POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
OTTAWA KNIGHTS AT CHI-TOWN COALITION
05/12/1972
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
OTTAWA KNIGHTS AT CHI-TOWN COALITION
GAME ID: 1482 - FRIDAY, MAY 12TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ottawa Knights (16-21) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Chi-town Coalition (20-17) 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 X 6 10 0
Escobar Goes Distance in 6-2 Win
Chi-town turned a good effort from starter Luis Alberto Escobar into a win over the Ottawa Knights at Coalition Field. The final score was 6-2. With the win, Chi-town raised its record to 20-17.

Escobar's performance can only be described as masterful. He notched 14 strikeouts in 9 innings while allowing 6 hits. Escobar, who finished 2nd in the CL in ERA with 2.61 in 1967, goes to 5-2 on the year with 79 strikeouts.

"I always intend to finish what I've started," said Escobar.
OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORE CHI-TOWN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Carew 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .307 0 8
D. Bailey SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .246 3 11
D. Allen 1B 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .276 9 21
B. Mitchell LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .325 6 26
V. Gutiérrez RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .220 1 7
B. Robinson 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .205 6 16
J. Ford CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 3 13
   a-G. Talkington PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .077 1 1
   b-J. Stevens CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .152 0 1
D. Soukup C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .200 2 12
J. Barrera P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .067 0 0
   R. Pérez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-H. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 1 2
   C. Guerrero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 14 8      
a - G. Talkington pinch hit for J. Ford in the 7th
b - J. Stevens substituted for G. Talkington in the 7th
c - H. Wells pinch hit for R. Pérez in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: B. Robinson (2, 9th Inning off L. Escobar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Mitchell (6, 4th Inning off L. Escobar, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Allen (9, 4th Inning off L. Escobar, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Carew , D. Allen 4 , B. Mitchell 4 , V. Gutiérrez , B. Robinson 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Allen , J. Stevens , D. Soukup
GIDP: G. Talkington
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Carew (2)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Gutiérrez (3)
OF assists: 1 (Mitchell(Hickman at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Parker SS 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .266 8 18
P. Forbes LF 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .283 14 24
T. Kennedy 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .317 6 14
W. McCovey 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .305 10 22
J. Hickman CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .378 10 24
J. Rivera RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .301 4 12
J. Torre C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .245 0 4
P. Logan 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .226 0 5
L. Escobar P 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .130 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 6 5 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Kennedy (7, 1st Inning off J. Barrera, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Forbes (9, 1st Inning off J. Barrera, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Logan (3, 2nd Inning off J. Barrera, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Parker (7, 5th Inning off J. Barrera, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Torre (4, 6th Inning off J. Barrera, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Rivera (4, 7th Inning off J. Barrera, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Parker 2 , P. Forbes 2 , T. Kennedy 3 , W. McCovey 2 , J. Rivera 2 , J. Torre 2 , P. Logan 3
2-out RBI: W. McCovey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Hickman 2 , J. Torre 2 , L. Escobar 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Rivera
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rivera (8)
CS: P. Logan (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Parker-Logan-McCovey)
OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORE CHI-TOWN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Barrera L (1-4) 6.2 10 6 6 4 6 0 120 6.94   
R. Pérez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.50   
C. Guerrero 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Barrera 32
Batters Faced: J. Barrera 33, R. Pérez 1, C. Guerrero 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Barrera 6-6, R. Pérez 1-0, C. Guerrero 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Barrera 120-67, R. Pérez 7-4, C. Guerrero 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pérez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Barrera
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Escobar W (5-2) 9.0 6 2 2 2 14 2 122 3.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Escobar 79
Batters Faced: L. Escobar 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Escobar 8-4
Pitches - Strikes: L. Escobar 122-84
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Alberto Escobar
Ballpark: Coalition Field
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 16546
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