MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
05/04/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 391 - THURSDAY, MAY 4TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Emeralds (13-15) 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 13 0
Houston Drillers (16-12) 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 2
Drillers Lose, 6-4, to Seattle
The 6-4 Seattle win over Houston was due in large part to Freddie Boone. The Emeralds left fielder was 3-4 with 3 singles and a walk. Seattle pitcher John Walker earned the win, hiking his record to 2-2. Francisco Castro suffered the loss. Houston drops to 16-12.

With the game tied, 4-4, in the top of the sixth, Boone had a key at-bat for Seattle. With runners on 1st and 3rd, Boone hit a run-scoring single off Francisco Castro, making the score 5-4, Emeralds.

"They had a good approach," Houston skipper Steven Palps said of the opposition. "Hats off to them."
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Salazar RF 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 .300 2 12
F. Boone LF 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .355 1 6
D. Guest 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .292 0 7
C. Hall 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .354 4 13
E. Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .205 0 7
R. Roseboro CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .234 2 13
R. Soto SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .190 0 4
R. Allen 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .217 0 0
J. Walker P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .214 1 3
   a-J. Guerra PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276 0 5
   B. Underwood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 5 19
   D. Brewer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 6 13 6 2 4 19      
a - J. Guerra pinch hit for J. Walker in the 6th
b - S. Wells pinch hit for B. Underwood in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Salazar , F. Boone 3 , D. Guest 2 , C. Hall 3 , R. Roseboro , R. Allen 2 , J. Guerra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hall , R. Roseboro , R. Allen , J. Walker
GIDP: S. Wells
Sac Fly: D. Guest , R. Soto
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Guerra (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Soto-Hall-Guest)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .252 1 7
C. Fee C 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .339 2 6
J. Frost RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 0 9
M. Sisson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .242 4 16
M. Wells LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .257 1 9
W. Fields 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .253 2 6
C. Walton 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 0 4
   b-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .118 0 1
D. Martinez SS 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .243 3 11
   B. Switzer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-E. Ellison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 2 7
F. Castro P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 1
   a-E. Shofner SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
   d-R. Lewis PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1
Totals 32 4 7 4 3 5 7      
a - E. Shofner substituted for F. Castro in the 7th
b - J. Burke pinch hit for C. Walton in the 9th
c - E. Ellison pinch hit for B. Switzer in the 9th
d - R. Lewis pinch hit for E. Shofner in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Wells (1, 2nd Inning off J. Walker, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Martinez (3, 3rd Inning off J. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Fee (2, 5th Inning off J. Walker, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Fee 4 , J. Frost , M. Sisson , M. Wells 4 , C. Walton , D. Martinez 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sisson , M. Wells
GIDP: F. Castro
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: D. Martinez (4) , F. Castro (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Fields-Walton-Amador)
OF assists: 1 (Sisson(Guest at 3rd base))
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Walker W (2-2) 5.0 7 4 4 2 2 3 95 3.65   
B. Underwood H (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 2.66   
D. Brewer SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Walker 37
Batters Faced: J. Walker 23, B. Underwood 6, D. Brewer 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Walker 8-4, B. Underwood 2-3, D. Brewer 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Walker 95-58, B. Underwood 21-17, D. Brewer 26-15
WP: J. Walker 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro L (2-3) 6.0 11 6 5 1 4 0 106 3.51   
B. Switzer 3.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 41 1.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 31
Batters Faced: F. Castro 31, B. Switzer 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 7-6, B. Switzer 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 106-72, B. Switzer 41-25
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Freddie Boone
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 19729
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