MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
07/19/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 1351 - MONDAY, JULY 19TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (59-39) 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 1
Twin Cities Northmen (41-56) 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 X 7 10 2
Weaver goes 3-for-4 to Ignite Northmen Offense
The rain did not keep Twin Cities and Houston from finishing their game.

Good production from center fielder Dave Weaver helped the Twin Cities Northmen topple the Houston Drillers, 7-5. Weaver was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 3 for the Northmen. Twin Cities is now 41-56, while Houston is 59-39.

David Davalos, who finished 4th in the NBL in on-base percentage with .413 in 1969, helped out the Twin Cities cause in the bottom of the third inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the first baseman went 2-3 with 2 singles and a walk.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Weaver.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .275 4 39
M. Lockhart 1B 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .322 11 54
M. Wells LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .260 9 56
L. Eccles C 4 0 3 1 1 0 2 .295 3 34
L. Ward 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .296 7 51
M. Hoffman CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .201 3 28
J. Johnson SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .201 4 25
E. Shofner 3B 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .212 3 11
J. Zaruba P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 0 2
   a-J. Duersch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 4 15
   W. Manning P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   b-M. Sisson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 14 54
   R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5 2 6 13      
a - J. Duersch pinch hit for J. Zaruba in the 4th
b - M. Sisson pinch hit for T. McAteer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Wells (16, 1st Inning off B. Freeland, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Shofner (3, 2nd Inning off B. Freeland, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost , M. Lockhart 2 , M. Wells 2 , L. Eccles 3 , L. Ward , J. Johnson , E. Shofner 5 , M. Sisson
2-out RBI: L. Eccles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , L. Eccles , L. Ward , M. Hoffman
GIDP: J. Frost
Hit by Pitch: E. Shofner
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (35)
CS: J. Frost (19) , L. Eccles (8)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Eccles (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Eccles-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Pavey 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .194 4 19
D. Weaver CF 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 .288 2 12
D. Davalos 1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .323 1 8
   B. Cole P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Jacobs RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .255 10 38
P. Walker LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .268 7 32
B. Shingleton SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .238 10 37
R. Giardina C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .211 2 19
R. Clifford 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .263 0 8
B. Freeland P 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .087 0 1
   R. Lindstrom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. McGurn 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .218 3 28
Totals 31 7 10 5 5 10 15      
a - M. McGurn substituted for R. Lindstrom in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Weaver (2, 5th Inning off W. Manning, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Weaver 6 , D. Davalos 2 , B. Shingleton , R. Giardina , R. Clifford , B. Freeland 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Pavey , B. Shingleton
Sac Fly: P. Walker
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Weaver (4) , D. Davalos (2)
CS: D. Davalos 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Clifford (2) , B. Freeland (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Pavey-Shingleton-Davalos)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Zaruba L (9-7) 3.0 4 6 4 3 4 0 62 3.44   
W. Manning 3.0 5 1 1 0 3 1 45 3.52   
T. McAteer 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 3.09   
R. McStay 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 1.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zaruba 30
Batters Faced: J. Zaruba 15, W. Manning 13, T. McAteer 5, R. McStay 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zaruba 1-3, W. Manning 1-4, T. McAteer 1-0, R. McStay 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zaruba 62-37, W. Manning 45-31, T. McAteer 21-14, R. McStay 14-7
WP: J. Zaruba , T. McAteer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Freeland W (8-7) 6.2 9 5 4 2 6 1 111 3.21   
R. Lindstrom H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.97   
B. Cole SV (10) 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 32 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Freeland 42
Batters Faced: B. Freeland 31, R. Lindstrom 1, B. Cole 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Freeland 7-4, R. Lindstrom 0-1, B. Cole 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Freeland 111-70, R. Lindstrom 4-3, B. Cole 32-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lindstrom 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Freeland
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Weaver
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 14 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 11637
Special Notes: Rain delay of 35 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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