MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/17/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1695 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Seattle Emeralds (55-65) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 0
Houston Drillers (67-55) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0
Drillers Rally Late to Clip Seattle
The Houston Drillers scooped up a win at Sam Houston Field, dumping the Seattle Emeralds, 3-2. Bill Switzer, who is tied for 4th in the ABL with a 6.8 K/9 rate, was essential to his team's success. Houston reliever Dick Witt was the winner. His record is now 3-6. The losing pitcher was Carroll Reynolds. Houston now owns a record of 67-55.

The Drillers got a clutch hit from pitcher Dick Witt. In the bottom of the 11th, he hit a run-scoring single to left, to win the game for the Drillers.

"We couldn't have scripted it any better," Switzer said in his postgame press conference.
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Soto SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .252 10 52
M. Green RF, LF, CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .435 1 9
C. Hall 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302 10 55
   d-A. Link PH, 1B 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .282 1 20
F. Boone LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 14 57
   a-A. Rojas PH, RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 3 17
   e-D. England PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 0 4
   P. Moore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-R. Allen PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .169 0 4
   C. Reynolds P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Guest 1B, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .244 5 43
E. Rodriguez C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .275 6 34
G. Patterson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 2 11
M. Sullivan CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 0 3
   b-R. Salazar PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236 9 35
P. Burkholder P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 1 1
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Guerra PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 4 19
Totals 37 2 7 2 4 5 15      
a - A. Rojas pinch hit for F. Boone in the 7th
b - R. Salazar pinch hit for M. Sullivan in the 8th
c - J. Guerra pinch hit for F. Wild in the 9th
d - A. Link pinch hit for C. Hall in the 9th
e - D. England pinch hit for A. Rojas in the 9th
f - R. Allen pinch hit for P. Moore in the 11th

BATTING
Triples: M. Green (1, 9th Inning off B. Switzer, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Soto , M. Green 4 , A. Link , D. England , D. Guest , E. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Soto , A. Rojas , E. Rodriguez , R. Salazar
GIDP: C. Hall
Sac Bunt: G. Patterson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Green (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hall-Patterson-Guest)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .287 6 45
   a-M. Hoffman CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 2 21
M. Sisson CF, RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .253 22 65
M. Lockhart LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .279 9 65
   b-B. Jackson LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .218 1 6
M. Wells 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 16 57
   c-J. Medrano 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318 2 17
W. Fields 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .251 15 72
L. Ward 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .240 12 50
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 0 0
   f-C. Walton SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 2 10
C. Fee C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .272 11 33
J. Johnson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .203 2 16
   e-R. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 8 34
   D. Witt P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
B. Switzer P 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .306 0 1
   d-T. Martucci 2B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 2 16
Totals 36 3 7 3 7 6 14      
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 9th
d - T. Martucci substituted for B. Switzer in the 9th
e - R. Lewis pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 9th
f - C. Walton substituted for L. Bilski in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Switzer (1, 3rd Inning off P. Burkholder, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Lockhart (27, 3rd Inning off P. Burkholder, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Sisson , M. Lockhart 2 , W. Fields , C. Fee , D. Witt , B. Switzer 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lockhart , W. Fields , J. Johnson
GIDP: J. Frost
Sac Bunt: C. Walton
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sisson (34)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Wells)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Burkholder 6.1 4 2 2 5 5 0 117 3.65   
F. Wild 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 2.05   
P. Moore 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 35 2.20   
C. Reynolds L (2-3) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 17 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Burkholder 57
Batters Faced: P. Burkholder 27, F. Wild 6, P. Moore 7, C. Reynolds 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Burkholder 7-6, F. Wild 2-3, P. Moore 5-0, C. Reynolds 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Burkholder 117-68, F. Wild 27-15, P. Moore 35-23, C. Reynolds 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Wild 1-0
WP: P. Burkholder
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Switzer 8.1 4 2 2 1 4 0 82 3.38   
L. Bilski BS (6) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.87   
D. Witt W (3-6) 2.0 1 0 0 3 1 0 39 6.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Switzer 70
Batters Faced: B. Switzer 29, L. Bilski 3, D. Witt 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Switzer 12-8, L. Bilski 0-1, D. Witt 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Switzer 82-59, L. Bilski 6-4, D. Witt 39-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Bilski 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Switzer
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 26025
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