MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
04/10/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 36 - THURSDAY, APRIL 10TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Wranglers (1-2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 1
Houston Drillers (2-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 X 6 7 1
Drillers Send Dallas Home with 6-2 Loss
The Houston Drillers picked up a win at Sam Houston Field, knocking off the Dallas Wranglers, 6-2. On the mound for Houston was right-hander Dick Knight. He played a key role in the triumph. Reliever Tom McAteer picked up the win. His record improves to 1-1. Steve Coomes, who finished 4th in the ABL in wins with 17 in 1966, took the loss. The Drillers raised their record to 2-1.

Houston took a 2-1 lead on Lou Ward's 3rd double of the season. The run-scoring double, which Ward hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Dallas pitcher Steve Coomes visibly frustrated.

"Some wins are easy and some are difficult, but either way we come to the ballpark ready to work hard every day," Ward told the Houston Gazette.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .250 0 0
R. Adams CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 0 2
R. McCoy RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
J. Hammit 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .364 0 2
F. Johnson C 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .182 1 2
P. Simmons LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .333 0 1
C. Yoshimura 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .286 0 0
M. Weatherby SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-L. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-D. Hughes SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Coomes P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   J. Richardson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Golf PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 1 5 1 20      
a - L. Smith pinch hit for M. Weatherby in the 7th
b - D. Hughes substituted for L. Smith in the 7th
c - T. Golf pinch hit for J. Richardson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hammit (2, 6th Inning off D. Knight, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: P. Simmons (1, 2nd Inning off D. Knight, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Adams , J. Hammit 3 , P. Simmons 3 , C. Yoshimura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. McCoy , J. Hammit 2 , F. Johnson , C. Yoshimura , S. Coomes
Sac Bunt: R. Adams 2
Hit by Pitch: D. Howard
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hughes (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Weatherby-Howard-Yoshimura)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
M. Lockhart RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
J. Frost CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
C. Fee 1B 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 .444 0 2
L. Ward 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .455 2 5
R. Lewis C 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .200 0 3
W. Fields 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .200 0 1
J. Johnson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .100 0 0
D. Knight P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. McAteer P 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
Totals 30 6 7 6 4 5 16      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for D. Knight in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Ward (3, 7th Inning off S. Coomes, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Frost (1, 8th Inning off J. Richardson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Lockhart , J. Frost 2 , C. Fee , L. Ward 2 , R. Lewis , W. Fields , T. McAteer
2-out RBI: T. McAteer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Ward , J. Johnson
GIDP: L. Ward
Sac Fly: C. Fee
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (2)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Fields (1)
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Coomes L (0-1) 6.2 6 5 5 2 4 0 113 6.75   
J. Richardson 1.1 1 1 0 2 1 0 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Coomes 44
Batters Faced: S. Coomes 27, J. Richardson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Coomes 10-5, J. Richardson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Coomes 113-70, J. Richardson 28-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Richardson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Knight 6.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 69 1.50   
T. McAteer W (1-1) 3.0 3 1 0 3 0 0 65 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Knight 63
Batters Faced: D. Knight 23, T. McAteer 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Knight 7-10, T. McAteer 2-7
Pitches - Strikes: D. Knight 69-42, T. McAteer 65-34
WP: T. McAteer
Hit Batsmen: D. Knight
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Knight
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 18859
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