MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/29/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1918 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Boston Terriers (63-75) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6 12 1
Houston Drillers (71-65) 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 3
Boston Wins, 6-5, Over Drillers
The Boston Terriers overcame a good performance by Houston third baseman Wade Fields to knock off Houston, 6-5, in 11 innings at Sam Houston Field. Fields was 3-3 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The 6th-place Terriers are 63-75.

Boston took advantage of an error in the top of the 11th inning. The game was tied, 5-5, when Miguel Saenz hit a run-scoring single that was misplayed. It put the Terriers in front, 6-5.

"We battled our tails off to get this win," said Boston manager Jonah Placeholder.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Williams LF 5 1 2 1 1 2 1 .232 9 52
M. Preciado CF 5 0 0 0 1 1 5 .266 5 39
A. Gutierrez RF 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .248 4 44
J. Quinlan 2B 6 1 2 0 0 0 4 .247 2 37
D. Bozza 1B 5 1 2 0 1 1 3 .289 7 47
M. Saenz 3B 6 1 1 1 0 1 4 .253 4 50
P. Knight C 6 0 2 0 0 1 2 .207 6 33
C. Bowers SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .237 1 6
   a-L. Fletcher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 2 13
   M. Walton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-J. Whitlock PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 1 7
   S. Cisneros P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Shurtleff P 2 2 1 1 1 0 3 .175 0 4
   b-B. Madaras PH, SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .195 4 34
Totals 45 6 12 5 6 8 29      
a - L. Fletcher pinch hit for C. Bowers in the 10th
b - B. Madaras pinch hit for B. Shurtleff in the 10th
c - J. Whitlock pinch hit for M. Walton in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bozza (21, 2nd Inning off S. Farooqi, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Williams (12, 2nd Inning off S. Farooqi, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Quinlan (32, 11th Inning off D. Knight, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Williams 3 , A. Gutierrez 2 , J. Quinlan 3 , D. Bozza 3 , M. Saenz , P. Knight 2 , B. Shurtleff
2-out RBI: G. Williams , A. Gutierrez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Preciado , J. Quinlan 2 , D. Bozza , M. Saenz , J. Whitlock
Sac Fly: A. Gutierrez , B. Shurtleff
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bozza (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Saenz-Quinlan-Bozza, Quinlan-Knight-Bozza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 .277 8 49
C. Walton 2B, SS 4 1 4 0 0 0 1 .242 0 10
J. Frost RF 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 .264 8 46
M. Sisson LF 6 1 1 1 0 4 9 .276 29 86
W. Fields 3B 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 .230 13 51
   a-R. Lewis C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .158 0 4
C. Fee C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 6 33
   b-E. Shofner 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183 2 9
M. Hoffman CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .133 0 1
   e-E. Ellison PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238 8 25
   D. Knight P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Martinez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .206 8 31
   c-L. Ward PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 10 46
S. Farooqi P 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .143 1 5
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .168 1 8
   J. Pederson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-B. Jackson PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254 2 8
Totals 44 5 15 5 3 8 24      
a - R. Lewis substituted for W. Fields in the 7th
b - E. Shofner substituted for C. Fee in the 7th
c - L. Ward pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 9th
d - J. Burke pinch hit for W. Manning in the 9th
e - E. Ellison pinch hit for M. Hoffman in the 10th
f - B. Jackson pinch hit for J. Pederson in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: W. Fields (13, 5th Inning off B. Shurtleff, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Amador 4 , C. Walton 4 , J. Frost 2 , M. Sisson , W. Fields 6 , M. Hoffman
2-out RBI: M. Sisson , W. Fields
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Sisson 4 , B. Jackson
GIDP: R. Lewis , C. Fee
Sac Bunt: A. Amador , C. Walton 2
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sisson (4) , W. Fields (16) , D. Martinez (15)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Shurtleff 9.0 12 5 5 2 6 1 130 3.64   
M. Walton W (4-5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 5.23   
S. Cisneros SV (4) 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shurtleff 47
Batters Faced: B. Shurtleff 40, M. Walton 5, S. Cisneros 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shurtleff 13-7, M. Walton 1-0, S. Cisneros 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shurtleff 130-85, M. Walton 21-12, S. Cisneros 11-10
WP: B. Shurtleff
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Farooqi 7.1 10 5 2 4 7 0 139 2.29   
W. Manning BS (1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 2.17   
J. Pederson 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 3.88   
D. Knight L (0-2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 20 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Farooqi 47
Batters Faced: S. Farooqi 38, W. Manning 5, J. Pederson 4, D. Knight 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Farooqi 10-5, W. Manning 4-1, J. Pederson 0-3, D. Knight 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Farooqi 139-87, W. Manning 19-11, J. Pederson 13-7, D. Knight 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Manning 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wade Fields
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 17830
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