MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES POBLADORES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/11/1970
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES POBLADORES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1645 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 1970 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Pobladores (43-72) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0
Houston Drillers (75-44) 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 3 X 11 14 1
Drillers, Amador Blast Pobladores, 11-2
Houston first baseman Armando Amador had a 3-RBI performance, which helped his team down the Los Angeles Pobladores, 11-2. Dave Van Loon, the winner, improved to 8-5. He held the Pobladores to 1 run on 5 hits over 8 innings, while striking out 7 and walking 4. The victory gives Houston a record of 75-44.

With Houston leading 4-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Amador hit a fastball from Bob Powell for a 3-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Drillers ahead, 7-1.

"We understand we didn't play our best baseball," said losing manager Kurt Peterson. "We'll shower it off and be ready to compete."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Castillo SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .265 5 24
   b-B. Gilbert PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 3 13
   c-K. Fulmer SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 3 8
   f-K. Blair PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 5 23
C. Gunter 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .312 21 60
H. Craft RF 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .241 13 41
G. Leggett LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .297 1 2
L. Alexander 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .257 4 30
T. Baker C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .179 2 22
C. Judy 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .216 9 36
B. Powell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .054 0 0
   C. Brissett P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   D. Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Whitmire PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185 3 20
   T. Carras P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   d-A. Gutierrez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 2 11
J. Roberson CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291 3 26
   e-B. Wicke PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 5 16
Totals 33 2 7 2 5 8 20      
a - J. Whitmire pinch hit for D. Sanchez in the 7th
b - B. Gilbert pinch hit for M. Castillo in the 8th
c - K. Fulmer substituted for B. Gilbert in the 8th
d - A. Gutierrez pinch hit for T. Carras in the 9th
e - B. Wicke pinch hit for J. Roberson in the 9th
f - K. Blair pinch hit for K. Fulmer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Castillo (7, 3rd Inning off D. Van Loon, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Gunter (10, 8th Inning off D. Van Loon, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Baker (2, 9th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Castillo 2 , C. Gunter 2 , G. Leggett 2 , T. Baker 3 , C. Judy , C. Brissett
2-out RBI: G. Leggett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gunter , L. Alexander
GIDP: L. Alexander
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castillo-Alexander-Gunter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 3 3 2 3 3 0 0 .290 10 46
L. Ward 2B 5 1 2 2 1 1 3 .300 7 46
J. Frost RF 6 1 3 1 0 1 4 .322 10 65
M. Sisson CF 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 .270 23 77
J. Martin LF 3 1 0 1 2 1 2 .284 6 44
W. Fields 3B 2 1 0 0 3 1 3 .257 20 80
E. Ellison C 4 2 1 0 1 1 6 .278 11 59
J. Casteel SS 3 1 1 0 2 1 4 .213 7 31
D. Van Loon P 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .293 1 6
   a-J. Burke PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .226 0 10
   J. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 11 14 10 12 7 27      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for D. Van Loon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frost 2 (30, 1st Inning off B. Powell, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off C. Brissett, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Amador (25, 3rd Inning off B. Powell, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Ward (22, 7th Inning off T. Carras, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Frost (10, 3rd Inning off B. Powell, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Amador (10, 4th Inning off B. Powell, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Amador 6 , L. Ward 3 , J. Frost 7 , M. Sisson 3 , E. Ellison , J. Casteel , D. Van Loon , J. Burke
2-out RBI: , L. Ward 2 , J. Burke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Ward , J. Frost 2 , M. Sisson , J. Martin , W. Fields , E. Ellison
GIDP: D. Van Loon
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Fields (1)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Fields (17)
Double Plays: 1 (Ward-Casteel-Amador)
OF assists: 1 (Frost(Craft at 3rd base))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Powell L (4-9) 3.0 9 7 7 1 4 1 68 5.45   
C. Brissett 2.0 1 0 0 4 0 0 52 5.47   
D. Sanchez 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 5.48   
T. Carras 2.0 3 4 4 6 2 0 66 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Powell 14
Batters Faced: B. Powell 19, C. Brissett 10, D. Sanchez 5, T. Carras 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Powell 3-2, C. Brissett 2-3, D. Sanchez 2-0, T. Carras 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Powell 68-47, C. Brissett 52-23, D. Sanchez 21-11, T. Carras 66-27
WP: B. Powell 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Van Loon W (8-5) 8.0 5 1 1 4 7 0 127 3.45   
J. Rodriguez 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 24 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Van Loon 71
Batters Faced: D. Van Loon 32, J. Rodriguez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Van Loon 9-6, J. Rodriguez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Van Loon 127-80, J. Rodriguez 24-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Armando Amador
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 20401
Special Notes: Hamilton Craft ties the LAP regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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