MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
04/17/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
GAME ID: 177 - MONDAY, APRIL 17TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (5-8) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
San Francisco Seagulls (8-5) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3 11 0
Drillers Fall Short, 3-2, at San Francisco
San Francisco Seagulls starter Reggie Wright pitched his team past the Houston Drillers, 3-2. Dave Maughan earned the save for San Francisco, his 1st. The victory makes San Francisco 8-5, as the team seeks a return to the playoffs in 1972.

Bobby Tapia, who is tied for 7th in the ABL in runs scored with 8, helped out the San Francisco cause in the bottom of the fourth inning with a run-scoring ground out. For the game, the right fielder went 2 for 5 with a double.

"Good teams find a way to win close games," Tapia said.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296 1 6
L. Ward 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .163 0 1
J. Frost RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 0 3
M. Sisson CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .255 3 8
M. Wells LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .238 0 3
W. Fields 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 0 1
   b-J. Burke PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 0
   B. Switzer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Ellison C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273 0 2
D. Martinez SS 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .206 0 4
   d-R. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Castro P 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 1
   a-C. Walton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 2
   J. Pederson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-E. Shofner 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-B. Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2 4 5 14      
a - C. Walton pinch hit for F. Castro in the 7th
b - J. Burke pinch hit for W. Fields in the 8th
c - E. Shofner substituted for J. Pederson in the 8th
d - R. Lewis pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 9th
e - B. Jackson pinch hit for E. Shofner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Wells (3, 2nd Inning off R. Wright, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Ellison (3, 4th Inning off R. Wright, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Sisson (2, 2nd Inning off R. Wright, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sisson (3, 4th Inning off R. Wright, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Ward , M. Sisson 8 , M. Wells 2 , E. Ellison 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Amador , F. Castro
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Martinez (1)
PB: E. Ellison
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Johnson 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .391 1 3
S. Wagner 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .340 2 8
B. Tapia RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 6 .333 2 8
D. Martin C 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .200 0 3
M. Legrow LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .286 2 6
J. Barroso 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .292 0 1
J. Sosa CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .278 0 2
C. Roberts SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .125 0 1
R. Wright P 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .600 0 0
   a-S. Ostler PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .067 0 0
   D. Maughan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 11 3 4 5 25      
a - S. Ostler pinch hit for R. Wright in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Johnson (3, 4th Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Tapia (6, 6th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Johnson 4 , B. Tapia 3 , D. Martin , M. Legrow , J. Barroso , J. Sosa , C. Roberts , R. Wright
2-out RBI: D. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tapia , D. Martin , J. Sosa , R. Wright , S. Ostler
Sac Fly: D. Martin
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sosa (2)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro L (1-2) 6.0 10 3 2 4 4 0 124 3.48   
J. Pederson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00   
B. Switzer 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 42
Batters Faced: F. Castro 32, J. Pederson 4, B. Switzer 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 5-9, J. Pederson 2-0, B. Switzer 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 124-73, J. Pederson 17-11, B. Switzer 17-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Wright W (1-0) 7.0 6 2 2 3 4 1 110 1.93   
D. Maughan SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 28 9.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Wright 58
Batters Faced: R. Wright 30, D. Maughan 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Wright 5-12, D. Maughan 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Wright 110-73, D. Maughan 28-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Reggie Wright
Ballpark: Mission Field
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 18381
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