MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
09/30/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
GAME ID: 2695 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
San Francisco Seagulls 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 8 1
Drillers Edge Seagulls, 3-2, to Open DR
With second baseman Lou Ward leading the charge, the Houston Drillers got a road win over the San Francisco Seagulls, 3-2, in Game 1 of the Divisional Round. Ward went 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once at Mission Field to help Houston take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series.

A key moment came with two out in the top of the third. That's when Ward hit a cutter from Tim Stambaugh for a 2-run single, putting Houston up, 3-0.

"We busted our tails," said San Francisco manager Al Borie. "But we came up short."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Mission Field in San Francisco.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
   f-B. Fitch 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Lockhart RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
   c-M. Hoffman CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Frost CF, RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .400 0 0
C. Fee 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .000 0 0
   e-M. Sisson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Ward 2B 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 .667 1 3
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Lewis C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0
B. Rawlins 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Johnson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
L. Bilski P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-J. Duersch 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   d-A. Thompson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3 7 4 16      
a - J. Duersch substituted for L. Bilski in the 7th
b - J. Burke pinch hit for J. Duersch in the 8th
c - M. Hoffman substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th
d - A. Thompson substituted for J. Burke in the 8th
e - M. Sisson substituted for C. Fee in the 9th
f - B. Fitch substituted for M. Wells in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Ward (1, 2nd Inning off T. Stambaugh, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lockhart , J. Frost 2 , L. Ward 5
2-out RBI: L. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Fee , L. Ward , R. Lewis
GIDP: J. Frost
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Ward-Fee)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .000 0 0
R. Stafne LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .400 0 0
B. Tapia RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .200 0 1
S. Wagner 3B 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .500 0 0
J. Barroso C 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .333 0 0
J. Sosa CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .250 0 1
J. Cobb 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0
C. Roberts SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
   D. Maughan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Ballard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Wood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Stambaugh P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-G. Bishop SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2 5 7 21      
a - G. Bishop substituted for T. Stambaugh in the 7th
b - J. Ballard pinch hit for D. Maughan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Bishop (1, 7th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Stafne 2 , B. Tapia , S. Wagner , J. Barroso , J. Sosa , T. Stambaugh , G. Bishop 2
2-out RBI: B. Tapia , J. Sosa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Barroso , C. Roberts 2
GIDP: B. Tapia
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: S. Wagner
Double Plays: 1 (Roberts-Cobb-Johnson)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Bilski W (1-0) 6.0 6 2 2 4 6 0 96 3.00   
T. McAteer SV (1) 3.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 47 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bilski 54
Batters Faced: L. Bilski 27, T. McAteer 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bilski 3-8, T. McAteer 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bilski 96-57, T. McAteer 47-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McAteer 1-1
WP: L. Bilski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Stambaugh L (0-1) 6.0 4 3 3 5 3 1 113 4.50   
D. Maughan 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 38 0.00   
D. Wood 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Stambaugh 50
Batters Faced: T. Stambaugh 27, D. Maughan 9, D. Wood 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Stambaugh 6-8, D. Maughan 2-3, D. Wood 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Stambaugh 113-65, D. Maughan 38-21, D. Wood 14-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lou Ward
Ballpark: Mission Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 34306
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