MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
04/18/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 182 - MONDAY, APRIL 18TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Wranglers (5-9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Houston Drillers (8-5) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 X 5 10 0
Knight Now 2-1 After Subduing Wranglers
Right-hander Dick Knight mesmerized the Dallas Wranglers while leading the Houston Drillers to a 5-0 victory. The Wranglers, now 5-9, continue their sluggish start.

Knight allowed no runs on 4 hits over 8.2 innings for the Drillers. With the win, he is 2-1 with an ERA of 3.15.

"Throwing strikes was the main thing," Knight said.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gaines 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 2 8
M. Weatherby SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
D. Simmons 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .306 0 5
P. Simmons LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .241 0 2
   c-C. Yoshimura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
S. Walp RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 2 5
T. Meola C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 0 1
J. Robinson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 4
W. Penrod CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   a-S. Hudson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 0 0
   F. Dunn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Sokol P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Shreve CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .062 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0 1 5 8      
a - S. Hudson pinch hit for W. Penrod in the 8th
b - M. Shreve substituted for C. Sokol in the 8th
c - C. Yoshimura pinch hit for P. Simmons in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Gaines , M. Weatherby , D. Simmons , P. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Yoshimura
GIDP: P. Simmons
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: S. Walp (1) , T. Meola (4) , C. Sokol (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271 0 3
C. Hall 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .302 1 3
M. Lockhart 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .241 2 6
M. Sisson CF 4 2 2 2 0 2 1 .383 3 10
M. Wells LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .357 0 4
L. Bickle 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .233 1 5
J. Johnson SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .207 1 4
I. Smith C 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .148 0 1
D. Knight P 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .111 0 0
   B. Footman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5 3 6 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Sisson (3, 2nd Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Lockhart (4, 8th Inning off F. Dunn, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Sisson (3, 8th Inning off F. Dunn, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Hall 3 , M. Lockhart 2 , M. Sisson 5 , M. Wells , L. Bickle , I. Smith , D. Knight
2-out RBI: I. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lockhart , M. Sisson , D. Knight
Sac Bunt: J. Johnson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Hall (1)
CS: J. Frost (3) , I. Smith (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bickle-Hall-Lockhart)
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Sokol L (0-2) 7.0 5 1 1 3 5 0 28 110 1.71   
F. Dunn 1.0 5 4 4 0 1 0 8 30 9.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sokol 65
Batters Faced: C. Sokol 28, F. Dunn 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sokol 7-7, F. Dunn 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sokol 110-69, F. Dunn 30-19
WP: C. Sokol
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Knight W (2-1) 8.2 4 0 0 1 5 0 30 110 3.15   
B. Footman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Knight 80
Batters Faced: D. Knight 30, B. Footman 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Knight 13-7, B. Footman 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Knight 110-72, B. Footman 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Footman 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Knight
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 17240
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