MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
09/20/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
GAME ID: 2160 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (92-63) 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 10 12 0
Los Angeles Pobladores (72-83) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 10 0
Drillers 10-2 Victors Over Los Angeles
The Houston Drillers pinned a convincing loss on the Los Angeles Pobladores, 10-2, at San Vicente Park. Lou Ward was a main factor in the win. He was 2-4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for Houston. Houston is 92-63 and Los Angeles, with the loss, 72-83.

With Houston leading 1-0 in the top of the first, Ward hit a sinker from Jim Arndt for a 3-run home run. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Drillers ahead, 4-0.

Said losing manager Kurt Peterson: "It's very easy to sit in an ivory tower and critique the pitching, but the bottom line is we need to score runs."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .294 22 73
   b-B. Jackson PH, LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .222 1 5
M. Lockhart RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .306 15 64
J. Frost CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .295 12 89
C. Fee 1B 3 2 1 3 1 0 1 .276 31 113
   c-B. Fitch PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 2 18
L. Ward 2B 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .253 11 72
R. Lewis C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268 6 60
   d-M. Hoffman PH, C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 5 20
B. Rawlins 3B 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 .275 10 47
   a-A. Thompson PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 4 13
J. Johnson SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .240 12 42
D. Knight P 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .324 0 7
   J. Ferguson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 38 10 12 10 6 7 19      
a - A. Thompson pinch hit for B. Rawlins in the 7th
b - B. Jackson pinch hit for M. Wells in the 7th
c - B. Fitch pinch hit for C. Fee in the 8th
d - M. Hoffman pinch hit for R. Lewis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lockhart (34, 1st Inning off J. Arndt, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Ward (11, 1st Inning off J. Arndt, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Rawlins (10, 3rd Inning off J. Arndt, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Fee (31, 4th Inning off J. Arndt, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wells , B. Jackson , M. Lockhart 2 , J. Frost , C. Fee 4 , L. Ward 5 , M. Hoffman , B. Rawlins 4 , J. Johnson , D. Knight 2
2-out RBI: B. Jackson , C. Fee , B. Rawlins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , J. Frost , R. Lewis
Sac Fly: J. Frost
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart (44)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ward-Johnson-Fee, Rawlins-Ward-Fee)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Fine SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .259 4 53
J. Roberson CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275 10 54
   d-J. Whitmire PH, CF 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
C. Gunter 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 20 68
M. Castillo 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .235 17 57
C. Judy 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .213 10 44
   a-D. Horton PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-T. Vincent 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-M. Abreu PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .248 4 28
   f-K. Booker 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
B. Bridges LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .237 4 28
B. Settles C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .237 4 32
D. Conway RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .251 3 15
   g-D. Martin PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 17 64
J. Arndt P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .157 0 6
   S. Frassrand P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   G. Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Somers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 3 14
   T. Novotny P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   h-B. Bursley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .155 3 15
Totals 35 2 10 2 3 8 24      
a - D. Horton pinch hit for C. Judy in the 7th
b - R. Somers pinch hit for G. Cooper in the 7th
c - T. Vincent substituted for D. Horton in the 8th
d - J. Whitmire pinch hit for J. Roberson in the 8th
e - M. Abreu pinch hit for T. Vincent in the 8th
f - K. Booker substituted for M. Abreu in the 9th
g - D. Martin pinch hit for D. Conway in the 9th
h - B. Bursley pinch hit for T. Novotny in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Arndt (3, 3rd Inning off D. Knight, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Castillo (17, 7th Inning off D. Knight, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Settles (4, 9th Inning off J. Ferguson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Fine 2 , M. Castillo 3 , D. Horton , B. Bridges , B. Settles 4 , D. Conway , D. Martin , J. Arndt 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Roberson , B. Bridges , R. Somers
GIDP: J. Roberson , C. Judy
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
PB: B. Settles
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Knight W (13-11) 7.0 7 1 1 2 4 0 104 3.93   
J. Ferguson 2.0 3 1 1 1 4 1 47 1.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Knight 61
Batters Faced: D. Knight 28, J. Ferguson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Knight 6-9, J. Ferguson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Knight 104-62, J. Ferguson 47-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ferguson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Arndt L (14-10) 3.2 8 9 9 3 2 3 87 4.09   
S. Frassrand 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 4.47   
G. Cooper 2.0 2 1 1 2 3 0 42 4.08   
T. Novotny 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 2.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Arndt 6
Batters Faced: J. Arndt 22, S. Frassrand 6, G. Cooper 10, T. Novotny 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Arndt 3-6, S. Frassrand 3-0, G. Cooper 1-2, T. Novotny 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Arndt 87-51, S. Frassrand 25-15, G. Cooper 42-21, T. Novotny 25-18
WP: G. Cooper
Balk: G. Cooper
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lou Ward
Ballpark: San Vicente Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 17430
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