MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
05/31/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO TRADERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 712 - MONDAY, MAY 31ST , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Traders (27-23) 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 9 0
San Diego Captains (23-29) 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 11 0
Traders Victors, 7-5, at San Diego
Chicago and San Diego duked it out and the Traders came out victorious.

The Chicago Traders grabbed a win, 7-5, over the San Diego Captains at San Diego Sporting Complex. Chicago second baseman Rafael Fuentes was 3 for 5 with a triple and a double. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. Jimmy Calhoun earned the save for Chicago, his 9th.

Early in the game, Fuentes had a 2-run triple for Chicago. It was his 5th triple of the season and put the Traders on top, 4-2.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Fuentes told the Chicago Gazette.

With the victory, the Traders upped their record to 27-23.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fuentes 2B 5 3 3 2 0 1 1 .276 0 17
F. Precourt CF 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .307 2 14
J. Madsen LF 4 2 1 2 0 1 3 .235 7 35
   a-W. McCord LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
J. Benson RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .275 5 16
J. Sledd 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .374 4 28
   b-A. Garcia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 0 3
G. Russell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .255 8 24
E. White C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 4 15
B. Richter SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .237 1 22
L. Cox P 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .248 8 25
   R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Calhoun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 7 3 4 11      
a - W. McCord substituted for J. Madsen in the 7th
b - A. Garcia substituted for J. Sledd in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Fuentes (15, 5th Inning off R. Heath, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Fuentes (5, 2nd Inning off R. Heath, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Madsen (7, 1st Inning off R. Heath, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Fuentes 6 , F. Precourt , J. Madsen 4 , J. Benson , J. Sledd 2 , L. Cox
2-out RBI: R. Fuentes , F. Precourt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Fuentes , G. Russell
GIDP: G. Russell
Sac Fly: J. Sledd
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Madsen (11) , B. Richter (2) , L. Cox (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Fuentes-Richter-Sledd, Fuentes-Richter-Garcia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Allen CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .368 4 10
D. Murphy SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .227 0 1
R. Barnes LF 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .308 5 28
T. Stallings 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .283 5 26
R. Byrd RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .230 1 21
D. Howard 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .236 3 12
D. Hughes 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .262 0 12
G. Austin C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .341 1 3
R. Heath P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .077 0 1
   G. Forgette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Wilkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 1 12
   D. Fields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Roe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 5 22
Totals 36 5 11 5 3 5 14      
a - E. Wilkins pinch hit for G. Forgette in the 7th
b - R. Roe pinch hit for D. Fields in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Howard (8, 4th Inning off L. Cox, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Barnes (5, 1st Inning off L. Cox, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Allen 2 (4, 2nd Inning off L. Cox, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off L. Cox, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Allen 9 , D. Murphy 2 , R. Barnes 5 , T. Stallings , D. Howard 2 , D. Hughes , G. Austin
2-out RBI: L. Allen , D. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Stallings , R. Byrd , D. Hughes , R. Heath
GIDP: D. Howard , G. Austin
Hit by Pitch: R. Byrd
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Howard-Murphy-Stallings)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Cox W (5-5) 7.1 8 4 4 2 4 3 106 4.20   
R. Birch H (2) 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 19 3.31   
J. Calhoun SV (9) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Cox 48
Batters Faced: L. Cox 32, R. Birch 6, J. Calhoun 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cox 6-11, R. Birch 3-0, J. Calhoun 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Cox 106-69, R. Birch 19-12, J. Calhoun 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Birch 1-0 , J. Calhoun 2-0
WP: L. Cox
Hit Batsmen: L. Cox
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Heath L (4-4) 6.2 9 7 7 3 4 1 116 3.35   
G. Forgette 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.85   
D. Fields 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Heath 29
Batters Faced: R. Heath 32, G. Forgette 1, D. Fields 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Heath 12-4, G. Forgette 1-0, D. Fields 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Heath 116-70, G. Forgette 1-1, D. Fields 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Forgette 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Fuentes
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 15114
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