MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SEATTLE EMERALDS
08/07/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SEATTLE EMERALDS
GAME ID: 1564 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (61-53) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 11 1
Seattle Emeralds (51-60) 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 11 0
Drillers Win Squeaker, 6-5, Over Emeralds
No one was more impactful than Mike Wells in the 6-5 Houston win over Seattle. Wells, who is tied for 5th in the ABL in home runs with 16, was 2-4 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. The winner in relief was Larry Bilski. He is now 7-8. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 2 innings. Randy Robins earned the save, his 2nd, for the Drillers.

Sylacauga, Alabama native Mike Wells had a clutch at-bat in the top of the ninth for the Drillers. With Houston trailing 5-4, he hit a 2-run single.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Drillers manager Jared Placeholder.

The win elevated the Drillers to 61-53.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .293 5 44
M. Sisson LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .248 19 56
M. Wells 1B 4 1 2 4 1 1 2 .277 16 52
   R. Robins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Fields 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .247 15 68
R. Lewis C 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .267 7 30
M. Hoffman CF 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .221 2 20
   b-B. Jackson PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 1 6
C. Walton 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .206 1 9
   c-M. Lockhart PH, 2B, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 9 56
J. Johnson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .196 1 12
D. Knight P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .171 0 2
   a-L. Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 12 49
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 0 0
   d-C. Fee PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 10 31
   e-J. Medrano 1B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 2 17
Totals 38 6 11 6 3 3 17      
a - L. Ward pinch hit for D. Knight in the 7th
b - B. Jackson pinch hit for M. Hoffman in the 8th
c - M. Lockhart pinch hit for C. Walton in the 8th
d - C. Fee pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 9th
e - J. Medrano substituted for C. Fee in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frost (27, 1st Inning off R. Banas, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Sisson 2 (15, 3rd Inning off R. Banas, 2 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off P. Moore, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Lockhart (22, 8th Inning off P. Moore, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Wells (16, 5th Inning off R. Banas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost 4 , M. Sisson 4 , M. Wells 5 , W. Fields , M. Lockhart 2 , D. Knight , C. Fee
2-out RBI: M. Hoffman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Fields , C. Walton , J. Johnson
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Hoffman (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Knight-Johnson-Wells, Johnson-Walton-Wells)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .239 3 18
R. Soto SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .246 9 46
F. Boone LF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .302 14 55
E. Rodriguez C 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 .273 6 33
M. Marcas 1B 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .333 0 2
   c-A. Link PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 0 14
   d-D. Guest 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 5 38
R. Allen 3B, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .158 0 4
M. Sullivan CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .182 0 3
G. Patterson 2B 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .290 2 10
   b-C. Hall 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 10 53
R. Banas P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .140 1 3
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Salazar PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 9 32
   P. Moore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-A. Rojas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 2 15
Totals 33 5 11 5 3 6 10      
a - R. Salazar pinch hit for F. Wild in the 7th
b - C. Hall substituted for G. Patterson in the 8th
c - A. Link pinch hit for M. Marcas in the 8th
d - D. Guest substituted for A. Link in the 9th
e - A. Rojas pinch hit for P. Moore in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Guerra , R. Soto , F. Boone 3 , E. Rodriguez , M. Marcas , A. Link , M. Sullivan , G. Patterson 2
2-out RBI: F. Boone , M. Marcas , G. Patterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Allen
GIDP: E. Rodriguez , R. Banas
Sac Bunt: R. Allen
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Guerra (14)
CS: J. Guerra (9) , A. Link (1)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Knight 6.0 8 4 4 3 3 0 79 2.36   
L. Bilski W (7-8) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 33 3.81   
R. Robins SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 2.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Knight 40
Batters Faced: D. Knight 26, L. Bilski 8, R. Robins 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Knight 8-4, L. Bilski 2-2, R. Robins 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Knight 79-48, L. Bilski 33-20, R. Robins 8-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Banas 6.1 7 4 4 2 2 1 99 3.87   
F. Wild 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 2.16   
P. Moore L (2-4), BS (3) 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 37 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Banas 43
Batters Faced: R. Banas 28, F. Wild 3, P. Moore 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Banas 11-6, F. Wild 1-1, P. Moore 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Banas 99-65, F. Wild 9-6, P. Moore 37-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Wild 1-0
WP: F. Wild
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Wells
Ballpark: Puget Field
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 15371
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