MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
10/06/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 2723 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 9 0
Detroit Wolverines 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 12 0
Drillers Hammered by Estrada, Drop Game 2 to Wolverines
The Detroit Wolverines defeated the Houston Drillers, 6-5, in Game 2 of the League Championship Series. Making an impact was first baseman Eddie Estrada, who was 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. The win moves Detroit into a 1-1 tie with Houston in the series.

Gasper Copeland contributed to the Detroit win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the second. For the game, the catcher had 3 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said Estrada.

The next game is set to be played for Monday, October 8th , 1973 at Sam Houston Field in Houston.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .351 0 8
M. Lockhart LF 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 .394 1 7
M. Wells 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .229 1 8
M. Sisson CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .270 2 4
W. Fields 3B 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .167 0 3
L. Ward 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .235 2 6
C. Fee C 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 .364 4 6
D. Martinez SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .154 0 1
   a-A. Amador PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .444 0 2
   b-C. Walton SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-E. Shofner SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Castro P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   R. Robins P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5 7 7 20      
a - A. Amador pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 6th
b - C. Walton substituted for A. Amador in the 6th
c - J. Burke pinch hit for C. Walton in the 8th
d - B. Jackson pinch hit for R. Robins in the 8th
e - E. Shofner substituted for J. Burke in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Fee (4, 2nd Inning off S. Litwak, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , M. Lockhart , M. Sisson , W. Fields , L. Ward 2 , C. Fee 4 , F. Castro
2-out RBI: J. Frost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , M. Sisson , L. Ward
GIDP: L. Ward
Sac Bunt: R. Robins
Sac Fly: M. Wells
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (5) , M. Lockhart (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lee LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .237 3 5
J. Plumley CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .303 1 3
D. Simmons 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .243 2 4
P. Morrison RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .297 2 5
E. Estrada 1B 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 .407 2 10
B. Taylor SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .185 0 2
P. Popeck 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .348 0 3
   P. Carter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Cowell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .444 0 1
   W. Washington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Copeland C 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .296 1 4
S. Litwak P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-B. Cook 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 6 2 5 17      
a - B. Cook substituted for S. Litwak in the 6th
b - R. Cowell pinch hit for P. Carter in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Estrada (3, 2nd Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Morrison (2, 7th Inning off R. Robins, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Plumley (1, 1st Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Copeland (1, 2nd Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Estrada (2, 3rd Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Lee 2 , J. Plumley 4 , P. Morrison 4 , E. Estrada 6 , P. Popeck , G. Copeland 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Plumley , P. Popeck , R. Cowell , S. Litwak
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Morrison (2) , G. Copeland (1)
CS: J. Plumley (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Simmons-Popeck-Estrada)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro L (1-1) 2.1 7 6 6 1 2 3 43 10.38   
R. Robins 4.2 5 0 0 1 3 0 72 0.00   
J. Ferguson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 16
Batters Faced: F. Castro 15, R. Robins 19, J. Ferguson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 2-3, R. Robins 4-6, J. Ferguson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 43-29, R. Robins 72-45, J. Ferguson 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Robins 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak W (1-0) 5.0 5 5 5 6 6 1 102 4.05   
P. Carter H (1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 32 0.00   
W. Washington SV (3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 37
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 25, P. Carter 9, W. Washington 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 3-5, P. Carter 4-1, W. Washington 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 102-60, P. Carter 32-20, W. Washington 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Carter 1-1
WP: S. Litwak
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Estrada
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Rain (56 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 36481
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