MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
05/09/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 434 - SUNDAY, MAY 9TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (20-12) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 2
Twin Cities Northmen (16-16) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 3 5 0
Northmen Pick Up 3-1 Win Against Houston
The Twin Cities Northmen picked up a win at Twin Cities Stadium, courtesy of Bob Freeland. The left-hander helped his team stop the Houston Drillers, 3-1. The win has Twin Cities at 16-16.

Twin Cities center fielder Noland Lockhart contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With two down, he hit a slider to center field for a run-scoring single. It was his 31st hit of the season and put the Northmen ahead, 2-0.

"Every play was important. Every out was important," said Northmen manager Jason Gudim.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .307 2 10
M. Hoffman C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265 0 10
M. Wells LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .303 4 16
M. Sisson CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .292 6 23
P. Parkyn 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .245 0 16
L. Ward 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262 2 14
J. Duersch 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .348 1 3
   b-L. Eccles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 12
J. Johnson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .156 2 6
W. Manning P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   M. Erb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Lockhart PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .381 3 28
   A. Colon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 3 4 13      
a - M. Lockhart pinch hit for M. Erb in the 8th
b - L. Eccles pinch hit for J. Duersch in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lockhart (10, 8th Inning off B. Freeland, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Hoffman , M. Sisson , P. Parkyn 2 , L. Ward , M. Lockhart 2
2-out RBI: M. Sisson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Parkyn 2
GIDP: J. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: M. Wells
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Frost (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Hoffman (3) , L. Ward (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Ward-Duersch)
PB: M. Hoffman
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lockhart CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .242 1 11
C. Berman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .282 3 13
P. Walker LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .315 2 13
   a-R. Brown LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367 0 8
C. Jacobs RF 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .254 5 19
   d-S. Pavey 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 2 5
M. McGurn 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .241 1 9
R. Clifford 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 0 3
   b-D. Weaver PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1
T. McNabb SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .105 0 0
J. Kinney C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .192 0 3
B. Freeland P 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .071 0 1
   c-B. Shingleton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 5 16
   R. Lindstrom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 3 5 3 7 2 16      
a - R. Brown substituted for P. Walker in the 8th
b - D. Weaver pinch hit for R. Clifford in the 8th
c - B. Shingleton pinch hit for B. Freeland in the 8th
d - S. Pavey substituted for C. Jacobs in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Walker (3, 7th Inning off W. Manning, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Weaver (1, 8th Inning off A. Colon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Walker (2, 4th Inning off W. Manning, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Lockhart , C. Berman , P. Walker 6 , D. Weaver 3
2-out RBI: N. Lockhart , P. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. McGurn 2 , J. Kinney
GIDP: B. Shingleton
Hit by Pitch: T. McNabb
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Lockhart (5) , C. Jacobs (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McGurn-McNabb-McGurn)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Manning L (0-1) 6.2 4 3 2 6 2 1 98 3.60   
M. Erb 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.08   
A. Colon 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Manning 52
Batters Faced: W. Manning 31, M. Erb 1, A. Colon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Manning 7-10, M. Erb 1-0, A. Colon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Manning 98-50, M. Erb 1-1, A. Colon 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Erb 2-0
Hit Batsmen: W. Manning
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Freeland W (3-3) 8.0 6 1 1 3 4 0 106 3.22   
R. Lindstrom SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Freeland 67
Batters Faced: B. Freeland 32, R. Lindstrom 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Freeland 10-8, R. Lindstrom 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Freeland 106-64, R. Lindstrom 7-4
Hit Batsmen: B. Freeland
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Freeland
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 19236
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