen W (4-2) 6.0 5 2 2 2 6 1 97 2.81   
L. Pates SV (2) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 32 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espersen 58
Batters Faced: J. Espersen 25, L. Pates 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espersen 7-5, L. Pates 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espersen 97-62, L. Pates 32-22
WP: J. Espersen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Espersen
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM PT
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 18347
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