MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
06/15/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS AT NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
GAME ID: 905 - TUESDAY, JUNE 15TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Captains (32-33) 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 6 11 0
New York Knickerbockers (33-32) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 X 7 8 1
Knickerbockers Use Late Score to Top Captains, 7-6
Both teams had their chances, but the New York Knickerbockers eventually prevailed.

The San Diego Captains could not turn a fine performance from shortstop Jorge Escobeda into a win. Instead, the New York Knickerbockers prevailed, 7-6. Escobeda went 2 for 5 with 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Dave Torre, 4-0, earned the win in relief. He allowed 1 run on 4 hits in 3.1 innings. Wayne Houston closed the game out for New York, earning his 11th save.

Jeff Madsen, who is a four-time All-Star, helped out the New York cause in the bottom of the eighth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the pinch hitter was 1-1.

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

The win gives New York a season record of 33-32.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Schiffer 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .296 0 22
J. Escobeda SS 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .227 2 23
D. Conley 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .336 3 36
R. Montoya 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .227 8 28
E. Peters C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .198 1 5
B. Jackson CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .236 4 30
J. Olsen LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .292 0 3
J. Panneton RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .266 0 14
D. Fontanez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .065 0 1
   R. Schifsky P 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-B. Newton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 1 6
   B. Meade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 5
Totals 37 6 11 6 2 3 17      
a - B. Newton pinch hit for R. Schifsky in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Panneton (10, 3rd Inning off S. Shafer, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Conley 2 (20, 4th Inning off S. Shafer, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off S. Shafer, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Schifsky (1, 6th Inning off D. Torre, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Schiffer , J. Escobeda 2 , D. Conley 4 , R. Montoya , B. Jackson 2 , J. Panneton 3 , R. Schifsky 2
2-out RBI: J. Escobeda , B. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Escobeda , D. Conley , J. Olsen
GIDP: E. Peters 2
Sac Bunt: R. Schifsky
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Escobeda (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Escobeda-Schiffer-Montoya)
PB: E. Peters
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .258 5 14
D. Lester SS, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .281 7 30
B. Underwood RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .232 5 27
S. Wright 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .293 8 37
   b-G. Fenton SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 0 6
S. Wells 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .204 3 17
F. Chavez 1B 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 .294 5 32
B. Marston CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .251 5 27
R. Hotz C 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 .240 4 14
S. Shafer P 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .118 0 3
   D. Torre P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   a-J. Madsen PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .291 4 20
   W. Houston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 30 7 8 6 6 7 19      
a - J. Madsen pinch hit for D. Torre in the 8th
b - G. Fenton substituted for S. Wright in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Guerra (5, 4th Inning off D. Fontanez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Guerra 4 , D. Lester , S. Wright , S. Wells 2 , B. Marston , S. Shafer , J. Madsen
2-out RBI: J. Guerra , S. Shafer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Underwood , S. Wright , S. Wells
GIDP: B. Marston
Sac Bunt: S. Shafer
Hit by Pitch: J. Guerra
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Guerra (15) , D. Lester (12) , J. Madsen (10)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Wright (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Lester-Wright-Chavez, Lester-Wright-Chavez)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fontanez 3.2 5 5 5 3 4 1 80 2.75   
R. Schifsky 3.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 56 1.54   
B. Meade L (4-3), BS (3) 1.0 1 2 2 2 0 0 26 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fontanez 30
Batters Faced: D. Fontanez 19, R. Schifsky 13, B. Meade 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fontanez 3-3, R. Schifsky 1-6, B. Meade 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fontanez 80-48, R. Schifsky 56-32, B. Meade 26-11
Hit Batsmen: D. Fontanez
Balk: B. Meade
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Shafer 4.2 7 5 5 2 0 0 89 3.12   
D. Torre W (4-0) 3.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 47 3.98   
W. Houston SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Shafer 28
Batters Faced: S. Shafer 23, D. Torre 14, W. Houston 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Shafer 6-8, D. Torre 4-4, W. Houston 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Shafer 89-54, D. Torre 47-33, W. Houston 10-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Torre 1-1
WP: D. Torre
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Escobeda
Ballpark: Knickerbocker Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 14977
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