MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES POBLADORES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
04/17/1968
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES POBLADORES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 115 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17TH , 1968 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E
Los Angeles Pobladores (1-7) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Houston Drillers (4-4) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 2
Drillers Collect 2-1 Win Over Pobladores
Behind an impressive start by Danny Prentice, Houston beat Los Angeles, 2-1. The win belongs to Mike Della Rocca in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Tim Carras took the loss for Los Angeles. The Drillers raised their record to 4-4.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the 15th inning, when Houston catcher Ron Ketchum, facing Leon Fairley, had a run-scoring walk. It gave the Drillers the 2-1 win.

"Always feels extra good winning this kind of game," said Ketchum.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cardenas 1B 6 0 3 0 1 0 0 .242 0 0
G. Hibbler CF 7 0 1 0 0 1 4 .108 1 2
P. McCarthy LF 6 1 1 0 1 0 4 .276 2 4
H. Craft RF 6 0 1 1 0 0 3 .344 1 3
L. Banda C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 2 4
   b-G. Leggett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-W. Araujo C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-L. Hillstrom PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   g-T. Baker C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 0
A. Pruett 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 2
   T. Gregory P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-A. Gutierrez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
   M. Lowe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-R. Hansen 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1
B. Gilbert 3B 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 .148 1 1
K. Fulmer SS 6 0 1 0 0 1 3 .107 0 1
S. Heart P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
   a-R. Kolman 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   T. Carras P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   L. Fairley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 51 1 7 1 5 5 22      
a - R. Kolman substituted for S. Heart in the 6th
b - G. Leggett pinch hit for L. Banda in the 8th
c - W. Araujo substituted for G. Leggett in the 8th
d - A. Gutierrez pinch hit for T. Gregory in the 9th
e - R. Hansen substituted for M. Lowe in the 10th
f - L. Hillstrom pinch hit for W. Araujo in the 11th
g - T. Baker substituted for L. Hillstrom in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Craft (2, 4th Inning off D. Prentice, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cardenas 3 , G. Hibbler , P. McCarthy , H. Craft 2 , K. Fulmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Hibbler , P. McCarthy , B. Gilbert , T. Carras
GIDP: G. Leggett , B. Gilbert
Sac Bunt: R. Hansen
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Fulmer-Pruett-Cardenas, Kolman-Fulmer-Cardenas, Hansen-Fulmer-Cardenas)
PB: T. Baker
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador RF 6 0 2 0 0 1 1 .294 0 0
T. Bennet SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
   b-J. Hart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-G. Jakubisin SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 0 0
J. Frost CF 5 0 2 1 1 0 1 .333 0 4
M. Wells LF 4 0 0 0 2 0 3 .231 1 2
T. Barajas 2B 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
D. Sanders 3B 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 .233 0 3
B. Goff 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 0
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-F. Price PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 1 3
   M. Della Rocca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-M. Riojas PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .174 1 4
R. Ketchum C 5 0 0 1 1 1 1 .211 3 6
D. Prentice P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Sewell 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
Totals 43 2 5 2 9 5 15      
a - G. Sewell substituted for D. Prentice in the 8th
b - J. Hart pinch hit for T. Bennet in the 8th
c - G. Jakubisin substituted for J. Hart in the 9th
d - F. Price pinch hit for T. Fried in the 10th
e - J. Martin pinch hit for W. Manning in the 13th
f - M. Riojas pinch hit for M. Della Rocca in the 15th

BATTING
Triples: A. Amador (1, 8th Inning off T. Gregory, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Amador 4 , J. Frost 2 , G. Sewell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hart , T. Barajas
GIDP: G. Jakubisin , M. Wells , R. Ketchum
Hit by Pitch: D. Prentice
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Bennet (1)
CS: J. Frost (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Barajas (1) , D. Sanders (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Bennet-Barajas-Sewell, Sanders-Barajas-Sewell)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Heart 5.1 1 1 1 3 2 0 73 0.82   
T. Gregory BS (2) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 33 4.50   
M. Lowe 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00   
T. Carras L (0-1) 5.0 2 1 0 3 1 0 67 2.70   
L. Fairley 0.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 12 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Heart 61
Batters Faced: S. Heart 20, T. Gregory 9, M. Lowe 3, T. Carras 18, L. Fairley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Heart 8-5, T. Gregory 3-2, M. Lowe 2-1, T. Carras 8-4, L. Fairley 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Heart 73-48, T. Gregory 33-23, M. Lowe 13-9, T. Carras 67-40, L. Fairley 12-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Gregory 2-1 , L. Fairley 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Heart
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Prentice 7.0 6 1 1 2 2 0 113 1.69   
T. Fried 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 48 1.69   
W. Manning 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 31 1.50   
M. Della Rocca W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 27 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Prentice 61
Batters Faced: D. Prentice 30, T. Fried 9, W. Manning 10, M. Della Rocca 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Prentice 12-7, T. Fried 2-3, W. Manning 0-8, M. Della Rocca 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Prentice 113-74, T. Fried 48-29, W. Manning 31-23, M. Della Rocca 27-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fried 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Prentice
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:24
Attendance: 15552
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