MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/03/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1527 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Seagulls (65-45) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Houston Drillers (66-43) 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 X 4 5 0
Seagulls Beaten By Drillers, 4-0
The Houston Drillers beat the San Francisco Seagulls, 4-0. Houston pitcher and Portland, Oregon, native Bill Switzer led the way. The win elevated the Drillers to 66-43.

Houston second baseman Jerry Duersch contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With two down, he hit a curveball to right field for a 2-run single. It was his 16th hit of the season and put the Drillers ahead, 3-0.

"I just tried to attack the bottom of the zone," Switzer said.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Johnson 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .337 3 47
J. Sosa RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .289 9 52
S. Wagner 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .270 20 67
B. Russell CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .257 8 30
J. Cobb 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .272 1 45
J. Simon LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .262 0 9
G. Bishop SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .252 7 37
B. Henry C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .281 1 10
J. Patrick P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .267 0 11
   M. Silver P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Tapia PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291 13 66
Totals 31 0 4 0 6 6 19      
a - B. Tapia pinch hit for M. Silver in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sosa (19, 1st Inning off B. Switzer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Sosa 2 , G. Bishop , B. Henry 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Johnson 2 , B. Russell , J. Simon
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. Johnson (11) , G. Bishop 2 (14) , B. Henry (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Wagner-Cobb-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .283 15 45
M. Lockhart RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .307 11 49
R. Lewis C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .278 4 46
J. Duersch 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .235 4 16
M. Hoffman CF 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .222 4 15
B. Fitch 1B 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .224 2 15
E. Shofner 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .304 0 3
A. Thompson SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .250 4 13
B. Switzer P 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 .157 1 9
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Rawlins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 3 25
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 29 4 5 4 3 4 19      
a - B. Rawlins pinch hit for J. Ferguson in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Lockhart , R. Lewis , J. Duersch , B. Fitch , E. Shofner
2-out RBI: J. Duersch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , J. Duersch , M. Hoffman , B. Switzer , B. Rawlins
GIDP: M. Lockhart
Sac Bunt: E. Shofner , B. Switzer
Sac Fly: B. Fitch
Hit by Pitch: B. Switzer
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart (33) , M. Hoffman (5) , B. Fitch (3) , E. Shofner (3)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Patrick L (12-8) 6.2 4 4 3 3 3 0 134 3.03   
M. Silver 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 5.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Patrick 52
Batters Faced: J. Patrick 31, M. Silver 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Patrick 11-7, M. Silver 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Patrick 134-86, M. Silver 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Silver 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Patrick
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Switzer W (10-7) 6.2 2 0 0 5 5 0 117 3.95   
J. Ferguson 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.84   
W. Manning 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 20 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Switzer 70
Batters Faced: B. Switzer 27, J. Ferguson 4, W. Manning 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Switzer 6-9, J. Ferguson 1-3, W. Manning 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Switzer 117-65, J. Ferguson 11-7, W. Manning 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ferguson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Switzer
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (87 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 28250
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