MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/18/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1713 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Emeralds (56-66) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 0
Houston Drillers (68-56) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 X 4 9 0
Drillers Edge Emeralds, 4-3
The Houston Drillers picked up a win at Sam Houston Field, dropping the Seattle Emeralds, 4-3. Rick McStay, who is tied for 8th in the ABL in strikeouts with 117, was the difference-maker. The Drillers now have a mark of 68-56.

Lou Ward went 2 for 3 with 2 singles for Houston. The former first round draft pick had a key at-bat in the bottom of the eighth. With one out and a runner on 3rd, he broke a 3-3 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Leon Finkel. It was his 51st RBI of the season.

"Rick was dictating to their hitters," said Houston manager Jared Placeholder.
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Soto SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .253 10 52
A. Rojas RF, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .213 3 17
F. Boone LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .301 14 57
   b-R. Salazar PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 9 35
E. Rodriguez C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .274 6 35
M. Marcas 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .148 0 3
R. Allen 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .182 0 4
M. Sullivan CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .172 0 5
G. Patterson 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262 3 12
M. Harris P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .155 0 1
   a-C. Hall PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301 10 55
   L. Finkel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Guest PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 5 43
Totals 34 3 9 3 1 9 13      
a - C. Hall pinch hit for M. Harris in the 7th
b - R. Salazar pinch hit for F. Boone in the 8th
c - D. Guest pinch hit for L. Finkel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Guest (15, 9th Inning off J. Ferguson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Marcas (1, 2nd Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Soto 2 , A. Rojas , F. Boone , E. Rodriguez , M. Marcas 4 , R. Allen , D. Guest 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Soto , A. Rojas , M. Sullivan
Sac Bunt: R. Soto
Sac Fly: M. Marcas
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 6 45
   c-M. Hoffman CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 2 21
M. Sisson CF, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .251 22 65
M. Lockhart LF, RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .277 9 65
M. Wells 1B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .279 18 61
   d-J. Medrano 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 2 17
L. Ward 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .241 12 51
C. Fee C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .280 11 33
C. Walton 3B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .219 2 10
J. Johnson SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .199 2 16
   a-W. Fields PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 15 72
R. McStay P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .206 0 4
   b-B. Jackson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 1 6
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4 2 5 11      
a - W. Fields pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 7th
b - B. Jackson pinch hit for R. McStay in the 7th
c - M. Hoffman substituted for J. Frost in the 9th
d - J. Medrano substituted for M. Wells in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Wells (18, 6th Inning off M. Harris, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sisson , M. Lockhart , M. Wells 4 , L. Ward 2 , C. Fee 2 , R. McStay , B. Jackson
2-out RBI: M. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Walton , J. Johnson
Sac Fly: L. Ward
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (27) , M. Lockhart (39)
CS: M. Lockhart (6)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Harris 6.0 7 3 3 1 4 1 93 2.59   
L. Finkel L (0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 30 8.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harris 49
Batters Faced: M. Harris 25, L. Finkel 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harris 7-6, L. Finkel 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harris 93-62, L. Finkel 30-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McStay 7.0 7 3 3 1 8 0 110 4.07   
J. Ferguson W (7-5) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 25 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 58
Batters Faced: R. McStay 29, J. Ferguson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 4-9, J. Ferguson 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 110-74, J. Ferguson 25-17
WP: R. McStay
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick McStay
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 23971
Saturday, December 13th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82