MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/11/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1617 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (54-62) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 10 1
Houston Drillers (63-54) 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 X 5 10 2
Northmen Lose By a Run at Houston
The Houston Drillers dealt the Twin Cities Northmen a 5-4 loss at Sam Houston Field. Rich Lewis was the star on offense. He went 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Houston has a record of 63-54, placing them second in the American Baseball League Western Division.

Mickey Hoffman aided the Houston cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the eighth. For the game, the center fielder drew 1 walk in his only trip to the plate.

Houston manager Jared Placeholder called it "a pretty good win."
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .289 12 45
D. Miller 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .180 5 31
D. Davalos 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .290 7 37
C. Jacobs RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .242 14 55
B. Shingleton SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 10 43
S. Pavey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 5 32
R. Brown CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 1 7
J. Kinney C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .227 2 14
B. Hall P 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 0 7
   a-M. Perez PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .280 7 34
   P. Whitaker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Preciado PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .233 2 18
Totals 36 4 10 4 1 4 9      
a - M. Perez pinch hit for B. Hall in the 7th
b - M. Preciado pinch hit for P. Whitaker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jacobs (21, 1st Inning off T. McAteer, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Davalos (22, 6th Inning off T. McAteer, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Perez (14, 7th Inning off T. McAteer, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Clement (14, 7th Inning off T. McAteer, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Brown (5, 9th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Clement 3 , D. Davalos 2 , C. Jacobs 2 , R. Brown 2 , J. Kinney , B. Hall 2 , M. Perez 2 , M. Preciado
2-out RBI: G. Clement , C. Jacobs , M. Perez , M. Preciado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Clement , D. Miller 2 , B. Shingleton
GIDP: G. Clement
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Clement (21)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kinney (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Pavey-Shingleton-Davalos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .289 5 44
   a-M. Hoffman CF 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .221 2 21
M. Sisson CF, RF 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 .252 21 62
M. Lockhart LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .271 9 58
   b-B. Jackson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 1 6
M. Wells 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .279 16 53
   c-J. Medrano 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 2 17
W. Fields 3B 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .253 15 70
R. Lewis C 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .267 8 32
L. Ward 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .241 12 50
J. Johnson SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .201 1 13
T. McAteer P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .281 1 9
   L. Bilski P 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .050 0 0
Totals 30 5 10 5 6 5 21      
a - M. Hoffman substituted for J. Frost in the 8th
b - B. Jackson substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th
c - J. Medrano substituted for M. Wells in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Lewis (8, 4th Inning off B. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sisson , M. Lockhart 2 , W. Fields 2 , R. Lewis 5 , L. Ward , J. Johnson 2
2-out RBI: M. Hoffman , W. Fields , R. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Frost 2 , M. Sisson , L. Ward
GIDP: M. Wells
Sac Bunt: T. McAteer
Sac Fly: M. Wells
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sisson 2 (32) , M. Lockhart (36)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Jackson (1) , J. Johnson (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Fields-Ward-Wells)
OF assists: 1 (Frost(Davalos at 3rd base))
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hall L (8-10) 6.0 8 4 3 3 3 1 105 3.94   
P. Whitaker 2.0 2 1 1 3 2 0 48 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hall 42
Batters Faced: B. Hall 28, P. Whitaker 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hall 8-6, P. Whitaker 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hall 105-69, P. Whitaker 48-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McAteer W (12-10) 6.2 8 3 1 1 3 0 95 4.56   
L. Bilski SV (13) 2.1 2 1 0 0 1 0 31 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McAteer 52
Batters Faced: T. McAteer 28, L. Bilski 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McAteer 5-10, L. Bilski 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. McAteer 95-63, L. Bilski 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Bilski 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rich Lewis
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 23934
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