MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/10/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1601 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (54-61) 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 15 0
Houston Drillers (62-54) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 8 12 1
Houston Beaten, 9-8, by Twin Cities in 11
Despite the exploits of center fielder Mark Sisson, the Houston Drillers were beaten by the Twin Cities Northmen, 9-8, in 11 innings. Sisson was 4-6 with 2 home runs and a double. He scored 3 times and drove in 6. Edgar Trask was the winner in relief. His record is now 1-2. The losing pitcher was Larry Bilski. Twin Cities goes to 54-61, Houston to 62-54.

The game was at a stalemate until catcher Rick Giardina came to bat in the top of the 11th. Facing Houston pitcher Larry Bilski, he hit a 1-2 fastball for a 2-run single. It was a game-changer, putting Twin Cities on top, 8-6.

"I'm glad we can make our fans happy with a win," Giardina told the Twin Cities Chronicle.
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Miller 3B 6 1 1 1 0 1 4 .182 5 31
C. Berman 2B 6 2 3 2 0 0 3 .233 1 2
D. Davalos 1B 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 .290 7 37
   c-M. McGurn 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229 1 1
C. Jacobs RF 4 1 3 4 1 0 1 .242 14 54
   d-R. Brown RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303 1 7
M. Perez CF 6 1 1 0 0 0 8 .277 7 33
B. Shingleton SS 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 .257 10 43
M. Preciado LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .227 2 17
R. Giardina C 5 0 3 2 1 0 2 .214 14 52
G. Forgette P 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 .190 1 2
   a-S. Pavey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 5 32
   J. Jordan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Clement PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 12 44
   P. Whitaker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Lindstrom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Trask P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-T. McNabb PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 2 5
   A. Makins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 42 9 15 9 8 1 28      
a - S. Pavey pinch hit for G. Forgette in the 8th
b - G. Clement pinch hit for J. Jordan in the 9th
c - M. McGurn substituted for D. Davalos in the 9th
d - R. Brown substituted for C. Jacobs in the 9th
e - T. McNabb pinch hit for E. Trask in the 11th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Jacobs (14, 1st Inning off F. Castro, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Berman (1, 5th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Miller , C. Berman 6 , D. Davalos , M. McGurn , C. Jacobs 6 , R. Brown , M. Perez , B. Shingleton , R. Giardina 3
2-out RBI: C. Jacobs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Miller , C. Berman 2 , M. Perez 2 , M. Preciado
GIDP: M. Perez 2
Sac Bunt: M. Preciado 2 , G. Forgette , T. McNabb
Sac Fly: D. Miller , C. Berman
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Davalos-Giardina-Davalos, Forgette-Davalos, Shingleton-McGurn, Shingleton-Berman-McGurn)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 2 1 0 2 2 1 .291 5 44
M. Sisson CF 6 3 4 6 0 0 1 .252 21 62
M. Lockhart LF 6 0 1 2 0 1 2 .269 9 58
M. Wells 1B 5 0 2 0 1 0 1 .281 16 52
W. Fields 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .249 15 69
L. Ward 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .241 12 50
C. Fee C 4 0 2 0 1 0 4 .267 10 31
J. Johnson SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .194 1 13
   c-R. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 7 30
   d-C. Walton SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 1 9
F. Castro P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .214 0 3
   D. Van Loon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 1 6
   D. Witt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Hoffman PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .221 2 20
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 0 0
   e-T. Martucci PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 2 16
Totals 41 8 12 8 7 6 21      
a - B. Jackson pinch hit for D. Van Loon in the 7th
b - M. Hoffman pinch hit for D. Witt in the 9th
c - R. Lewis pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 10th
d - C. Walton substituted for R. Lewis in the 11th
e - T. Martucci pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sisson (16, 9th Inning off P. Whitaker, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Sisson 2 (21, 1st Inning off G. Forgette, 0 on, 1 out; 11th Inning off A. Makins, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost , M. Sisson 11 , M. Lockhart , M. Wells 2 , W. Fields 2 , C. Fee 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , F. Castro 2
GIDP: C. Fee , R. Lewis
Hit by Pitch: T. Martucci
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (25) , M. Lockhart (35)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ward (12)
Double Plays: 2 (Fields-Ward-Wells, Fields-Ward-Wells)
OF assists: 1 (Frost(Brown at 2nd base))
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Forgette 7.0 8 2 2 3 4 1 109 3.54   
J. Jordan 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 6.98   
P. Whitaker 0.1 2 4 4 2 0 0 23 3.72   
R. Lindstrom BS (12) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.10   
E. Trask W (1-2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 4.26   
A. Makins SV (1) 1.0 1 2 2 0 1 1 14 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Forgette 54
Batters Faced: G. Forgette 30, J. Jordan 3, P. Whitaker 5, R. Lindstrom 3, E. Trask 3, A. Makins 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Forgette 8-7, J. Jordan 1-1, P. Whitaker 1-0, R. Lindstrom 0-1, E. Trask 2-0, A. Makins 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Forgette 109-69, J. Jordan 11-9, P. Whitaker 23-11, R. Lindstrom 4-3, E. Trask 23-13, A. Makins 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lindstrom 2-2
Hit Batsmen: A. Makins
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro 5.1 7 5 4 4 1 2 110 3.39   
D. Van Loon 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 18 3.27   
D. Witt 2.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 35 6.57   
L. Bilski L (7-9) 2.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 38 3.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 33
Batters Faced: F. Castro 27, D. Van Loon 8, D. Witt 10, L. Bilski 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 11-3, D. Van Loon 3-2, D. Witt 1-5, L. Bilski 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 110-58, D. Van Loon 18-12, D. Witt 35-16, L. Bilski 38-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Van Loon 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Sisson
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 24882
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