MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES POBLADORES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/27/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES POBLADORES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1469 - THURSDAY, JULY 27TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Pobladores (57-49) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 6 0
Houston Drillers (56-50) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1
Los Angeles Tops Houston, 6-1
The Los Angeles Pobladores beat the Houston Drillers, 6-1. Los Angeles pitcher and Abilene, Texas, native Phil Lester led the way. In 8 innings, Lester surrendered 8 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 1. He allowed 1 run. Los Angeles has now won 4 games in a row.

Los Angeles took control in the top of the sixth. With two out and the bases loaded, Buddy Bursley hit a 2-run single to make it 3-1, Pobladores.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Los Angeles manager Kurt Peterson.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Judy 3B 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .234 6 23
M. Castillo 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .220 8 38
C. Gunter 1B 4 0 1 2 1 2 2 .268 13 59
P. McCarthy LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .263 9 44
B. Wicke RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .223 12 40
B. Bursley C 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .261 0 2
J. Roberson CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .228 5 35
P. Lester P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .246 0 6
   a-L. Alexander PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .269 7 26
   M. Rios P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Fine SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .261 1 33
Totals 31 6 6 6 9 6 15      
a - L. Alexander pinch hit for P. Lester in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Alexander (11, 9th Inning off S. Farooqi, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Gunter (10, 9th Inning off S. Farooqi, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Gunter 2 , P. McCarthy , B. Bursley 2 , L. Alexander 2 , J. Fine
2-out RBI: C. Gunter , P. McCarthy , B. Bursley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. McCarthy , P. Lester
GIDP: M. Castillo , P. McCarthy
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Fine (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Judy-Castillo-Gunter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263 7 34
   a-C. Walton PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 0 5
L. Ward 2B, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 7 32
W. Fields 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .211 10 35
M. Sisson CF, RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .268 22 65
A. Amador 1B, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 7 40
   b-B. Jackson PH, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 2 7
C. Fee C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .245 5 26
M. Wells LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .282 12 59
D. Martinez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .208 6 24
S. Farooqi P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .155 1 5
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .170 1 7
Totals 34 1 9 1 1 7 19      
a - C. Walton pinch hit for J. Frost in the 7th
b - B. Jackson pinch hit for A. Amador in the 8th
c - J. Burke pinch hit for W. Manning in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: A. Amador (6, 2nd Inning off P. Lester, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sisson (22, 2nd Inning off P. Lester, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost , L. Ward , W. Fields 2 , M. Sisson 5 , A. Amador 3 , M. Wells , D. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Ward , M. Sisson , A. Amador , S. Farooqi
GIDP: C. Fee
Sac Bunt: S. Farooqi
Hit by Pitch: B. Jackson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (26)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ward (14)
Double Plays: 2 (Farooqi-Martinez-Amador, Walton-Martinez-Ward)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Lester W (10-9) 8.0 8 1 1 1 6 1 130 3.03   
M. Rios 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Lester 67
Batters Faced: P. Lester 33, M. Rios 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Lester 11-6, M. Rios 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Lester 130-84, M. Rios 10-8
Hit Batsmen: P. Lester
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Farooqi L (10-5) 8.2 6 6 6 9 6 0 138 2.40   
W. Manning 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Farooqi 45
Batters Faced: S. Farooqi 39, W. Manning 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Farooqi 13-4, W. Manning 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Farooqi 138-75, W. Manning 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Manning 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Lester
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 17189
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