MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES POBLADORES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
04/20/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES POBLADORES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 228 - FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Pobladores (8-8) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Houston Drillers (8-9) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 5 13 0
McStay Finds Groove in 5-1 Houston Triumph
Rick McStay pitched a gem in leading Houston to a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Pobladores. The victory makes Houston 8-9.

McStay, the winner, is now 2-2, after putting the clamps on the Los Angeles offense. In 9 innings of work, he gave up 1 run on 3 hits, while collecting 3 Ks.

"Rick is tough when he's hitting his spots," said Houston manager Steven Palps.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Judy 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 2 10
C. Gunter 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333 3 10
M. Castillo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .317 3 8
B. Wicke RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 3 6
P. McCarthy LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 0 4
B. Bursley C 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .326 3 7
R. Roseboro CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .095 1 6
B. Powell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Berberet PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
   G. Conrad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Fine SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 4
Totals 29 1 3 1 2 3 7      
a - M. Berberet pinch hit for B. Powell in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Bursley (3, 2nd Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Gunter , B. Bursley 5
2-out RBI: B. Bursley
GIDP: R. Roseboro
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: B. Wicke (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Castillo-Fine-Gunter, Bursley-Castillo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .281 1 3
J. Frost RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .313 1 8
M. Wells LF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .382 7 12
   a-M. Hoffman CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 0 1
M. Sisson CF, LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .318 5 11
W. Fields 3B 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 .226 1 7
C. Fee C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .245 3 9
C. Walton 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 .364 0 1
D. Martinez SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .209 0 1
R. McStay P 4 1 1 0 0 3 5 .200 0 1
Totals 35 5 13 5 4 10 19      
a - M. Hoffman substituted for M. Wells in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sisson 2 (3, 1st Inning off B. Powell, 2 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off B. Powell, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Amador (2, 6th Inning off B. Powell, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. McStay (1, 8th Inning off G. Conrad, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Amador 4 , J. Frost , M. Sisson 5 , W. Fields 2 , C. Walton 3 , R. McStay 2
2-out RBI: J. Frost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , M. Hoffman , R. McStay 2
GIDP: C. Walton
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Walton (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Walton-Amador)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Powell L (1-3) 7.0 9 4 3 4 9 0 115 5.06   
G. Conrad 1.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 20 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Powell 50
Batters Faced: B. Powell 33, G. Conrad 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Powell 7-4, G. Conrad 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Powell 115-70, G. Conrad 20-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McStay W (2-2) 9.0 3 1 1 2 3 1 118 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 78
Batters Faced: R. McStay 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 11-12
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 118-81
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick McStay
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 20301
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