MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
05/30/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT KANSAS CITY BULLS
GAME ID: 721 - TUESDAY, MAY 30TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
San Diego Captains (32-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 14 0
Kansas City Bulls (22-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 9 0
Captains Need Extra Frames to Get Past Bulls
John Espersen was outstanding against Kansas City. The right-hander, who is tied for 6th in the NBL in strikeouts with 59, had a fastball that was virtually unhittable at times. The result was a Captains 4-2 win. Rick Wisniewski picked up the save for San Diego, his 1st of the year. The Captains lead the National Baseball League Western Division by 6 games.

Espersen, the San Diego right-hander, went 8 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits. He collected 11 strikeouts.

"Our guys refused to lose," said Espersen.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 7 1 4 1 0 0 2 .300 4 20
D. Hughes 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260 0 11
   a-R. Baum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 1
   b-N. Lane 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 0 0
   c-R. Byrd PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 0 19
   d-T. Row 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .353 0 10
R. Barnes LF 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 .300 8 28
T. Stallings 1B 5 1 2 1 1 1 1 .289 6 32
E. Peters C 5 0 0 0 1 2 6 .257 6 17
D. Howard 2B 4 1 2 0 2 1 0 .274 7 24
R. Roe CF 5 0 2 1 1 2 4 .322 3 24
B. Anderson RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .217 2 7
   e-W. Henry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 1 6
   D. Armstrong P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   g-G. Austin PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 0 4
   R. Wisniewski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Espersen P 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .080 0 0
   L. Pates P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-T. Harris PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .300 0 1
Totals 48 4 14 4 8 9 30      
a - R. Baum pinch hit for D. Hughes in the 8th
b - N. Lane substituted for R. Baum in the 8th
c - R. Byrd pinch hit for N. Lane in the 10th
d - T. Row substituted for R. Byrd in the 10th
e - W. Henry pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 12th
f - T. Harris pinch hit for L. Pates in the 12th
g - G. Austin pinch hit for D. Armstrong in the 13th

BATTING
Triples: R. Barnes (3, 13th Inning off S. Estes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins 4 , D. Hughes , R. Barnes 4 , T. Stallings 2 , D. Howard 2 , R. Roe 2 , T. Harris
2-out RBI: E. Wilkins , T. Stallings
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Row 2 , E. Peters 2 , B. Anderson
GIDP: R. Byrd , R. Roe
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Wilkins 2 (7)
CS: R. Barnes 2 (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stallings)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Smith LF 6 2 3 0 0 1 0 .189 0 1
E. Cortez RF 5 0 1 1 1 2 2 .277 6 17
R. Kremer 1B 5 0 1 1 1 0 1 .254 2 14
R. Colbourne 2B, 3B, SS 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 .172 0 9
H. Lahr CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .241 1 5
R. Turner 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .230 3 14
   A. Luce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-K. Durick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 3 10
   D. Solomon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-J. Miller PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .625 0 2
   S. Estes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 1
A. Thompson SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 1 4
   b-C. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 9 26
   c-K. Schilling SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 1
   e-H. Cummings PH, C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 3 14
I. Smith C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .179 0 3
   f-B. Crankshaw PH, 2B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .305 1 10
T. Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 0 2
   a-J. Villalobos 3B, 2B, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 0 1
Totals 46 2 9 2 2 14 12      
a - J. Villalobos substituted for T. Mitchell in the 8th
b - C. Taylor pinch hit for A. Thompson in the 8th
c - K. Schilling substituted for C. Taylor in the 9th
d - K. Durick pinch hit for A. Luce in the 10th
e - H. Cummings pinch hit for K. Schilling in the 10th
f - B. Crankshaw pinch hit for I. Smith in the 10th
g - J. Miller pinch hit for D. Solomon in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Smith (2, 9th Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Kremer (6, 9th Inning off L. Pates, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Cortez (2, 13th Inning off R. Wisniewski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Smith 4 , E. Cortez 2 , R. Kremer 2 , H. Lahr 2 , B. Crankshaw 2
2-out RBI: E. Cortez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Colbourne , H. Lahr , H. Cummings
Sac Bunt: J. Miller
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Colbourne-Thompson-Kremer, Villalobos-Schilling-Kremer)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espersen 8.0 3 1 1 1 11 0 106 2.60   
L. Pates BS (2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 40 4.00   
D. Armstrong W (2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.50   
R. Wisniewski SV (1) 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 31 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espersen 82
Batters Faced: J. Espersen 28, L. Pates 11, D. Armstrong 4, R. Wisniewski 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espersen 5-8, L. Pates 4-3, D. Armstrong 1-1, R. Wisniewski 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espersen 106-70, L. Pates 40-29, D. Armstrong 15-10, R. Wisniewski 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Pates 1-1
WP: R. Wisniewski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mitchell 7.2 9 1 1 3 4 0 111 3.26   
A. Luce 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 36 1.78   
D. Solomon 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 41 2.12   
S. Estes L (0-4) 1.0 2 3 3 4 2 0 31 8.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mitchell 58
Batters Faced: T. Mitchell 31, A. Luce 8, D. Solomon 8, S. Estes 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mitchell 8-7, A. Luce 2-2, D. Solomon 2-3, S. Estes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mitchell 111-73, A. Luce 36-23, D. Solomon 41-26, S. Estes 31-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Luce 2-0
WP: D. Solomon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Espersen
Ballpark: Independence Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 4:10
Attendance: 15098
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