MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
06/28/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1040 - FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Emeralds (34-40) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Houston Drillers (37-39) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 X 4 10 1
McStay Sensational for Drillers
The Houston Drillers got a good effort from starter Rick McStay in defeating the Seattle Emeralds at Sam Houston Field. The final score was 4-1. Larry Bilski earned the save, his 6th in 9 tries. Houston is 37-39 and Seattle, with the loss, 34-40.

McStay, a native of Hemet, California, was dealing all game. He kept Seattle hitters off-balance, while giving the Drillers 7 quality innings. McStay threw 79 pitches, allowing 1 hit and striking out 8.

"Rick's a gamer," said Houston manager Nate Nilsson. "Glad he's on our side."
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Salazar CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .249 5 23
D. Guest 3B 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .227 5 27
C. Hall 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306 8 39
F. Boone LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .289 8 32
D. Robertson 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .219 1 18
J. Guerra RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 1 11
R. Soto SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 8 33
E. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 2 16
P. Geary P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .100 0 0
   P. Moore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Link PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 0 9
Totals 29 1 2 1 1 10 7      
a - A. Link pinch hit for P. Moore in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Salazar (12, 4th Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Salazar 2 , D. Robertson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hall , E. Rodriguez
GIDP: C. Hall
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Salazar (14)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Guest (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .293 4 27
M. Sisson CF 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .223 7 28
   b-M. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 9 38
   L. Bilski P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .067 0 0
M. Lockhart LF 3 0 1 2 0 0 4 .259 2 32
L. Ward 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .252 8 32
W. Fields 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249 10 46
C. Fee C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .255 10 28
J. Medrano 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .353 0 1
J. Johnson SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .233 0 7
R. McStay P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 0 3
   a-M. Hoffman PH, CF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .202 1 12
Totals 33 4 10 3 3 2 17      
a - M. Hoffman pinch hit for R. McStay in the 7th
b - M. Wells pinch hit for M. Sisson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Hoffman (3, 7th Inning off P. Geary, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Sisson (3, 1st Inning off P. Geary, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , M. Sisson 4 , M. Lockhart , C. Fee 2 , J. Medrano , M. Hoffman 3
2-out RBI: J. Frost , M. Lockhart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bilski , M. Wells , M. Lockhart , L. Ward 2 , J. Johnson
Sac Bunt: J. Medrano
Sac Fly: M. Lockhart
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Medrano (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Ward-Medrano)
PB: C. Fee
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Geary L (3-2) 6.1 5 2 1 3 1 0 104 3.33   
P. Moore 1.2 5 2 2 0 1 0 33 1.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Geary 55
Batters Faced: P. Geary 27, P. Moore 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Geary 8-10, P. Moore 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Geary 104-63, P. Moore 33-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Moore 1-1
WP: P. Moore
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McStay W (5-4) 7.0 1 1 1 1 8 0 79 4.37   
L. Bilski SV (6) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 3.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 78
Batters Faced: R. McStay 22, L. Bilski 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 8-4, L. Bilski 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 79-54, L. Bilski 22-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick McStay
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 18980
Saturday, November 22nd , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82