MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TORONTO HURONS
07/06/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TORONTO HURONS
GAME ID: 1226 - THURSDAY, JULY 6TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (47-41) 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 1 0 9 11 0
Toronto Hurons (39-47) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 8 4
Drillers Win at Toronto, 9-4
The Houston Drillers powered past the Toronto Hurons, 9-4, at Dominion Field. Lou Ward went 3-5 with 3 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2, to lead the charge. With the win, the Drillers have a record of 47-41.

Ward had a consequential at-bat in the top of the third for the Drillers. Coming up with runners on 2nd and 3rd and Houston trailing 1-0, he hit a 2-run single.

"It was our day today," Ward told the Houston Citizen. "But we've got to keep our nose to the grindstone."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 3 1 1 0 0 5 .241 5 26
L. Ward 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .241 6 28
W. Fields 3B 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .214 8 29
M. Sisson CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .240 14 46
M. Wells LF 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 .288 10 46
E. Ellison C 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .224 6 18
J. Medrano 1B 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .275 0 2
D. Martinez SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .209 5 23
F. Castro P 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .122 0 2
Totals 39 9 11 8 4 8 22      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Wells (17, 7th Inning off B. John, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Frost (5, 8th Inning off B. John, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost 4 , L. Ward 3 , W. Fields 2 , M. Wells 3 , D. Martinez , F. Castro 2
2-out RBI: L. Ward , W. Fields
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Fields , M. Sisson , D. Martinez 2
GIDP: J. Medrano
Sac Bunt: J. Frost
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castro-Ward-Medrano)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .210 4 10
M. Clark LF 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .294 1 16
J. Luna CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .260 12 34
B. Hunt 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .294 4 29
F. Chavez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 3 21
M. Bradshaw SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 0 11
E. McClatchey 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .246 0 5
B. Bass C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .220 0 15
D. Crumm P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 0 2
   D. Hamilton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Hinojosa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 2 22
   S. Persenaire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-P. Hambrick PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 5 20
   B. John P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Lasseter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 1 7
Totals 34 4 8 3 3 5 16      
a - R. Hinojosa pinch hit for D. Hamilton in the 5th
b - P. Hambrick pinch hit for S. Persenaire in the 6th
c - M. Lasseter pinch hit for B. John in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Luna (18, 1st Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Clark 2 (9, 5th Inning off F. Castro, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Clark 5 , J. Luna 2 , F. Chavez , E. McClatchey 2 , B. Bass
2-out RBI: M. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Luna , B. Hunt , F. Chavez 2
GIDP: E. McClatchey
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Walker (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Clark (3) , J. Luna (2) , B. Hunt (3) , E. McClatchey (3)
Double Plays: 1 (McClatchey-Hunt)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro W (7-5) 9.0 8 4 4 3 5 0 134 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 57
Batters Faced: F. Castro 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 10-11
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 134-84
WP: F. Castro
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Crumm L (6-4) 4.1 6 6 6 2 3 0 87 1.91   
D. Hamilton 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.63   
S. Persenaire 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 23 3.00   
B. John 3.0 2 1 1 2 3 1 45 0.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Crumm 28
Batters Faced: D. Crumm 23, D. Hamilton 2, S. Persenaire 6, B. John 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Crumm 6-5, D. Hamilton 0-1, S. Persenaire 2-0, B. John 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Crumm 87-55, D. Hamilton 9-7, S. Persenaire 23-18, B. John 45-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hamilton 1-0
WP: S. Persenaire
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lou Ward
Ballpark: Dominion Field
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 15433
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