MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/18/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1712 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Emeralds (56-65) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
Houston Drillers (67-56) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1
Emeralds Slap 2-1 Loss on Drillers
Dick Knight, who is tied for 5th in the ABL with a 2.32 ERA, pitched well, but the Houston Drillers still fell short, losing, 2-1, to the Seattle Emeralds at Sam Houston Field. Phil Moore got the save, his 17th in 20 chances. Today's win puts Seattle at 56-65, while Houston falls to 67-56.

Mark Sullivan had a direct impact on the outcome. Sullivan contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put Seattle up, 2-0.

"Can't say enough about our pitching," said Sullivan.
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Link C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 1 20
A. Rojas RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .213 3 17
F. Boone LF 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .300 14 57
R. Soto SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 10 52
M. Marcas 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083 0 2
   d-C. Hall PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301 10 55
   e-D. Guest 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 5 43
R. Allen 3B, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .177 0 4
M. Sullivan CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .185 0 4
G. Patterson 2B 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .272 3 12
   a-J. Guerra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249 4 19
   b-D. England 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 0 4
R. Banas P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .128 1 3
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Salazar PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 9 35
   P. Moore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2 1 6 11      
a - J. Guerra pinch hit for G. Patterson in the 7th
b - D. England substituted for J. Guerra in the 7th
c - R. Salazar pinch hit for F. Wild in the 8th
d - C. Hall pinch hit for M. Marcas in the 9th
e - D. Guest substituted for C. Hall in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Patterson (3, 3rd Inning off D. Knight, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Boone , R. Allen , M. Sullivan 2 , G. Patterson 4
2-out RBI: M. Sullivan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Boone , M. Sullivan , J. Guerra
Sac Bunt: R. Allen
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Boone(Lockhart at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .289 6 45
M. Sisson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .251 22 65
M. Lockhart LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .277 9 65
M. Wells 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .280 17 58
L. Ward 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 12 50
R. Lewis C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 8 34
C. Walton 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .228 2 10
J. Johnson SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 2 16
   b-B. Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 1 6
   c-T. Martucci SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 2 16
D. Knight P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 0 2
   a-C. Fee PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 11 33
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 0 0
   d-W. Fields PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 15 72
   R. Robins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1 1 2 7      
a - C. Fee pinch hit for D. Knight in the 6th
b - B. Jackson pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 7th
c - T. Martucci substituted for B. Jackson in the 8th
d - W. Fields pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Wells (17, 7th Inning off R. Banas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , M. Wells 5 , C. Walton 2 , C. Fee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Lockhart 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Walton (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Lewis (2)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Banas W (5-12) 6.2 5 1 1 1 2 1 94 3.84   
F. Wild H (3) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.04   
P. Moore SV (17) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Banas 61
Batters Faced: R. Banas 24, F. Wild 2, P. Moore 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Banas 7-9, F. Wild 0-1, P. Moore 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Banas 94-57, F. Wild 3-2, P. Moore 16-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Knight L (9-6) 6.0 2 1 1 0 5 1 67 2.32   
L. Bilski 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 37 3.88   
R. Robins 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Knight 69
Batters Faced: D. Knight 20, L. Bilski 10, R. Robins 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Knight 7-6, L. Bilski 1-4, R. Robins 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Knight 67-49, L. Bilski 37-29, R. Robins 17-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Knight
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (93 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM CT
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 26369
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