MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
10/12/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIALS
GAME ID: 2720 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 7 3
Pittsburgh Industrials 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 X 11 15 0
World Series Game 1 Goes to Pittsburgh, Thanks to MacPherson
The Pittsburgh Industrials started the World Series in style, downing the visiting Houston Drillers at Allegheny Field by a score of 11-4 to grab an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Industrials third baseman Keith MacPherson was 3-4 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 4 runs.

Terry McClellan helped his team take an early lead with a 2-run single. It came in the first inning, making the score 2-0, Industrials.

"The bar for us is not a particular opponent, it's ourselves," said Pittsburgh manager Vincent Wicker.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Allegheny Field in Pittsburgh.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .352 0 11
M. Sisson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 2 4
M. Lockhart LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .362 2 10
M. Wells 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .320 3 13
W. Fields 3B 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .244 2 9
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .271 3 10
C. Fee C 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .304 5 7
D. Martinez SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 0 3
F. Castro P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
   R. Robins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Amador PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .364 0 2
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4 3 3 7      
a - A. Amador pinch hit for R. Robins in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Wells (3, 4th Inning off J. Zaruba, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: W. Fields (1, 7th Inning off J. Zaruba, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Fields (2, 4th Inning off J. Zaruba, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Fee (5, 9th Inning off J. Zaruba, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wells 3 , W. Fields 7 , C. Fee 4 , D. Martinez 2
2-out RBI: W. Fields , C. Fee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost
GIDP: W. Fields
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Martinez (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Martinez 3
OF assists: 2 (Sisson(Schon at 2nd base), Frost(Robinson at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Isenbarger 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .265 1 5
D. Keough LF 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 .372 5 10
A. Robinson 1B 5 2 2 0 0 1 5 .333 4 13
K. MacPherson 3B 4 4 3 0 1 0 2 .250 1 3
T. McClellan C 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 .295 2 10
C. Chavez CF 3 1 1 4 1 0 3 .143 2 6
L. Ward RF 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .311 3 11
G. Schon SS 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .200 1 6
J. Zaruba P 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .125 0 0
Totals 38 11 15 10 3 4 22      
BATTING
Doubles: T. McClellan (3, 5th Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. MacPherson (3, 8th Inning off L. Bilski, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Chavez (2, 8th Inning off L. Bilski, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Isenbarger 2 , D. Keough , A. Robinson 2 , K. MacPherson 4 , T. McClellan 3 , C. Chavez 4 , L. Ward 2 , G. Schon , J. Zaruba
2-out RBI: , L. Ward 2 , G. Schon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. MacPherson , G. Schon , J. Zaruba
Sac Fly: T. McClellan , C. Chavez
Hit by Pitch: D. Keough
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Isenbarger-Schon-Robinson, Schon-Robinson)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro L (1-2) 5.1 10 7 2 2 3 0 105 7.71   
R. Robins 0.2 2 1 0 1 1 0 21 0.00   
L. Bilski 2.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 28 1.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 31
Batters Faced: F. Castro 30, R. Robins 5, L. Bilski 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 5-6, R. Robins 0-1, L. Bilski 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 105-65, R. Robins 21-9, L. Bilski 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Robins 2-2
WP: F. Castro , R. Robins
Hit Batsmen: F. Castro
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Zaruba W (1-1) 9.0 7 4 4 3 3 2 130 4.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zaruba 57
Batters Faced: J. Zaruba 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zaruba 12-10
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zaruba 130-75
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Keith MacPherson
Ballpark: Allegheny Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 38637
Special Notes: Keith MacPherson ties the PIT playoff game record for runs with 4.
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