MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SEATTLE EMERALDS
08/31/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SEATTLE EMERALDS
GAME ID: 1920 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (78-59) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 7 13 0
Seattle Emeralds (71-66) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Houston Shuts Out Emeralds, Gray Winner
Billy Gray of the Houston Drillers mixed his pitches well to fashion an impressive 7-0 shutout. The 24-year-old hurler shut down the Seattle offense, holding them to 2 hits. He struck out 7 while walking 1.

This year, Gray has a 9-9 record and a 3.93 ERA.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .300 4 53
   b-T. Howard PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
L. Ward 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .274 10 67
J. Frost RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .363 18 90
   c-T. Alderfer PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .187 1 8
M. Sisson CF, LF 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .275 28 91
E. Ellison C 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .228 11 46
M. Wells LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248 2 13
   a-J. Bitting PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 3 37
W. Fields 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .257 9 51
C. Walton SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .286 1 42
B. Gray P 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .117 0 1
Totals 38 7 13 7 1 3 9      
a - J. Bitting pinch hit for M. Wells in the 8th
b - T. Howard pinch hit for A. Amador in the 9th
c - T. Alderfer pinch hit for J. Frost in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Amador 2 (43, 1st Inning off D. Goldberg, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off D. Goldberg, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Ellison (9, 4th Inning off D. Goldberg, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Walton (25, 4th Inning off D. Goldberg, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Ward (32, 8th Inning off D. Goldberg, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Frost (7, 8th Inning off M. Lindenberger, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sisson (28, 1st Inning off D. Goldberg, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Amador 4 , T. Howard , L. Ward 3 , J. Frost 3 , M. Sisson 5 , E. Ellison 2 , M. Wells , J. Bitting , C. Walton 3
2-out RBI: M. Sisson , C. Walton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Alderfer , W. Fields , B. Gray
GIDP: W. Fields
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fields-Ward-Amador)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Muhammad 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .228 2 19
R. Salazar CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .255 17 58
D. Guest 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 10 57
S. Wells 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 18 60
D. Boatwright RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .296 5 33
R. Ferguson C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238 1 11
R. Soto SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .213 6 37
A. Rojas LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 2
D. Goldberg P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .104 0 1
   M. Lindenberger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Link PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341 1 6
Totals 28 0 2 0 1 7 4      
a - A. Link pinch hit for M. Lindenberger in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Boatwright , R. Ferguson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Soto
GIDP: R. Soto
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: B. Muhammad (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Wells-Guest, Goldberg-Muhammad-Guest)
OF assists: 1 (Salazar(Bitting at 2nd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gray W (9-9) 9.0 2 0 0 1 7 0 96 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gray 89
Batters Faced: B. Gray 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gray 15-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gray 96-67
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Goldberg L (7-11) 7.0 9 6 6 1 2 1 90 3.45   
M. Lindenberger 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 36 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Goldberg 36
Batters Faced: D. Goldberg 29, M. Lindenberger 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Goldberg 12-5, M. Lindenberger 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Goldberg 90-58, M. Lindenberger 36-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Lindenberger 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy Gray
Ballpark: Puget Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 18847
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