MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
09/20/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
GAME ID: 2221 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (88-71) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
San Francisco Seagulls (100-59) 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 X 10 17 0
Houston Shut Out, 10-0, By Seagulls, Patrick
Magic was in the air and on the mound at Mission Field, as Jerry Patrick held the Houston Drillers spellbound in his 10-0 shutout victory. The San Francisco Seagulls pitcher went the distance, rang up 7 strikeouts, walked 1, and held the Drillers to 5 hits.

"He just had us in his thrall," Houston manager Steven Palps said. "We couldn't put anything together against him."

In the current season in 33 starts, Jerry Patrick has a record of 15-8 with 155 strikeouts in 242.2 innings and a 3.15 ERA.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .339 17 84
M. Lockhart 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .289 12 51
M. Wells LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 28 105
L. Ward 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 11 70
R. Lewis C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .206 4 19
B. Jackson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 7 18
E. Shofner 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .221 4 25
D. Martinez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .211 8 52
F. Castro P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 0 2
   G. Decker P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 0
   a-W. Fields PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 14 50
   B. Footman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0 1 7 12      
a - W. Fields pinch hit for G. Decker in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frost (44, 8th Inning off J. Patrick, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , M. Wells , R. Lewis , B. Jackson , E. Shofner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , D. Martinez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lockhart-Martinez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Johnson 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315 3 45
   a-D. Martin PR, 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .294 14 51
J. Sosa CF 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 .269 9 63
B. Tapia RF 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 .348 12 89
S. Wagner 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .256 17 83
   b-B. Russell 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .297 5 42
J. Barroso C 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 .308 18 76
C. Roberts SS 5 0 1 2 0 1 4 .274 4 50
J. Ballard LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .368 3 14
   c-M. Legrow LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 14 81
J. Cobb 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .332 5 33
   d-G. Bishop 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273 6 22
J. Patrick P 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .244 2 9
Totals 39 10 17 10 5 1 20      
a - D. Martin pinch ran for D. Johnson in the 1st
b - B. Russell substituted for S. Wagner in the 7th
c - M. Legrow substituted for J. Ballard in the 8th
d - G. Bishop substituted for J. Cobb in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sosa (23, 4th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Martin (13, 5th Inning off G. Decker, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Russell (19, 8th Inning off B. Footman, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Johnson (3, 1st Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Martin (14, 7th Inning off G. Decker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Johnson 3 , D. Martin 6 , J. Sosa 3 , B. Tapia 4 , B. Russell 2 , J. Barroso 2 , C. Roberts , J. Ballard , J. Cobb 2 , G. Bishop
2-out RBI: D. Martin , B. Tapia , G. Bishop
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Martin , J. Sosa , J. Barroso , J. Ballard , J. Cobb , J. Patrick
GIDP: C. Roberts
Sac Bunt: J. Patrick
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sosa (28)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro L (13-9) 3.0 10 6 6 4 1 0 81 3.30   
G. Decker 4.0 4 2 2 0 0 1 40 4.89   
B. Footman 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 29 6.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 10
Batters Faced: F. Castro 23, G. Decker 15, B. Footman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 4-4, G. Decker 7-4, B. Footman 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 81-47, G. Decker 40-30, B. Footman 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Decker 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Patrick W (15-8) 9.0 5 0 0 1 7 0 116 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Patrick 83
Batters Faced: J. Patrick 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Patrick 7-13
Pitches - Strikes: J. Patrick 116-72
WP: J. Patrick
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Tapia
Ballpark: Mission Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 19660
Special Notes: 2B Don Johnson was injured while running the bases.
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