MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
05/17/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 531 - MONDAY, MAY 17TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Seagulls (22-17) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 0
Houston Drillers (26-14) 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 X 10 6 2
Drillers Strike Down Seagulls, 10-3
Starting pitcher Francisco Castro pitched well enough to help the Houston Drillers beat the San Francisco Seagulls, 10-3. Castro yielded 3 runs over 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 8 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3. His record improves to 5-1. The Houston winning streak has reached 4 games.

Jackie Frost hit a bases-clearing triple off Andre DeVault in the bottom of the seventh, which put the Drillers in front, 6-3. Frost had 1 walk, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 4.

"Solid performance from our side," said Drillers manager Tom Harrington.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Johnson 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .326 1 7
R. Stafne LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .330 1 10
   a-J. Sosa RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 1 15
B. Tapia RF, LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .370 2 17
S. Wagner 3B 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .323 7 35
   b-G. Bishop 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .241 2 5
J. Cobb 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .326 1 22
C. Roberts SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .245 1 13
B. Russell CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .299 3 15
B. Henry C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .195 1 5
   c-J. Baxter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 0 1
R. Heath P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 3
   A. DeVault P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Shipley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 2
Totals 33 3 8 2 1 3 19      
a - J. Sosa substituted for R. Stafne in the 1st
b - G. Bishop substituted for S. Wagner in the 1st
c - J. Baxter pinch hit for B. Henry in the 9th
d - J. Burke pinch hit for R. Shipley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cobb (7, 6th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Johnson 2 , J. Sosa , B. Tapia 2 , J. Cobb 2 , C. Roberts , B. Russell
2-out RBI: C. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Bishop , J. Cobb , B. Russell , R. Heath
GIDP: G. Bishop
Sac Bunt: R. Stafne , J. Sosa
Sac Fly: S. Wagner
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sosa (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Henry-Cobb, Cobb-Roberts-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 2 1 3 1 0 0 .301 2 15
M. Hoffman LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .266 1 15
L. Eccles C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .325 1 15
M. Sisson CF 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 .295 8 29
P. Parkyn 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246 1 18
J. Duersch 2B, SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .286 1 4
E. Shofner 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .150 0 2
   a-M. Wells PH 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .279 5 21
   G. Dale P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Thompson SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154 0 1
   b-M. Lockhart PH, 1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .384 4 35
F. Castro P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0
   c-L. Ward PH, 2B 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .256 2 21
Totals 28 10 6 10 9 3 9      
a - M. Wells pinch hit for E. Shofner in the 7th
b - M. Lockhart pinch hit for A. Thompson in the 7th
c - L. Ward pinch hit for F. Castro in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Hoffman (4, 1st Inning off R. Heath, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Eccles (6, 4th Inning off R. Heath, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Hoffman (3, 7th Inning off A. DeVault, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Frost (2, 7th Inning off A. DeVault, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Sisson (8, 7th Inning off A. DeVault, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost 3 , M. Hoffman 5 , L. Eccles 3 , M. Sisson 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Shofner
GIDP: A. Thompson
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (17) , M. Hoffman (11)
CS: L. Eccles (3)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Parkyn (2) , A. Thompson (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Duersch-Thompson-Shofner)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Heath L (2-2) 6.1 3 6 6 7 3 0 110 2.25   
A. DeVault 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 1 19 4.85   
R. Shipley 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Heath 39
Batters Faced: R. Heath 27, A. DeVault 4, R. Shipley 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Heath 9-5, A. DeVault 0-0, R. Shipley 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Heath 110-60, A. DeVault 19-11, R. Shipley 27-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. DeVault 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro W (5-1) 7.0 8 3 0 1 3 0 101 2.66   
G. Dale 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 57
Batters Faced: F. Castro 31, G. Dale 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 9-9, G. Dale 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 101-68, G. Dale 28-19
WP: F. Castro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Castro
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 19784
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