MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
05/20/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 594 - SATURDAY, MAY 20TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (22-21) 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 8 10 2
Twin Cities Northmen (27-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0
Drillers Top Northmen, 8-1, Behind Castro
The Houston Drillers and starting pitcher Francisco Castro stifled the Twin Cities offense en route to a comfortable 8-1 win at Twin Cities Stadium. Their 22-21 record puts the Drillers third in the American Baseball League Western Division.

Castro scattered 3 hits over 9 innings for the Drillers. With the win, Castro moves to 3-4 on the year with 31 strikeouts.

"I made some pitches when I had to," said Castro.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .231 3 14
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .223 4 12
M. Wells LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 2 15
M. Sisson CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .248 6 22
A. Amador 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .272 1 12
E. Ellison C 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .288 3 9
E. Shofner 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .176 0 2
D. Martinez SS 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .233 4 15
F. Castro P 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .105 0 2
Totals 35 8 10 8 5 3 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Wells (11, 3rd Inning off D. Church, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Ellison (5, 6th Inning off D. Church, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Ellison (3, 4th Inning off D. Church, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Martinez (4, 4th Inning off D. Church, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Frost (3, 6th Inning off D. Church, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost 5 , M. Wells 2 , A. Amador 2 , E. Ellison 6 , E. Shofner , D. Martinez 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sisson , A. Amador , F. Castro
Sac Fly: F. Castro
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (11) , E. Shofner (2)
CS: M. Sisson (3)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Shofner (1) , F. Castro (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Ellison-Ward)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .279 4 16
S. Pavey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 2 6
C. Jacobs RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .252 3 15
B. Shingleton SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .322 7 24
A. Morales 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .248 3 16
E. Wathen 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .216 5 18
E. Hernandez CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .216 1 13
R. Giardina C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .197 2 16
D. Church P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 1
   K. Eldridge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 1 5
   P. Whitaker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1 5 4 11      
a - S. Garcia pinch hit for K. Eldridge in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Clement (4, 8th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Clement 4 , C. Jacobs , A. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Pavey , R. Giardina
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Jacobs (4) , A. Morales 2 (4)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro W (3-4) 9.0 3 1 1 5 4 1 133 2.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 76
Batters Faced: F. Castro 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 8-12
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 133-77
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Church L (5-2) 5.1 10 8 8 2 1 3 106 3.47   
K. Eldridge 2.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 35 1.93   
P. Whitaker 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Church 15
Batters Faced: D. Church 28, K. Eldridge 9, P. Whitaker 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Church 10-5, K. Eldridge 2-4, P. Whitaker 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Church 106-66, K. Eldridge 35-18, P. Whitaker 13-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Castro
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 23023
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