MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
05/25/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 610 - SUNDAY, MAY 25TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (19-25) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 6 0
Houston Drillers (27-17) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
Houston Dispatched, 2-1, by Twin Cities
The Twin Cities Northmen and Houston Drillers put on a pitchers' duel.

Twin Cities right-hander Syed Farooqi helped his team edge Houston by the score of 2-1. Farooqi kept the opposing lineup in check. Farooqi, now 4-3, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 2 hits, while striking out 5, walking 5, and allowing 1 run.

John Kinney had a direct impact on the outcome. Kinney contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put Twin Cities up, 1-0.

"Good ballgame," said Houston manager Tom Harrington. "But we came up on the short end."

With the victory, the Northmen record stands at 19-25.
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jacobs RF 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 .242 1 12
C. Berman 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .262 1 19
   J. Jordan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Davalos 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .252 1 15
   c-M. McGurn 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 0 1
M. Perez CF, LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .301 2 18
B. Shingleton SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .287 4 30
G. Clement LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .236 4 21
   a-N. Lockhart LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 0 4
S. Pavey 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .253 1 13
J. Kinney C 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .310 0 2
S. Farooqi P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .045 0 0
   b-R. Giardina PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 3 17
   d-D. Miller 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 1 7 7 20      
a - N. Lockhart substituted for G. Clement in the 8th
b - R. Giardina pinch hit for S. Farooqi in the 9th
c - M. McGurn substituted for D. Davalos in the 9th
d - D. Miller substituted for R. Giardina in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Davalos (12, 6th Inning off B. Switzer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Davalos 3 , M. Perez , B. Shingleton , G. Clement , J. Kinney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Berman , B. Shingleton , J. Kinney , S. Farooqi
GIDP: C. Berman 2
Sac Bunt: S. Pavey
Hit by Pitch: M. Perez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Perez (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shingleton-Kinney-Davalos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .314 8 26
M. Lockhart RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .290 4 17
J. Frost CF 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .310 4 24
   e-B. Fitch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 1 9
C. Fee 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .263 6 25
L. Ward 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 4 25
R. Lewis C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .284 2 20
W. Fields 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264 4 17
J. Johnson SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 5 13
   b-M. Sisson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 4 18
   c-E. Shofner SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 0 2
B. Switzer P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 3
   a-J. Burke PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .217 1 8
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
   d-M. Hoffman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 1 2 1 6 5 9      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for B. Switzer in the 6th
b - M. Sisson pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 7th
c - E. Shofner substituted for M. Sisson in the 8th
d - M. Hoffman pinch hit for T. McAteer in the 8th
e - B. Fitch pinch hit for J. Frost in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Lewis (8, 5th Inning off S. Farooqi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Lewis 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Fields
GIDP: C. Fee
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Lockhart (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Johnson-Ward-Fee, Lewis-Shofner-Fee)
PB: R. Lewis
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Farooqi W (4-3) 8.0 2 1 1 5 5 0 122 2.27   
J. Jordan SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Farooqi 74
Batters Faced: S. Farooqi 29, J. Jordan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Farooqi 10-7, J. Jordan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Farooqi 122-68, J. Jordan 22-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Switzer L (4-4) 6.0 5 2 1 5 4 0 89 3.22   
T. McAteer 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 23 3.54   
W. Manning 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 0.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Switzer 55
Batters Faced: B. Switzer 27, T. McAteer 8, W. Manning 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Switzer 5-7, T. McAteer 1-2, W. Manning 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Switzer 89-51, T. McAteer 23-16, W. Manning 15-8
WP: B. Switzer
Hit Batsmen: B. Switzer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Syed Farooqi
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 22989
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