MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
06/08/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES BLOCKBUSTERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 837 - THURSDAY, JUNE 8TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Blockbusters (27-33) 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 7 8 0
San Diego Captains (34-25) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 11 1
Blockbusters Win at San Diego, 7-6
Fans watched the Los Angeles Blockbusters and the San Diego Captains fight to the finish.

Los Angeles center fielder Norm Parsons helped his team beat the San Diego Captains, 7-6. Parsons went 1 for 2 for the Blockbusters. Dario Fontanez picked up the win, lifting his record to 4-4 on the season. He struck out 0 and walked 3 in 7 innings, while yielding 4 runs. Fred Wild earned save number 6 this season.

With the game tied, 3-3, in the top of the fifth, Parsons had a key at-bat for Los Angeles. With the bases loaded, Parsons hit a 2-run single off Ray Heath, making the score 5-3, Blockbusters.

"It wasn't our best performance," said Parsons, "but a win in this league is nothing to sniff at."

With the win, the Blockbusters improved to 27-33.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bias 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .291 2 13
O. Gonzalez LF, RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .266 4 16
K. Frederick 1B 3 1 2 1 2 1 0 .252 3 17
H. Katzen 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 .304 6 22
   b-G. Schindler LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 1 10
N. Parsons CF 2 0 1 3 3 1 0 .248 1 33
J. Brookins RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 7 .290 6 19
   c-P. Villamil SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 9
L. Craig C 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .245 3 22
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Obert SS, 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .174 1 5
D. Fontanez P 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .086 0 3
   a-R. Montoya PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .185 2 7
   B. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   W. Guilmette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-I. Cleary C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 4
Totals 36 7 8 6 7 7 25      
a - R. Montoya pinch hit for D. Fontanez in the 8th
b - G. Schindler substituted for H. Katzen in the 9th
c - P. Villamil substituted for J. Brookins in the 9th
d - I. Cleary substituted for W. Guilmette in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Obert (4, 5th Inning off R. Heath, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Gonzalez , K. Frederick 2 , N. Parsons , J. Brookins , D. Obert 3 , D. Fontanez
2-out RBI: K. Frederick , N. Parsons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brookins , L. Craig 2 , D. Obert
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
PB: L. Craig 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 .310 4 24
D. Howard 2B 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 .285 8 31
R. Barnes LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .314 10 36
T. Stallings 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .289 7 35
E. Peters C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .243 7 20
   d-R. Baum PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .118 0 2
D. Hughes 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 13
   e-T. Harris PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 1
R. Byrd RF, CF 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 .301 0 20
R. Roe CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .313 3 26
   b-B. Anderson PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .212 2 8
R. Heath P 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 3
   a-W. Henry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 1 8
   R. Wisniewski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Row PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 10
   E. Prater P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 4 6 0 25      
a - W. Henry pinch hit for R. Heath in the 6th
b - B. Anderson pinch hit for R. Roe in the 8th
c - T. Row pinch hit for R. Wisniewski in the 8th
d - R. Baum pinch hit for E. Peters in the 9th
e - T. Harris pinch hit for D. Hughes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Howard (9, 4th Inning off D. Fontanez, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Wilkins (16, 6th Inning off D. Fontanez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins 4 , D. Howard 2 , R. Barnes 3 , T. Stallings , D. Hughes , R. Roe , R. Heath
2-out RBI: D. Howard , D. Hughes , R. Byrd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Howard , R. Barnes , E. Peters , R. Byrd , B. Anderson
Sac Fly: R. Baum
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wilkins (9)
PB: E. Peters
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez W (4-4) 7.0 9 4 4 3 0 0 102 3.83   
B. Anderson H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.88   
W. Guilmette H (2) 1.1 2 2 2 3 0 0 40 4.13   
F. Wild SV (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 40
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 33, B. Anderson 1, W. Guilmette 9, F. Wild 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 6-15, B. Anderson 1-0, W. Guilmette 2-2, F. Wild 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 102-62, B. Anderson 4-3, W. Guilmette 40-22, F. Wild 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Wild 3-0
WP: D. Fontanez 3 , W. Guilmette
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Heath L (7-4) 6.0 6 6 5 3 4 0 92 2.68   
R. Wisniewski 2.0 2 1 0 2 1 0 38 6.19   
E. Prater 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Heath 39
Batters Faced: R. Heath 27, R. Wisniewski 11, E. Prater 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Heath 8-6, R. Wisniewski 2-3, E. Prater 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Heath 92-58, R. Wisniewski 38-21, E. Prater 20-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Norm Parsons
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 22289
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