MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/17/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1293 - THURSDAY, JULY 17TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Wranglers (55-40) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1
Houston Drillers (53-38) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
On Road, Dallas Beats Houston, 2-0
The Dallas Wranglers racked up a win at Sam Houston Field, bumping off the Houston Drillers, 2-0. Steve Coomes, who started for Dallas, pitched effectively for his team. The Wranglers raised their record to 55-40.

The outcome was still in doubt in the bottom of the ninth inning. With runners on 1st and 3rd and Houston trailing 2-0, Frank Dunn needed to get a big out. On a 2-2 fastball, Mickey Hoffman struck out, putting the kibosh on a potential rally.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yoshimura 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .237 1 28
   a-M. Lowe 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296 4 22
R. Adams CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298 1 35
   b-R. Palmer CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .139 0 2
R. McCoy RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 9 38
P. Simmons LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 2 34
F. Johnson C 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .278 15 55
   c-T. Meola C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 2 14
M. Weatherby SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 5 36
T. Golf 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .314 0 12
D. Hughes 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 1 14
S. Coomes P 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .228 0 3
   F. Dunn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 1 3 2 21      
a - M. Lowe substituted for C. Yoshimura in the 8th
b - R. Palmer substituted for R. Adams in the 8th
c - T. Meola substituted for F. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: C. Yoshimura (1, 1st Inning off D. Knight, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Yoshimura 3 , F. Johnson , T. Golf , D. Hughes , S. Coomes 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Yoshimura , R. Palmer
Sac Bunt: M. Weatherby
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Golf (14)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Palmer (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Weatherby-Golf-Yoshimura)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .281 13 39
B. Rawlins 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .233 1 7
J. Frost CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .281 9 59
C. Fee 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .243 13 49
L. Ward 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .238 5 38
R. Lewis C 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .267 2 35
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 6
   d-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .180 1 11
M. Sisson RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .272 9 30
A. Thompson SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 3 7
   b-M. Lockhart PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 9 36
   c-E. Shofner SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 0 2
D. Knight P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 0 3
   a-M. Hoffman C 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .192 1 7
Totals 31 0 8 0 2 7 19      
a - M. Hoffman substituted for D. Knight in the 7th
b - M. Lockhart pinch hit for A. Thompson in the 7th
c - E. Shofner substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th
d - J. Burke pinch hit for T. McAteer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Lewis (15, 2nd Inning off S. Coomes, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Ward (8, 4th Inning off S. Coomes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Rawlins 2 , J. Frost 2 , L. Ward 3 , R. Lewis 2 , E. Shofner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , C. Fee 2 , R. Lewis 2 , A. Thompson , M. Hoffman
GIDP: M. Hoffman
Sac Bunt: B. Rawlins , D. Knight
Hit by Pitch: M. Lockhart
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Rawlins 2 (3) , J. Frost (24)
CS: J. Frost (9)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ward (11)
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Coomes W (10-6) 8.0 6 0 0 2 6 0 120 3.61   
F. Dunn SV (21) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Coomes 74
Batters Faced: S. Coomes 31, F. Dunn 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Coomes 7-9, F. Dunn 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Coomes 120-80, F. Dunn 22-13
WP: S. Coomes
Hit Batsmen: S. Coomes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Knight L (5-9) 6.2 2 1 1 3 1 0 87 4.77   
T. McAteer 2.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 39 4.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Knight 64
Batters Faced: D. Knight 27, T. McAteer 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Knight 10-10, T. McAteer 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Knight 87-46, T. McAteer 39-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McAteer 1-0
WP: D. Knight
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Coomes
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 20538
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