MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
06/25/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1079 - MONDAY, JUNE 25TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (34-46) 1 6 0 0 0 2 9 4 1 23 27 0
Houston Drillers (41-36) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 2
Houston Roughed Up By Northmen
Twin Cities laid the wood on Houston at Sam Houston Field.

The Twin Cities Northmen handed the Houston Drillers a loss at Sam Houston Field. The final score was 23-2. Major production was provided by Buddy Shingleton for Twin Cities. In addition to his 2 singles and 2 home runs, he scored 4 runs and drove in 4. He also added 2 walks. After today's action, Twin Cities sits at 34-46; Houston slips to 41-36.

Twin Cities used the hitting of Melvin Perez to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Northmen on top, 5-0. For the game, Perez had 2 home runs and 1 single in 6 at-bats.

Houston manager Steven Palps said his team was "out of sync."
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .271 2 17
   a-M. Clark PH, LF 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 .276 1 10
M. Perez CF 6 3 3 4 1 0 3 .239 3 19
C. Jacobs RF 6 2 3 3 0 0 2 .264 12 40
B. Shingleton SS 5 4 4 4 2 0 1 .254 11 32
E. Laub 1B 5 2 3 1 2 0 4 .217 3 14
R. Giardina C 5 2 3 3 1 1 4 .289 8 30
J. McCusker 2B 4 2 3 1 1 1 2 .177 0 4
D. Miller 3B 6 2 2 4 0 0 4 .189 5 29
D. Prentice P 5 1 1 1 0 4 4 .094 0 1
   R. Lindstrom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Davalos PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252 7 33
   A. Makins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
Totals 49 23 27 23 8 6 25      
a - M. Clark pinch hit for G. Clement in the 7th
b - D. Davalos pinch hit for R. Lindstrom in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Miller (10, 7th Inning off D. Van Loon, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Clark 2 (7, 7th Inning off D. Knight, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off W. Manning, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. McCusker (4, 8th Inning off W. Manning, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Shingleton 2 (11, 2nd Inning off R. McStay, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off D. Van Loon, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Perez 2 (3, 2nd Inning off R. McStay, 2 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off D. Van Loon, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Miller (5, 7th Inning off D. Knight, 3 on, 2 outs) , R. Giardina (8, 8th Inning off W. Manning, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Clement 2 , M. Clark 4 , M. Perez 9 , C. Jacobs 3 , B. Shingleton 10 , E. Laub 3 , R. Giardina 6 , J. McCusker 4 , D. Miller 6 , D. Prentice , D. Davalos
2-out RBI: M. Perez , B. Shingleton 3 , R. Giardina , J. McCusker , D. Miller , D. Prentice
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McCusker , D. Miller , D. Prentice
GIDP: B. Shingleton
Sac Bunt: J. McCusker
Sac Fly: C. Jacobs
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Clement (11) , C. Jacobs (17)
CS: G. Clement (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Shingleton-McCusker-Laub, Laub-Shingleton-Laub)
OF assists: 1 (Jacobs(Ward at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .344 9 42
L. Ward 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .243 7 34
M. Lockhart LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .271 3 7
M. Wells 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 18 57
R. Lewis C 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .171 0 7
B. Jackson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .302 2 6
E. Shofner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247 2 8
D. Martinez SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .228 4 25
R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 3
   D. Van Loon P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .400 0 0
   D. Knight P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 1 4
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2 3 4 10      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for D. Knight in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Ward (13, 4th Inning off D. Prentice, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Van Loon (1, 5th Inning off D. Prentice, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Frost (22, 8th Inning off R. Lindstrom, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 3 , L. Ward 2 , M. Lockhart , R. Lewis 2 , B. Jackson , D. Van Loon 2
2-out RBI: R. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Shofner
GIDP: L. Ward , J. Burke
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart (9)
CS: J. Frost (10)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ward (5) , R. Lewis (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Martinez-Ward-Wells, Ward-Wells)
OF assists: 1 (Frost(Giardina at 2nd base))
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Prentice W (3-10) 7.0 7 1 1 3 4 0 118 5.03   
R. Lindstrom 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11 3.00   
A. Makins 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Prentice 60
Batters Faced: D. Prentice 27, R. Lindstrom 4, A. Makins 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Prentice 6-7, R. Lindstrom 2-1, A. Makins 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Prentice 118-72, R. Lindstrom 11-6, A. Makins 7-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McStay L (7-7) 1.2 9 7 6 1 0 2 62 3.56   
D. Van Loon 4.2 7 4 4 3 4 2 88 3.82   
D. Knight 0.2 4 7 7 3 2 1 45 9.00   
W. Manning 1.1 7 5 5 0 0 1 34 6.65   
J. Ferguson 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 1.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 4
Batters Faced: R. McStay 15, D. Van Loon 21, D. Knight 9, W. Manning 12, J. Ferguson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 1-4, D. Van Loon 3-4, D. Knight 0-0, W. Manning 2-2, J. Ferguson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 62-37, D. Van Loon 88-54, D. Knight 45-24, W. Manning 34-21, J. Ferguson 9-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Van Loon 2-0 , D. Knight 2-2 , J. Ferguson 2-0
WP: J. Ferguson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Buddy Shingleton
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 18326
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