MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
05/23/1970
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 597 - SATURDAY, MAY 23RD , 1970 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (19-24) 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 4 12 13 1
Houston Drillers (26-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0
Northmen Lambaste Drillers, 12-1
The Twin Cities Northmen extended their winning streak.

The Twin Cities Northmen defeated the Houston Drillers, 12-1, at Sam Houston Field. Twin Cities catcher Rick Giardina had a superb performance. He was 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. Twin Cities has now reeled off 7 straight wins.

With Twin Cities leading 3-0 in the top of the third, Giardina hit a cutter from Rick McStay for a grand slam home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Northmen ahead, 7-0.

"I wish every win came this easy," said Giardina.
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Pino 3B 6 2 2 1 0 3 1 .173 6 18
S. Garcia LF 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .224 15 34
C. Jacobs RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .292 8 21
I. Olson 1B 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .325 6 23
E. Hernandez CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .210 4 10
T. Bennet SS 4 2 0 0 1 2 4 .191 0 9
R. Giardina C 4 2 3 4 1 0 1 .235 2 16
S. Pavey 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .169 1 9
J. Gibson P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 0 2
   a-A. Morales PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .311 2 8
   K. Eldridge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 12 13 12 6 11 18      
a - A. Morales pinch hit for J. Gibson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Hernandez (3, 2nd Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Olson (10, 5th Inning off A. Fagnani, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Garcia (15, 3rd Inning off R. McStay, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Giardina (2, 3rd Inning off R. McStay, 3 on, 1 out) , M. Pino (6, 8th Inning off T. Glantz, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Morales (2, 9th Inning off B. Switzer, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Pino 5 , S. Garcia 4 , C. Jacobs , I. Olson 4 , E. Hernandez 2 , R. Giardina 6 , J. Gibson , A. Morales 4
2-out RBI: A. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jacobs , R. Giardina , S. Pavey 2
Sac Bunt: J. Gibson
Hit by Pitch: S. Garcia
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jacobs (5)
CS: S. Garcia (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Pavey (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Pavey-Bennet-Olson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314 4 14
M. Sisson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 7 19
J. Frost RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 5 22
E. Ellison C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 4 21
L. Ward 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308 3 22
   b-E. Shofner PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
M. Wells LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 2 17
W. Fields 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .221 8 36
J. Casteel SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 4 13
R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Fagnani P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242 3 15
   T. Glantz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 0 4
   B. Switzer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1 0 3 7      
a - J. Martin pinch hit for A. Fagnani in the 5th
b - E. Shofner pinch hit for L. Ward in the 7th
c - J. Burke pinch hit for T. Glantz in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: W. Fields (8, 7th Inning off J. Gibson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , M. Wells , W. Fields 4
2-out RBI: W. Fields
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Ward
GIDP: J. Martin
Hit by Pitch: E. Ellison
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ellison-Casteel)
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gibson W (3-2) 8.0 4 1 1 0 3 1 114 2.88   
K. Eldridge 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gibson 73
Batters Faced: J. Gibson 29, K. Eldridge 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gibson 10-10, K. Eldridge 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gibson 114-69, K. Eldridge 7-7
Hit Batsmen: J. Gibson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McStay L (0-1) 2.1 6 7 7 3 2 2 61 8.22   
A. Fagnani 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 33 0.00   
T. Glantz 3.0 3 1 1 2 5 1 55 13.97   
B. Switzer 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 1 22 54.00   
W. Manning 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 12
Batters Faced: R. McStay 16, A. Fagnani 9, T. Glantz 14, B. Switzer 6, W. Manning 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 0-5, A. Fagnani 2-2, T. Glantz 2-2, B. Switzer 1-0, W. Manning 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 61-33, A. Fagnani 33-21, T. Glantz 55-34, B. Switzer 22-14, W. Manning 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Fagnani
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Giardina
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 18556
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