MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
05/21/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 610 - SUNDAY, MAY 21ST , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (23-21) 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 0 9 10 0
Twin Cities Northmen (27-17) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Drillers Mow Down Northmen, 9-1
Good production from left fielder Mike Wells helped the Houston Drillers topple the Twin Cities Northmen, 9-1. Wells was 4-5 with 4 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Drillers. Today's win puts Houston at 23-21, while Twin Cities falls to 27-17.

With Houston leading 2-1 in the top of the fifth, Wells hit a run-scoring single off Twin Cities hurler Charlie Sokol. It was the 42nd hit of the season for Wells and put his team ahead, 3-1.

"Every time you put a 'W' on the board is always good," said Wells.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Ward 2B 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 .238 4 14
   a-J. Frost PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 3 14
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Wells LF 5 2 4 2 0 1 0 .268 2 17
W. Fields 3B 5 1 2 4 0 1 3 .256 3 14
M. Sisson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .242 6 22
A. Amador RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266 1 12
C. Fee C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 2 9
J. Medrano 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316 0 1
D. Martinez SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .235 4 15
R. McStay P 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .263 0 0
   b-E. Shofner 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 2
Totals 37 9 10 8 1 7 7      
a - J. Frost pinch hit for L. Ward in the 9th
b - E. Shofner substituted for R. McStay in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Ward (8, 5th Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Fields (3, 7th Inning off T. Lloyd, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Ward 4 , M. Wells 4 , W. Fields 5 , D. Martinez
2-out RBI: M. Wells , W. Fields
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Sisson 2
Sac Bunt: R. McStay
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ward-Martinez-Medrano)
OF assists: 1 (Amador(Pavey at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .274 4 16
S. Pavey 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .280 2 6
C. Jacobs RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .252 3 15
B. Shingleton SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .314 7 24
A. Morales 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .248 3 17
E. Wathen 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .219 5 18
E. Hernandez CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .211 1 13
J. Alicea C 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .216 1 7
   b-S. Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 1 5
C. Sokol P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .095 0 0
   T. Lloyd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Pino PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .309 0 3
   E. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   c-R. Giardina PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .195 2 16
Totals 32 1 7 1 4 9 19      
a - M. Pino pinch hit for T. Lloyd in the 7th
b - S. Garcia pinch hit for J. Alicea in the 9th
c - R. Giardina pinch hit for E. Gonzalez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Wathen (5, 9th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Pavey 3 , C. Jacobs , A. Morales , E. Wathen 2 , C. Sokol
2-out RBI: A. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Morales , M. Pino , R. Giardina
GIDP: B. Shingleton
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wathen (2)
PB: J. Alicea
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McStay W (2-4) 8.0 6 1 1 4 8 0 128 2.64   
L. Bilski 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 70
Batters Faced: R. McStay 32, L. Bilski 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 6-8, L. Bilski 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 128-76, L. Bilski 13-11
Balk: R. McStay
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sokol L (2-3) 6.0 9 8 6 1 4 0 116 3.79   
T. Lloyd 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12 3.09   
E. Gonzalez 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sokol 29
Batters Faced: C. Sokol 29, T. Lloyd 4, E. Gonzalez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sokol 7-7, T. Lloyd 2-1, E. Gonzalez 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sokol 116-70, T. Lloyd 12-8, E. Gonzalez 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Lloyd 2-2
WP: C. Sokol 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Wells
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 22292
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