MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
10/02/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
GAME ID: 2705 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
San Francisco Seagulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Houston Win Evens Series at 1
The Houston Drillers knotted up the Divisional Round at Mission Field, thanks in large part to starter Francisco Castro. Castro quieted the San Francisco Seagulls, enabling Houston to grab the 3-0 win and move into a 1-1 tie in the best-of-7 series.

Castro, a native of Guadalajara, Mexico, was dealing all game. He kept San Francisco hitters off-balance, while giving the Drillers 8 quality innings. Castro threw 106 pitches, allowing 5 hits and striking out 4.

"It's so much easier when you throw good pitches," said Castro.

The next game is set to be played for Friday, October 4th , 1974 at Sam Houston Field in Houston.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .375 0 1
M. Sisson CF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
M. Lockhart LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 0 0
   a-M. Hoffman CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Wells 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .200 0 0
   b-J. Pavlik 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Fields 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .143 1 1
R. Lewis C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
L. Ward 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .286 0 0
J. Johnson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
F. Castro P 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .333 0 1
   c-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3 2 3 11      
a - M. Hoffman substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th
b - J. Pavlik substituted for M. Wells in the 8th
c - J. Burke pinch hit for F. Castro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sisson (1, 1st Inning off J. Patrick, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Ward (1, 5th Inning off J. Patrick, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Frost (1, 5th Inning off J. Patrick, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Wells (1, 8th Inning off J. Patrick, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Fields (1, 4th Inning off J. Patrick, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , M. Sisson 2 , M. Wells 2 , W. Fields 4 , L. Ward 3 , F. Castro
2-out RBI: W. Fields
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , M. Lockhart , W. Fields , R. Lewis
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Ward-Wells)
OF assists: 1 (Frost(Tapia at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
B. Russell CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
   b-J. Ballard PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
B. Tapia LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 0 0
D. Martin C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
S. Wagner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0
J. Cobb 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
J. Sosa RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
C. Roberts SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
J. Patrick P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Stafne PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Wiley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 0 7 0 0 4 7      
a - R. Stafne pinch hit for J. Patrick in the 8th
b - J. Ballard pinch hit for B. Russell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Tapia (1, 7th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ballard , B. Tapia 2 , D. Martin 2 , S. Wagner , J. Cobb , J. Sosa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Wagner
GIDP: J. Cobb
Team LOB: 5
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro W (1-0) 8.0 5 0 0 0 4 0 106 0.00   
L. Bilski SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 76
Batters Faced: F. Castro 27, L. Bilski 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 12-6, L. Bilski 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 106-67, L. Bilski 17-10
WP: L. Bilski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Patrick L (0-1) 8.0 7 3 3 2 3 1 126 3.38   
P. Wiley 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Patrick 57
Batters Faced: J. Patrick 33, P. Wiley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Patrick 10-11, P. Wiley 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Patrick 126-72, P. Wiley 13-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Castro
Ballpark: Mission Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM PT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 34984
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