MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
06/16/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT SAN DIEGO CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 943 - FRIDAY, JUNE 16TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (35-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 2
San Diego Captains (39-27) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 0
Captains Rally Late to Clip New York
In a low-scoring game between San Diego and New York, John Espersen was fantastic. The Captains right-hander, who is tied for 3rd in the NBL in strikeouts with 81, helped his team beat the Knickerbockers, 2-1, in 10 innings. The 4th-place Knickerbockers have lost 4 consecutive games.

The Captains got a clutch hit from right fielder Bob Anderson. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Captains.

Anderson called the win a testament to his team's "grit."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .279 8 28
S. Wright 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .292 9 39
F. Chavez 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .247 7 40
R. Freeman LF, CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .239 19 44
W. Baker CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279 1 31
   b-D. Mateo PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247 4 18
R. Zink 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .197 5 19
D. Lamons SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .322 4 21
R. Hotz C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .165 1 4
R. Schifsky P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .037 0 0
   B. Elsner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Hudson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 3 9
   J. Espinoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-P. Barrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 0 5
   J. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
Totals 37 1 7 1 1 13 13      
a - S. Hudson pinch hit for B. Elsner in the 8th
b - D. Mateo pinch hit for W. Baker in the 9th
c - P. Barrera pinch hit for J. Espinoza in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Underwood 2 (12, 6th Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Espersen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood 4 , F. Chavez , R. Freeman , R. Zink , R. Hotz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Wright , D. Lamons
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: W. Baker (2) , R. Zink (12)
Double Plays: 2 (Lamons-Wright-Chavez, Chavez-Lamons-Chavez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wilkins SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .296 4 26
D. Howard 2B 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .278 8 33
R. Barnes LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .343 10 42
T. Stallings 1B 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .279 7 39
E. Peters C 4 0 0 0 1 1 8 .224 8 23
B. Anderson RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .256 2 14
T. Row 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .384 0 10
   a-R. Baum PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 1 3
   b-N. Lane 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 0
   R. Barc P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Pates P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Byrd CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .322 1 25
J. Espersen P 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .094 0 0
   c-D. Hughes 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 0 14
Totals 37 2 10 2 5 5 23      
a - R. Baum pinch ran for T. Row in the 6th
b - N. Lane substituted for R. Baum in the 7th
c - D. Hughes substituted for J. Espersen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Barnes (16, 10th Inning off J. Hernandez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wilkins , D. Howard , R. Barnes 3 , T. Stallings , B. Anderson , T. Row 2 , R. Byrd 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Wilkins 2 , E. Peters 2
GIDP: E. Peters , B. Anderson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Wilkins (9) , R. Barnes (19)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Schifsky 6.0 8 1 1 2 4 0 110 6.24   
B. Elsner 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.16   
J. Espinoza 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 1.90   
J. Hernandez L (1-2) 0.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 14 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Schifsky 54
Batters Faced: R. Schifsky 28, B. Elsner 3, J. Espinoza 6, J. Hernandez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Schifsky 5-8, B. Elsner 2-1, J. Espinoza 4-1, J. Hernandez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Schifsky 110-74, B. Elsner 13-8, J. Espinoza 25-16, J. Hernandez 14-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espersen 8.1 5 1 1 0 13 0 100 2.49   
R. Barc 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 2.42   
L. Pates W (1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espersen 82
Batters Faced: J. Espersen 30, R. Barc 4, L. Pates 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espersen 4-8, R. Barc 1-1, L. Pates 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espersen 100-69, R. Barc 17-9, L. Pates 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Barc 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Espersen
Ballpark: San Diego Sporting Complex
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 20672
Special Notes: John Espersen ties the San Diego Captains regular season game record for strikeouts with 12. John Espersen sets the San Diego Captains regular season game record for strikeouts with 13.
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