MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
06/21/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1026 - THURSDAY, JUNE 21ST , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Wranglers (39-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 1
Houston Drillers (38-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
Coomes Lifts Wranglers to Win
Steve Coomes brought his A-game to help Dallas defeat the Houston Drillers, 3-1. The win elevated the Wranglers to 39-35.

Coomes went the distance for Dallas, allowing 1 run on 3 hits, while striking out 4.

"Steve's stuff looked really, really crisp," said William Albrecht, the Wranglers manager.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. McCoy RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 6 12
   a-R. King PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .409 0 2
   b-M. Pino PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 3 13
   c-R. Rodgers RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 1 20
R. Adams CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .225 0 19
J. Darnell 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .252 0 18
R. Somers 1B 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .310 11 41
L. Banda C 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .258 8 25
P. Simmons LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .271 2 19
N. Lane 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .217 1 5
M. Weatherby SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252 1 24
S. Coomes P 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .135 0 3
Totals 31 3 6 3 4 8 10      
a - R. King pinch hit for R. McCoy in the 9th
b - M. Pino pinch ran for R. King in the 9th
c - R. Rodgers substituted for M. Pino in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Somers (11, 9th Inning off B. Switzer, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Darnell 2 , R. Somers 4 , L. Banda , P. Simmons , M. Weatherby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lane , S. Coomes
Sac Bunt: R. Adams
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Darnell (11)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Darnell (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Darnell-Weatherby-Somers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .340 9 42
M. Sisson CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .298 14 42
M. Lockhart LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .271 2 4
M. Wells 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 16 53
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 7 32
R. Lewis C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .152 0 6
E. Shofner 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .276 2 7
D. Martinez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .224 3 16
T. McAteer P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-J. Burke PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 4
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Amador PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 4 19
   B. Switzer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 3
Totals 30 1 3 1 0 4 10      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for T. McAteer in the 6th
b - A. Amador pinch hit for J. Ferguson in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: J. Frost (2, 9th Inning off S. Coomes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 3 , R. Lewis , E. Shofner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Amador
GIDP: M. Sisson
Hit by Pitch: J. Burke
Team LOB: 3
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Coomes W (7-7) 9.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 116 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Coomes 81
Batters Faced: S. Coomes 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Coomes 15-7
Pitches - Strikes: S. Coomes 116-72
Hit Batsmen: S. Coomes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McAteer 6.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 63 0.00   
J. Ferguson 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 27 1.48   
B. Switzer L (5-6) 1.0 3 3 3 3 1 1 37 4.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McAteer 73
Batters Faced: T. McAteer 19, J. Ferguson 8, B. Switzer 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McAteer 7-5, J. Ferguson 1-3, B. Switzer 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. McAteer 63-40, J. Ferguson 27-16, B. Switzer 37-19
WP: T. McAteer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Coomes
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 18718
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