MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SEATTLE EMERALDS
04/26/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SEATTLE EMERALDS
GAME ID: 303 - THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (10-12) 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 6 10 2
Seattle Emeralds (10-11) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Drillers Victors, 6-1, at Seattle
Houston Drillers starter Francisco Castro pitched a strong game against the Seattle Emeralds at Puget Field, leading the Drillers to victory, 6-1. The win puts Houston at 10-12.

Houston won the game in part because of Jackie Frost. The right fielder ripped a grand slam home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Drillers ahead, 5-1. For the game, Frost had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"I executed the game plan," said Castro.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sisson CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .329 7 15
W. Fields 3B 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 1 8
J. Frost RF 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .307 3 14
M. Wells LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .315 7 14
C. Fee C 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .308 4 12
A. Amador 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282 1 4
L. Ward 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .260 1 6
D. Martinez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .169 0 1
F. Castro P 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .364 0 0
   B. Gray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Burke PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278 1 1
   G. Decker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6 2 4 10      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for B. Gray in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frost (4, 9th Inning off J. Wilson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Frost (3, 5th Inning off M. Harris, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Burke (1, 9th Inning off J. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sisson , J. Frost 6 , C. Fee 3 , L. Ward , D. Martinez , F. Castro , J. Burke 4
2-out RBI: J. Frost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , D. Martinez , F. Castro
Sac Bunt: A. Amador
Hit by Pitch: J. Frost
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sisson (5)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Fields (4) , A. Amador (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guerra RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
D. Guest 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .297 0 4
C. Hall 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .306 2 15
F. Boone LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .321 2 8
S. Wells 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 1 6
A. Link C 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .280 0 1
R. Salazar CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 2 6
R. Soto SS 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .238 4 11
   c-D. Robertson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 1 5
M. Harris P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 1 1
   a-D. Boatwright PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   C. Reynolds P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Wright PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .136 1 4
   J. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 8 13      
a - D. Boatwright pinch hit for M. Harris in the 5th
b - G. Wright pinch hit for C. Reynolds in the 7th
c - D. Robertson pinch hit for R. Soto in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Guest 2 , C. Hall , A. Link 3 , R. Soto
2-out RBI: D. Guest
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Guerra , F. Boone , A. Link
Sac Bunt: J. Guerra
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Soto (1)
CS: A. Link (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Link (1)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro W (1-1) 7.0 6 1 1 1 7 0 119 2.18   
B. Gray 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.05   
G. Decker 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 8.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 67
Batters Faced: F. Castro 28, B. Gray 3, G. Decker 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 5-8, B. Gray 2-0, G. Decker 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 119-79, B. Gray 11-8, G. Decker 10-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Harris L (2-2) 5.0 5 5 4 2 2 1 79 3.60   
C. Reynolds 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 0.00   
J. Wilson 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 34 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harris 39
Batters Faced: M. Harris 22, C. Reynolds 9, J. Wilson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harris 10-3, C. Reynolds 5-1, J. Wilson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harris 79-45, C. Reynolds 32-20, J. Wilson 34-24
Hit Batsmen: C. Reynolds
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Castro
Ballpark: Puget Field
Weather: Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 16422
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