MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
09/15/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 2142 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Wranglers (77-76) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 5 0
Houston Drillers (80-73) 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 X 5 8 0
Drillers Win at Home, 5-3
The Houston Drillers defeated the Dallas Wranglers, 5-3, in American Baseball League action at Sam Houston Field. Houston pitcher Francisco Castro had a standout performance. The winning pitcher was Castro, now 14-9. He tossed 9 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 0 and fanning 8. The win elevated the Drillers to 80-73.

Lou Ward drew 1 walk in 4 plate appearances for Houston. The 26-year old second baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With two out and the bases loaded, he broke a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring walk off Mike Brown. It was his 59th walk of the season.

Houston manager Steven Palps commended his team for delivering "maximum effort."
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Somers 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318 9 38
   a-A. Landa PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 15 58
R. Adams RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .261 2 37
   c-B. Messinger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 5 16
   H. McDonnell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Darnell SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 0 42
P. Simmons LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .105 0 1
   d-J. Ballard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 2 9
L. Banda C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 6 28
D. Hughes 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .216 0 18
H. Comp 2B 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 .165 4 14
M. Sullivan CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 4 21
M. Brown P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .189 0 4
   b-R. McCoy PH, RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .294 14 73
Totals 32 3 5 3 0 8 4      
a - A. Landa pinch hit for R. Somers in the 6th
b - R. McCoy pinch hit for M. Brown in the 8th
c - B. Messinger pinch hit for R. Adams in the 8th
d - J. Ballard pinch hit for P. Simmons in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Comp (4, 5th Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 1 out) , R. McCoy (14, 8th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Adams 2 , D. Hughes , H. Comp 4 , R. McCoy 4
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Comp-Darnell-Somers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .268 11 54
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 13 53
   c-C. Walton 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 0 11
J. Frost RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 3 .254 10 52
M. Sisson LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .267 34 95
W. Fields 3B 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .239 16 55
   a-R. Lewis C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 6
E. Ellison C 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .224 9 29
   b-E. Shofner 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 2 10
M. Hoffman CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .153 1 4
D. Martinez SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .221 10 36
F. Castro P 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .163 1 6
Totals 30 5 8 5 5 5 17      
a - R. Lewis substituted for W. Fields in the 7th
b - E. Shofner substituted for E. Ellison in the 7th
c - C. Walton substituted for L. Ward in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Fields (10, 6th Inning off M. Brown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Frost 2 (10, 4th Inning off M. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off M. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 8 , M. Sisson , W. Fields 4 , E. Ellison , F. Castro
2-out RBI: L. Ward , J. Frost 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , F. Castro 2
GIDP: E. Ellison
Sac Fly: E. Ellison
Team LOB: 7
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Brown L (9-10) 7.0 8 5 5 3 4 2 109 3.18   
H. McDonnell 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Brown 42
Batters Faced: M. Brown 31, H. McDonnell 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Brown 8-8, H. McDonnell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Brown 109-69, H. McDonnell 18-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro W (14-9) 9.0 5 3 3 0 8 2 111 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 73
Batters Faced: F. Castro 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 13-6
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 111-70
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Castro
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 18827
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