MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/04/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1140 - FRIDAY, JULY 4TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (41-38) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
Houston Drillers (50-31) 0 0 4 1 0 2 3 0 X 10 11 1
Wells Rips 2 Home Runs in 10-3 Drillers Triumph
The Houston Drillers pinned a convincing loss on the Detroit Wolverines, 10-3, at Sam Houston Field. Mike Wells was a main factor in the win. He was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3 for Houston. Francisco Castro got the win, improving to 4-5. He held the Wolverines to 3 runs on 6 hits over 7 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 3. Houston now sports a record of 50-31.

Right Fielder Mike Lockhart made an impact for Houston, when he swatted a run-scoring double off William Matz in the bottom of the third. For the contest, Lockhart went 1-3 with a double and a walk.

"We hit the ball on the barrel," said Houston manager Tom Harrington.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wathen 2B 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .250 3 9
J. Plumley RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .251 7 27
T. Stallings 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .298 7 34
P. Morrison LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .282 16 64
D. Simmons 3B 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .297 19 49
C. McCormick CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .253 2 23
B. Gilley C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .258 5 32
J. Cooper SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 3 17
W. Matz P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
   W. Washington P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 2 17
Totals 31 3 7 3 4 7 15      
a - B. Lee pinch hit for W. Washington in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Simmons (18, 8th Inning off J. Ferguson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Wathen (3, 1st Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wathen 6 , P. Morrison , D. Simmons 3 , W. Matz
2-out RBI: E. Wathen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wathen , C. McCormick 3 , J. Cooper
GIDP: T. Stallings
Sac Bunt: W. Matz
Sac Fly: D. Simmons
Hit by Pitch: P. Morrison
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Morrison (19)

FIELDING
Errors: C. McCormick (1) , J. Cooper (13)
OF assists: 1 (McCormick(Rawlins at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 4 3 2 3 1 0 1 .292 12 38
M. Lockhart RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .306 8 33
   b-B. Jackson PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 3
J. Frost CF, RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .275 8 50
C. Fee 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .261 12 42
L. Ward 2B 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 .230 4 35
R. Lewis C 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .270 2 32
B. Rawlins 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .212 1 5
J. Johnson SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .253 9 29
F. Castro P 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .167 1 2
   a-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .173 1 9
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 10 11 8 5 3 16      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for F. Castro in the 7th
b - B. Jackson pinch hit for M. Lockhart in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lockhart (19, 3rd Inning off W. Matz, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Wells 2 (12, 4th Inning off W. Matz, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off W. Washington, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wells 8 , M. Lockhart 2 , J. Frost , C. Fee 2 , R. Lewis 2 , B. Rawlins , F. Castro 2
2-out RBI: , M. Wells 2 , R. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , J. Frost , L. Ward , J. Johnson
Sac Fly: C. Fee
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart (26) , J. Frost (20)
CS: B. Rawlins (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Wells (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Ward-Fee)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Matz L (6-8) 4.0 7 5 3 1 1 1 94 6.10   
W. Washington 4.0 4 5 5 4 2 1 71 6.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Matz 32
Batters Faced: W. Matz 21, W. Washington 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Matz 1-9, W. Washington 6-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Matz 94-58, W. Washington 71-39
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Washington 1-0
WP: W. Washington
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro W (4-5) 7.0 6 3 3 3 5 1 116 4.53   
J. Ferguson 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 26 1.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 55
Batters Faced: F. Castro 30, J. Ferguson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 7-8, J. Ferguson 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 116-71, J. Ferguson 26-16
WP: F. Castro 2
Hit Batsmen: F. Castro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Wells
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 23286
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