MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES POBLADORES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
09/22/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES POBLADORES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 2173 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Pobladores (82-73) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 1
Houston Drillers (85-71) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 1
Los Angeles Defeated By Drillers, 3-2
The umbrellas came out during the Houston-Los Angeles contest at Sam Houston Field.

Houston Drillers starter Tom McAteer turned in a sparkling performance against the Los Angeles Pobladores, leading his team to a 3-2 win. McAteer yielded 2 runs over 6 innings to notch the win. He scattered 4 hits, walked 7, and struck out 6. His record improves to 17-12. Larry Bilski, who is tied for 2nd in the ABL with a 7.6 K/9 rate, nailed down the save.

Mike Lockhart had a big solo home run for the Drillers in the bottom of the third inning. With Houston leading 2-0 and the bases empty, he sized up a cutter from Bob Powell, who is tied for 10th in the ABL with a 5.9 K/9 rate, and punished it. The result was his 11th home run of the season, which put the Drillers on top, 3-0.

In postgame remarks, Lockhart hailed his team's "single-minded determination."

With the win, Houston goes to 85-71, while the Pobladores fall to 82-73.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Fine SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .305 4 35
M. Castillo 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .221 11 52
P. McCarthy LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .287 14 75
C. Gunter 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .232 16 63
J. Roberson CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .252 12 66
R. Lord RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .276 13 48
C. Judy 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .224 7 39
B. Powell P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .116 0 0
   B. Avina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Whitmire PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   D. Young P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
B. Bursley C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .221 7 27
Totals 32 2 5 2 7 9 23      
a - J. Whitmire pinch hit for B. Avina in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Fine 2 , M. Castillo , P. McCarthy , R. Lord
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. McCarthy , C. Gunter , R. Lord , C. Judy , B. Bursley
GIDP: P. McCarthy
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Fine (71) , C. Gunter (3) , J. Roberson (21)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Judy (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Castillo-Fine-Gunter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .262 19 72
   c-J. Medrano 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 2 18
J. Frost RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .301 7 52
M. Lockhart LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .273 11 79
L. Ward 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 13 62
M. Sisson CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .257 23 76
W. Fields 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .252 21 95
T. Martucci SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 3 18
   b-J. Johnson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 2 23
R. Lewis C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .259 8 41
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 1
T. McAteer P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268 1 11
   a-C. Fee C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269 11 34
Totals 30 3 7 3 2 4 10      
a - C. Fee substituted for T. McAteer in the 7th
b - J. Johnson substituted for T. Martucci in the 8th
c - J. Medrano substituted for M. Wells in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: W. Fields (21, 2nd Inning off B. Powell, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Lockhart (11, 3rd Inning off B. Powell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Wells , J. Frost , M. Lockhart 4 , W. Fields 5 , R. Lewis , T. McAteer
GIDP: M. Wells
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Frost (15)

FIELDING
Errors: T. McAteer (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Fields-Ward-Wells)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Powell L (8-12) 6.0 7 3 3 2 3 2 108 3.75   
B. Avina 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.00   
D. Young 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Powell 47
Batters Faced: B. Powell 27, B. Avina 2, D. Young 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Powell 5-9, B. Avina 2-0, D. Young 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Powell 108-69, B. Avina 3-2, D. Young 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Avina 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McAteer W (17-12) 6.0 4 2 2 7 6 0 117 4.58   
L. Bilski SV (17) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 36 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McAteer 55
Batters Faced: T. McAteer 29, L. Bilski 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McAteer 7-4, L. Bilski 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. McAteer 117-57, L. Bilski 36-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Bilski 2-1
WP: T. McAteer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom McAteer
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 23015
Special Notes: Rain delay of 32 minutes in the 4th inning.
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