MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
04/23/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
GAME ID: 229 - FRIDAY, APRIL 23RD , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (9-8) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 7 0
San Francisco Seagulls (12-5) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 6 16 1
Seagulls Pin 6-4 Loss on Houston
The San Francisco Seagulls beat the Houston Drillers, 6-4, at Mission Field. Jose Sosa, in particular, was impressive. He went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times. Bill Fletcher went 7.2 innings for San Francisco to pick up the win. The right-hander was charged with 4 runs. He scattered 5 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 3. His record improves to 1-0. Dan Wood locked down his 2nd save.

John Cobb had a big 2-run double for the Seagulls in the bottom of the first inning. With San Francisco leading 1-0 and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he got a changeup from Dick Knight, who finished 5th in the ABL in ERA with 2.40 in 1974, and swatted a double to right-center. It was his 2nd double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Seagulls ahead, 3-0.

"The bar for us is not a particular opponent, it's ourselves," said San Francisco manager Al Borie.

The Seagulls, now 12-5, have been on fire in the early going.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .365 2 4
M. Sisson CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .283 5 14
M. Lockhart 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .277 2 14
L. Ward 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .302 1 8
R. Lewis C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 1 7
   B. Footman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Wells PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .349 2 8
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Parkyn 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .259 0 8
M. Hoffman LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 0 7
J. Johnson SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .118 1 3
D. Knight P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .125 0 0
   a-L. Eccles C 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .261 0 2
Totals 35 4 7 4 5 4 16      
a - L. Eccles substituted for D. Knight in the 6th
b - M. Wells pinch hit for B. Footman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Eccles (2, 7th Inning off B. Fletcher, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Ward (5, 8th Inning off B. Fletcher, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Parkyn (3, 8th Inning off D. Wood, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Sisson (2, 3rd Inning off B. Fletcher, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost , M. Sisson 3 , M. Lockhart , L. Ward 2 , P. Parkyn 3 , L. Eccles 2
2-out RBI: M. Sisson , P. Parkyn , L. Eccles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , M. Sisson , L. Ward 3 , M. Hoffman
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (10) , M. Sisson (5) , M. Lockhart (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ward-Johnson-Lockhart, Johnson-Ward-Lockhart)
OF assists: 2 (Sisson(Wagner at 3rd base), Frost(Tapia at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Johnson 1B 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .234 1 3
R. Stafne LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .348 1 3
   a-B. Russell CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 1 5
B. Tapia RF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .317 2 13
S. Wagner 3B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .400 2 12
   b-G. Bishop 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 1 1
J. Sosa CF, RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .197 1 6
J. Cobb 2B 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .328 1 12
C. Roberts SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .300 0 4
J. Baxter C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 1
   D. Wood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Fletcher P 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .400 0 0
   c-B. Henry C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
Totals 36 6 16 6 2 3 16      
a - B. Russell substituted for R. Stafne in the 7th
b - G. Bishop substituted for S. Wagner in the 8th
c - B. Henry substituted for B. Fletcher in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cobb (2, 1st Inning off D. Knight, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Stafne (2, 6th Inning off D. Knight, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sosa (1, 7th Inning off B. Footman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Johnson 2 , R. Stafne 3 , B. Tapia , S. Wagner 3 , J. Sosa 6 , J. Cobb 3 , C. Roberts 3 , J. Baxter
2-out RBI: , S. Wagner 2 , J. Cobb , C. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Johnson , B. Tapia , J. Sosa , B. Fletcher
GIDP: B. Tapia , C. Roberts
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sosa (2)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Knight L (1-3) 5.2 14 5 5 2 2 0 109 3.75   
B. Footman 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 18 2.45   
T. McAteer 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 3.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Knight 21
Batters Faced: D. Knight 29, B. Footman 6, T. McAteer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Knight 6-5, B. Footman 2-1, T. McAteer 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Knight 109-68, B. Footman 18-12, T. McAteer 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Footman 1-0
Balk: D. Knight
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Fletcher W (1-0) 7.2 5 4 3 3 3 0 122 3.18   
D. Wood SV (2) 1.1 2 0 0 2 1 0 29 0.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Fletcher 55
Batters Faced: B. Fletcher 32, D. Wood 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Fletcher 10-10, D. Wood 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Fletcher 122-78, D. Wood 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Wood 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Sosa
Ballpark: Mission Field
Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 21270
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