MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
04/08/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
GAME ID: 72 - SUNDAY, APRIL 8TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (4-2) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 7 0
St. Louis Explorers (3-3) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 10 0
Martinez Delivers Walk-Off Win for Explorers
The St. Louis Explorers beat the San Diego Captains, 5-4, in part because of first baseman Tom Adams. He went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 3 times. The winner was St. Louis reliever Bernie Tate, now 1-0. The loser was Darryl Armstrong. St. Louis goes to 3-3.

The decisive blow was delivered by Fernando Martinez in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a run-scoring double off fan favorite Ken Craig to win the game for St. Louis. The home crowd went nuts.

"This game was intense," Adams said, postgame.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .417 2 4
R. Roe CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .304 1 3
R. Barnes LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .304 1 5
T. Stallings 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .200 1 4
J. Hammit 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 0 0
   a-B. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Row 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Howard 2B 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .353 0 2
E. Peters C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .188 1 2
G. Jordan RF 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .222 0 2
M. Pike P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   c-W. Henry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   D. Armstrong P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Craig P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4 4 9 15      
a - B. Anderson pinch hit for J. Hammit in the 8th
b - T. Row substituted for B. Anderson in the 8th
c - W. Henry pinch hit for M. Pike in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Wilkins (1, 1st Inning off D. Lott, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Barnes (1, 1st Inning off D. Lott, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Stallings (1, 8th Inning off J. Goodyear, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins 3 , R. Roe , R. Barnes 2 , T. Stallings 4 , D. Howard , E. Peters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Barnes , J. Hammit
GIDP: G. Jordan
Sac Bunt: M. Pike
Sac Fly: G. Jordan
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Wilkins (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wilkins-Howard-Stallings)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pickett LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .333 0 1
D. Bieler 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .238 1 5
T. Adams 1B 5 3 3 1 0 0 2 .421 2 7
G. Parker RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .211 1 3
F. Martinez 3B 4 0 2 2 1 0 3 .136 0 3
K. Osterhage CF 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 .300 1 4
T. Guinn SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .250 0 4
   B. Tate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. O'Neil C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
D. Lott P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   J. Goodyear P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-F. Najera SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5 7 3 17      
a - F. Najera substituted for J. Goodyear in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Martinez (1, 9th Inning off K. Craig, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Adams (2, 5th Inning off M. Pike, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Pickett 3 , D. Bieler , T. Adams 6 , G. Parker , F. Martinez 3
2-out RBI: D. Bieler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bieler , T. Guinn
GIDP: T. Guinn
Sac Bunt: D. Bieler , G. Parker
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Pickett (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bieler-Guinn-Adams)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pike 8.0 8 4 4 7 3 1 118 3.71   
D. Armstrong L (0-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 0.00   
K. Craig 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pike 46
Batters Faced: M. Pike 38, D. Armstrong 1, K. Craig 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pike 8-12, D. Armstrong 0-0, K. Craig 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pike 118-63, D. Armstrong 5-3, K. Craig 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Craig 1-1
WP: M. Pike
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lott 6.2 5 2 2 3 8 0 110 4.05   
J. Goodyear BS (1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 14 6.75   
B. Tate W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lott 61
Batters Faced: D. Lott 27, J. Goodyear 4, B. Tate 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lott 5-6, J. Goodyear 1-0, B. Tate 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lott 110-65, J. Goodyear 14-9, B. Tate 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Goodyear 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Adams
Ballpark: Corps of Discovery Stadium
Weather: Rain (54 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 18993
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