MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
04/10/1968
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 22 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10TH , 1968 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Emeralds (2-0) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 0
Houston Drillers (0-2) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 6 1
Emeralds Nip Drillers, 4-3
Ron Ketchum did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Houston Drillers from losing, 4-3, to the Seattle Emeralds at Sam Houston Field. Ketchum hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. The winner was Seattle reliever Dooley Brewer, now 1-0. The loser was Tim Fried. The loss drops the Drillers to 0-2.

Seattle used the timely hitting of Larry Ritter to seize the win. The first baseman stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Emeralds on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

Ritter called the win "a team effort."
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .429 0 0
R. Roseboro CF 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .250 1 3
J. Barron RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
M. Clark LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
B. Muhammad SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
E. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Ritter 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
C. Hall 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   a-D. Kennedy PH, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .500 0 0
D. Solomon P 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-S. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   D. Brewer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Guest PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
   D. Pepper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4 1 3 10      
a - D. Kennedy pinch hit for C. Hall in the 8th
b - S. Burke pinch hit for D. Solomon in the 8th
c - D. Guest pinch hit for D. Brewer in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Roseboro (1, 3rd Inning off G. Decker, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Anderson , R. Roseboro 4 , M. Clark , B. Muhammad 2 , L. Ritter , D. Kennedy , D. Solomon 2
2-out RBI: R. Roseboro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Barron , D. Guest
Sac Bunt: E. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Muhammad (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-Muhammad-Ritter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martin CF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .167 0 0
   c-M. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   e-T. Bennet 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Amador LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .143 0 0
M. Riojas 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .200 0 0
   d-J. Frost PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
G. Carpenter 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
F. Price RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
D. Sanders 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
G. Jakubisin SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-T. Barajas PH, SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
R. Ketchum C 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 .333 2 3
G. Decker P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Hart PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3 2 11 11      
a - T. Barajas pinch hit for G. Jakubisin in the 7th
b - J. Hart pinch hit for G. Decker in the 7th
c - M. Wells pinch hit for J. Martin in the 8th
d - J. Frost pinch hit for M. Riojas in the 8th
e - T. Bennet substituted for M. Wells in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Ketchum 2 (2, 5th Inning off D. Solomon, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off D. Solomon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martin , A. Amador , F. Price , G. Jakubisin , R. Ketchum 8
2-out RBI: , R. Ketchum 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Price
GIDP: M. Riojas
Sac Bunt: A. Amador
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Jakubisin (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Fried (1)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Solomon 7.0 6 3 3 2 8 2 102 3.86   
D. Brewer W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0.00   
D. Pepper SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Solomon 59
Batters Faced: D. Solomon 27, D. Brewer 3, D. Pepper 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Solomon 7-4, D. Brewer 0-1, D. Pepper 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Solomon 102-65, D. Brewer 12-8, D. Pepper 19-13
WP: D. Solomon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Decker 7.0 5 3 3 0 1 1 72 3.86   
T. Fried L (0-1) 2.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 34 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Decker 56
Batters Faced: G. Decker 25, T. Fried 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Decker 12-7, T. Fried 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Decker 72-49, T. Fried 34-23
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Ketchum
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 14641
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