MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
06/07/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 823 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (26-33) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 0
San Diego Captains (34-24) 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 7 16 0
Captains Win at Home, 7-4
Dick Howard, who is tied for 6th in the NBL with a .886 OPS, led San Diego to a win over Los Angeles. The final score was 7-4. Howard collected 2 runs batted in, while going 3 for 4 at the plate. The second baseman also scored 2 times. San Diego leads the National Baseball League Western Division by 4 games.

Randy Barnes hit a run-scoring double off Larry Messenger in the bottom of the first, which put the Captains in front, 1-0. In addition to the double, Barnes had 2 singles, while going 3 for 5.

"It's a good day to be a fan after a win like that," Barnes told the San Diego Herald.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bias 3B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .297 2 13
O. Gonzalez LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .268 4 16
J. Brookins RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 6 19
H. Katzen 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .309 6 22
N. Parsons CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .245 1 30
D. Kennedy 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .277 0 9
   b-G. Strum PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .209 1 9
D. Obert SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .162 1 4
L. Messenger P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224 4 16
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 2 7
   T. Benson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Frederick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 3 16
I. Cleary C 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .185 0 4
Totals 32 4 6 4 4 5 14      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for W. Guilmette in the 7th
b - G. Strum pinch hit for D. Kennedy in the 8th
c - K. Frederick pinch hit for T. Benson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Katzen (14, 4th Inning off D. Gilson, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Bias (12, 8th Inning off D. Gilson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Bias (2, 3rd Inning off D. Gilson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Bias 7 , H. Katzen 2 , D. Kennedy , I. Cleary
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Strum , I. Cleary
GIDP: O. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Obert-Katzen-Kennedy, Bias-Katzen-Kennedy, Obert-Katzen-Kennedy)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .303 4 24
D. Howard 2B 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 .286 8 30
R. Barnes LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .307 10 36
T. Stallings 1B 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .291 7 35
E. Peters C 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .247 7 20
D. Hughes 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 12
R. Roe CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .313 3 26
B. Anderson RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .216 2 8
D. Gilson P 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .105 0 0
Totals 36 7 16 7 4 3 18      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Barnes (14, 1st Inning off L. Messenger, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Gilson 2 (2, 2nd Inning off L. Messenger, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off L. Messenger, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Stallings (10, 2nd Inning off L. Messenger, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Howard 3 , R. Barnes 4 , T. Stallings 3 , E. Peters , D. Hughes , R. Roe 2 , B. Anderson 2 , D. Gilson 4
2-out RBI: , D. Howard 2 , T. Stallings , R. Roe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wilkins , R. Barnes , E. Peters , D. Gilson
GIDP: R. Barnes , D. Hughes , R. Roe
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Stallings (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Howard-Wilkins-Stallings)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Messenger L (6-5) 4.1 11 5 5 2 1 0 89 2.99   
W. Guilmette 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 17 3.67   
T. Benson 2.0 3 1 1 2 1 0 41 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Messenger 20
Batters Faced: L. Messenger 24, W. Guilmette 6, T. Benson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Messenger 4-6, W. Guilmette 2-1, T. Benson 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Messenger 89-54, W. Guilmette 17-13, T. Benson 41-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Guilmette 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gilson W (7-1) 9.0 6 4 4 4 5 1 125 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gilson 60
Batters Faced: D. Gilson 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gilson 13-8
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gilson 125-74
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Howard
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 19019
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