MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
06/20/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1011 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Wranglers (38-35) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0
Houston Drillers (38-34) 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 X 5 10 1
Wranglers Lose Again, 5-3, to Drillers
Houston beat Dallas on the strength of starting pitcher Rick McStay's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. The losses continue to mount for Dallas, which has now dropped 8 in a row.

Lou Ward, the 20th overall pick in the 1968 draft, helped out the Houston cause in the bottom of the fourth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the second baseman was 1 for 3. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"Some wins are easy and some are difficult, but either way we come to the ballpark ready to work hard every day," Ward told the Houston Observer.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. McCoy RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .265 6 12
R. Adams CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 0 19
J. Darnell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247 0 18
R. Somers 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .311 10 38
P. Simmons LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .269 2 19
D. Hughes 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 1 18
   H. McDonnell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. King PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .409 0 2
M. Weatherby SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .252 1 24
R. Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .111 0 0
E. Payne P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216 0 2
   a-M. Pino 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 3 13
   c-L. Banda PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258 8 25
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 4 19      
a - M. Pino substituted for E. Payne in the 6th
b - R. King pinch hit for H. McDonnell in the 9th
c - L. Banda pinch hit for M. Pino in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. McCoy , R. Somers 3 , D. Hughes , R. King , L. Banda
2-out RBI: R. Somers , L. Banda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. McCoy , J. Darnell , E. Payne
Sac Bunt: R. Adams 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Weatherby-Darnell-Somers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .341 9 42
M. Sisson CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .302 14 41
M. Lockhart LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291 2 4
M. Wells 1B 3 2 2 0 0 0 3 .307 16 53
   a-J. Johnson SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
C. Fee C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .258 12 37
L. Ward 2B 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 .243 7 32
E. Shofner 3B, 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .273 2 7
D. Martinez SS, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .227 3 16
R. McStay P 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .214 0 3
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5 3 4 16      
a - J. Johnson substituted for M. Wells in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Wells (17, 2nd Inning off E. Payne, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Shofner 2 (4, 4th Inning off E. Payne, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off H. McDonnell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , M. Lockhart , M. Wells 3 , C. Fee , L. Ward , E. Shofner 4 , R. McStay
2-out RBI: L. Ward , E. Shofner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Shofner , R. McStay 2
GIDP: J. Frost
Sac Fly: L. Ward
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Fee (3)
PB: C. Fee
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Payne L (3-10) 5.2 9 5 5 3 3 0 112 3.23   
H. McDonnell 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 34 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Payne 31
Batters Faced: E. Payne 28, H. McDonnell 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Payne 10-3, H. McDonnell 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Payne 112-71, H. McDonnell 34-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. McDonnell 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McStay W (7-6) 8.0 6 3 3 2 2 0 102 3.13   
J. Ferguson SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 58
Batters Faced: R. McStay 33, J. Ferguson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 7-15, J. Ferguson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 102-69, J. Ferguson 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ferguson 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick McStay
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 18059
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