MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/24/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1436 - MONDAY, JULY 24TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Wranglers (47-57) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Houston Drillers (56-48) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 4 8 2
McStay Holds Dallas Scoreless
Rick McStay was in command in his outing against the Dallas Wranglers. He hurled the Houston Drillers to a 4-0 shutout victory, yielded 8 hits and chalked up 7 strikeouts and 2 walks.

"A complete-game shutout is fun territory for me," he told reporters in the postgame interview. "I had good balance and mechanics and was able to keep the ball down. When I do that, good things happen."

In 21 starts this season, McStay has fashioned a 9-6 record and a 2.34 ERA.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .264 0 28
R. Mitchell LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .209 1 6
R. McCoy RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .296 5 44
A. Landa 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .280 13 40
T. Golf 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .243 1 23
D. Hughes 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .177 0 3
T. Moore C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 1
M. Sullivan CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 4 20
   a-B. Messinger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 4 12
   b-R. Adams CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 0 15
D. Perez P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .130 0 5
   c-L. Banda PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .176 0 6
Totals 35 0 8 0 2 7 18      
a - B. Messinger pinch hit for M. Sullivan in the 6th
b - R. Adams substituted for B. Messinger in the 6th
c - L. Banda pinch hit for D. Perez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Darnell (25, 3rd Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Adams (11, 9th Inning off R. McStay, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Darnell 2 , R. McCoy , A. Landa , T. Golf 2 , D. Hughes , T. Moore , R. Adams 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Darnell , R. Mitchell , R. McCoy , B. Messinger
GIDP: D. Hughes
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Darnell (26)
CS: T. Golf (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McCoy-Hughes)
OF assists: 1 (McCoy(Ward at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 7 32
L. Ward 2B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .263 7 32
   a-C. Walton 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .221 0 5
W. Fields 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 10 35
   b-E. Shofner 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 2 9
M. Sisson CF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .268 21 64
A. Amador 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .268 7 40
C. Fee C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .251 5 26
   c-R. Lewis C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .158 0 3
M. Wells LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 12 59
D. Martinez SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .208 6 24
R. McStay P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294 0 1
Totals 30 4 8 4 2 3 8      
a - C. Walton substituted for L. Ward in the 7th
b - E. Shofner substituted for W. Fields in the 7th
c - R. Lewis substituted for C. Fee in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. McStay (1, 2nd Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Ward (11, 3rd Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Ward (7, 1st Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Sisson 2 (21, 1st Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Ward 6 , C. Walton , E. Shofner , M. Sisson 8 , A. Amador , R. McStay 2
2-out RBI: , M. Sisson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , R. Lewis
Sac Fly: A. Amador
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Amador (7) , R. McStay (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Ward-Martinez-Amador)
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Perez L (4-8) 8.0 8 4 4 2 3 3 123 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Perez 51
Batters Faced: D. Perez 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Perez 9-11
Pitches - Strikes: D. Perez 123-74
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McStay W (9-6) 9.0 8 0 0 2 7 0 127 2.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 76
Batters Faced: R. McStay 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 13-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 127-87
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick McStay
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:29
Attendance: 16918
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