MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/15/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1308 - SATURDAY, JULY 15TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Emeralds (46-46) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 6 10 1
Houston Drillers (50-45) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 7 8 0
Drillers Beat Seattle, 7-6
Houston center fielder Mark Sisson was instrumental in helping the Drillers triumph, 7-6, over the Seattle Emeralds. Sisson went 3-5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Houston occupies third place in the American Baseball League Western Division at 50-45.

The game was decided with two out in the bottom of the ninth. With Houston trailing 6-4, Sisson jumped on a splitter from 22-year old right-handed pitcher Ron Woods and hit a 3-run home run to left. With one swing, the Drillers had a walk-off win.

"The house was rockin'," said Sisson.
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Salazar LF, RF 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 .265 3 16
C. Hall 2B 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .281 9 41
D. Guest 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .261 4 33
A. Link C 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .253 1 14
   f-D. Thomas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 0 1
D. Pelletier 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 4 .184 2 3
R. Roseboro CF 3 0 1 1 2 1 3 .249 4 36
   R. Woods P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Boatwright RF 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .215 1 20
   b-B. Muhammad PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 10
   c-M. Weatherby SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .190 1 8
R. Soto SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .225 6 21
   a-J. Guerra PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .264 1 14
M. Campbell P 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .235 0 1
   d-F. Boone PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299 5 24
   e-T. Alderfer CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 4
Totals 36 6 10 6 7 9 19      
a - J. Guerra pinch hit for R. Soto in the 6th
b - B. Muhammad pinch ran for D. Boatwright in the 6th
c - M. Weatherby substituted for B. Muhammad in the 6th
d - F. Boone pinch hit for M. Campbell in the 9th
e - T. Alderfer substituted for F. Boone in the 9th
f - D. Thomas substituted for A. Link in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Hall (17, 9th Inning off A. Fagnani, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Pelletier (1, 4th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Pelletier (2, 6th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Hall 4 , D. Guest 2 , A. Link , D. Pelletier 7 , R. Roseboro , M. Campbell
2-out RBI: M. Campbell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Salazar , R. Roseboro , M. Weatherby
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: M. Campbell (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Hall-Soto-Pelletier, Hall-Soto-Pelletier)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .255 6 30
L. Ward 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .244 6 28
W. Fields 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .211 8 31
   b-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .128 0 5
   c-E. Shofner 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 2 9
   e-R. Lewis PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 2
M. Sisson CF 5 1 3 4 0 1 5 .257 17 55
A. Amador 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 .268 7 36
C. Fee C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 4 19
M. Wells LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282 12 56
D. Martinez SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211 6 24
   B. Switzer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   d-E. Ellison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 7 19
   A. Fagnani P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Van Loon P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   L. Bilski P 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
   a-C. Walton SS 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .211 0 4
Totals 33 7 8 7 4 2 19      
a - C. Walton substituted for L. Bilski in the 7th
b - J. Burke pinch hit for W. Fields in the 7th
c - E. Shofner substituted for J. Burke in the 8th
d - E. Ellison pinch hit for B. Switzer in the 8th
e - R. Lewis pinch hit for E. Shofner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sisson (11, 1st Inning off M. Campbell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Frost (6, 7th Inning off M. Campbell, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Sisson (17, 9th Inning off R. Woods, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 4 , L. Ward 2 , W. Fields , M. Sisson 7
2-out RBI: , M. Sisson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Amador 2 , C. Fee
GIDP: W. Fields , A. Amador
Sac Bunt: L. Bilski
Hit by Pitch: L. Ward , R. Lewis
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Walton (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Amador)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Campbell 8.0 7 4 3 3 2 0 100 3.05   
R. Woods L (1-1), BS (1) 0.2 1 3 3 1 0 1 21 4.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Campbell 53
Batters Faced: M. Campbell 35, R. Woods 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Campbell 11-11, R. Woods 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Campbell 100-60, R. Woods 21-10
Hit Batsmen: M. Campbell , R. Woods
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Van Loon 2.1 3 1 1 1 3 0 50 4.36   
L. Bilski 3.2 5 3 3 2 4 1 64 3.41   
B. Switzer 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 28 1.93   
A. Fagnani W (3-1) 1.0 2 2 2 3 1 0 43 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Van Loon 45
Batters Faced: D. Van Loon 11, L. Bilski 17, B. Switzer 7, A. Fagnani 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Van Loon 0-4, L. Bilski 3-3, B. Switzer 1-4, A. Fagnani 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Van Loon 50-34, L. Bilski 64-38, B. Switzer 28-19, A. Fagnani 43-26
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Sisson
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 18328
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