MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
05/09/1968
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 396 - THURSDAY, MAY 9TH , 1968 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (16-12) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 0
Twin Cities Northmen (11-18) 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 X 6 10 1
Northmen Beat Drillers, 6-4
The Twin Cities Northmen beat the Houston Drillers, 6-4. Twin Cities pitcher and McMinnville, Tennessee, native Dave Gilson led the way. In 7 innings, Gilson surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 5. He allowed 3 runs. The Northmen are off to a tough start, getting just their 11th win in 29 games.

With Twin Cities trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth, Gilson hit a 2-run single off Houston hurler Danny Prentice. It was the 2nd hit of the season for Gilson and put his team ahead, 4-3.

"Dave just went about his business, throwing strikes," said Twin Cities manager G Maloney.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martin CF 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 .276 3 14
A. Amador LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .278 0 5
M. Riojas 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 6 21
   a-M. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .195 1 3
   b-T. Barajas 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 2
W. Fields 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .238 2 7
   e-J. Hart PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 1 4
J. Frost RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .321 2 10
D. Sanders 3B, SS 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .255 3 11
T. Bennet SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .288 1 7
   c-B. Goff PH, 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
R. Ketchum C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .270 6 18
D. Prentice P 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 .167 0 1
   d-F. Price PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 1 7
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4 5 8 26      
a - M. Wells pinch hit for M. Riojas in the 7th
b - T. Barajas substituted for M. Wells in the 7th
c - B. Goff pinch hit for T. Bennet in the 8th
d - F. Price pinch hit for D. Prentice in the 8th
e - J. Hart pinch hit for W. Fields in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frost (7, 5th Inning off D. Gilson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Sanders (2, 4th Inning off D. Gilson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martin , A. Amador , J. Frost 2 , D. Sanders 4 , T. Bennet , B. Goff , R. Ketchum , D. Prentice , F. Price
2-out RBI: J. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martin , A. Amador 2 , D. Sanders
Sac Bunt: D. Prentice 2
Hit by Pitch: T. Barajas
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Gonzalez CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .239 0 7
D. Basilio 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 0 2
A. Morales LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .253 0 7
S. Garcia RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .259 8 18
D. Bishop 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .216 2 9
S. Geerlings C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .278 1 5
   C. Kirkley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Berg SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .155 0 2
M. Pino 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .238 2 6
   c-J. Hicks 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 0 4
D. Gilson P 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .143 0 3
   a-B. Milligan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .105 0 1
   b-M. Stephens C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
Totals 33 6 10 6 2 4 11      
a - B. Milligan pinch hit for D. Gilson in the 7th
b - M. Stephens substituted for B. Milligan in the 8th
c - J. Hicks substituted for M. Pino in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Pino (4, 3rd Inning off D. Prentice, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Morales (7, 7th Inning off D. Prentice, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Gonzalez 2 , A. Morales 3 , S. Garcia , D. Bishop 2 , S. Geerlings , M. Pino 2 , D. Gilson
2-out RBI: E. Gonzalez , A. Morales , D. Bishop , D. Gilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Gonzalez , S. Geerlings
Sac Bunt: S. Geerlings
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Gonzalez (7)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Gonzalez (3)
OF assists: 1 (Garcia(Frost at home))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Prentice L (2-1) 7.0 10 6 6 2 2 0 98 2.93   
T. Fried 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Prentice 33
Batters Faced: D. Prentice 33, T. Fried 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Prentice 9-10, T. Fried 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Prentice 98-70, T. Fried 15-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gilson W (3-3) 7.0 7 3 3 5 6 0 115 3.83   
C. Kirkley SV (5) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 36 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gilson 52
Batters Faced: D. Gilson 32, C. Kirkley 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gilson 5-9, C. Kirkley 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gilson 115-74, C. Kirkley 36-24
Hit Batsmen: C. Kirkley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Gilson
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 14772
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