MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT BOSTON TERRIERS
08/30/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 1886 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (82-54) 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 2 10 15 0
Boston Terriers (54-81) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 2
Drillers Lick Terriers, 10-1
The Houston Drillers defeated the Boston Terriers, 10-1, in American Baseball League action at Atlantic Avenue Grounds. Mike Wells pulled his weight. The 8-year veteran was 2-3 with a home run and 3 walks, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3. Dick Knight, the winning pitcher, is now 11-11. He went 8 innings, allowing 1 run on 7 hits, while fanning 6 and walking 1. The winning streak has now reached 4 games for Houston.

With Houston leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Wells hit a cutter from Roger Long for a 3-run home run. It was his 18th home run of the season and put the Drillers ahead, 4-0.

"We need to focus on the fundamentals," said Boston manager David Molina.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 3 3 2 3 3 0 2 .296 18 61
M. Lockhart RF 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 .307 13 56
   b-J. Frost PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .281 10 77
B. Rawlins 3B 5 0 3 4 1 0 1 .269 6 37
L. Ward 2B 5 0 3 1 1 0 3 .252 9 61
R. Lewis C 5 0 1 0 1 0 8 .269 5 57
M. Hoffman CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .234 5 20
B. Fitch 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .244 2 18
J. Johnson SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .233 10 34
D. Knight P 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .290 0 5
   a-C. Fee PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .268 26 92
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 10 15 10 9 0 32      
a - C. Fee pinch hit for D. Knight in the 9th
b - J. Frost pinch hit for M. Lockhart in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Rawlins (9, 6th Inning off R. Long, 3 on, 1 out) , L. Ward (16, 6th Inning off R. Long, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Hoffman (5, 2nd Inning off R. Long, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Wells (18, 4th Inning off R. Long, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wells 5 , B. Rawlins 4 , L. Ward 4 , R. Lewis , M. Hoffman 5 , B. Fitch , J. Johnson 2 , D. Knight
2-out RBI: M. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , R. Lewis 3 , B. Fitch
GIDP: L. Ward , R. Lewis
Sac Bunt: D. Knight
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Hoffman (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Hernandez CF 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .263 14 54
M. Saenz 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 8 66
   a-D. Breighner PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .243 1 15
J. Whitlock RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .270 5 36
R. Alvarez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .271 8 58
Z. Hodge 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 12 59
M. Cash LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .243 2 35
P. Knight C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .232 13 56
B. Madaras SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .264 1 41
R. Long P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 1
   M. Sutter P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   b-R. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266 4 23
Totals 34 1 7 1 3 7 25      
a - D. Breighner pinch hit for M. Saenz in the 7th
b - R. Anderson pinch hit for M. Sutter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Hernandez 2 (25, 1st Inning off D. Knight, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off D. Knight, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Hernandez 4 , R. Alvarez , M. Cash 2 , P. Knight , M. Sutter
2-out RBI: M. Cash
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Breighner , J. Whitlock , R. Alvarez , Z. Hodge
Sac Bunt: M. Saenz
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alvarez (8)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Madaras 2 (19)
Double Plays: 2 (Madaras-Alvarez-Saenz, Breighner-Knight-Breighner)
OF assists: 1 (Whitlock(Rawlins at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Knight W (11-11) 8.0 7 1 1 1 6 0 112 4.23   
J. Ferguson 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 22 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Knight 69
Batters Faced: D. Knight 33, J. Ferguson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Knight 6-13, J. Ferguson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Knight 112-71, J. Ferguson 22-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Long L (5-20) 5.2 11 8 4 3 0 2 97 4.36   
M. Sutter 3.1 4 2 2 6 0 0 75 5.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Long 20
Batters Faced: R. Long 31, M. Sutter 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Long 6-9, M. Sutter 2-7
Pitches - Strikes: R. Long 97-58, M. Sutter 75-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Sutter 1-0
WP: R. Long , M. Sutter
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Wells
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 17304
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