MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
05/27/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
GAME ID: 628 - MONDAY, MAY 27TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (20-24) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 6 10 3
Los Angeles Pobladores (23-22) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 1
Pobladores Absorb 6-2 Home Loss
Houston picked up a win at San Vicente Park, bumping off the Los Angeles Pobladores, 6-2. Pitcher Dick Knight was a major reason the Drillers emerged victorious. The save was credited to Jeff Ferguson, his 1st. With the win, Houston has a record of 20-24. Los Angeles falls to 23-22.

The Drillers got a gift in the top of the seventh inning, when they were leading 2-1. With two out and runners on 1st and 3rd, Dick Knight reached on an error by the 3B, driving in 1 run. It made the score 3-1, Houston.

"Getting ahead of the hitters was the key," said Knight.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .292 4 20
M. Sisson CF, LF 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .204 5 16
M. Lockhart LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .242 0 16
   a-M. Hoffman CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .241 1 9
M. Wells 1B 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .290 5 23
   b-J. Medrano 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 1
W. Fields 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .274 6 30
L. Ward 2B 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .178 4 18
C. Fee C 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .236 5 15
T. Martucci SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .198 0 7
   c-J. Johnson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 1
D. Knight P 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154 0 1
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 5 3 4 15      
a - M. Hoffman substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th
b - J. Medrano substituted for M. Wells in the 8th
c - J. Johnson substituted for T. Martucci in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frost (11, 3rd Inning off J. Arndt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Wells (2, 4th Inning off J. Arndt, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 3 , M. Lockhart 2 , M. Hoffman , M. Wells 3 , W. Fields , L. Ward , C. Fee , T. Martucci
2-out RBI: M. Hoffman , L. Ward , C. Fee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , M. Sisson , J. Medrano , T. Martucci , D. Knight
GIDP: D. Knight
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sisson (7) , M. Lockhart (11) , M. Hoffman (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Lockhart (3) , W. Fields (7) , D. Knight (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Fine SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .298 1 9
M. Castillo 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .260 8 27
M. Berberet 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .255 3 9
J. Roberson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .298 4 19
P. McCarthy LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .306 3 19
R. Lord RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .238 4 16
   b-B. Bridges RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 0 6
N. Lane 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 1 1
J. Arndt P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .107 0 2
   a-C. Gunter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 6 18
   L. Seger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Rios P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Bursley PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303 0 5
B. Settles C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .266 0 5
Totals 35 2 7 2 1 5 18      
a - C. Gunter pinch hit for J. Arndt in the 7th
b - B. Bridges substituted for R. Lord in the 8th
c - B. Bursley pinch hit for M. Rios in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Fine , M. Castillo , J. Roberson , P. McCarthy 2 , N. Lane , B. Bursley
2-out RBI: J. Fine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Fine , R. Lord 2
Hit by Pitch: P. McCarthy
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Fine (23)
CS: J. Fine (6) , M. Castillo (2)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Lane (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Settles-Fine-Berberet)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Knight W (3-1) 8.2 7 2 0 1 5 0 111 1.18   
J. Ferguson SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Knight 70
Batters Faced: D. Knight 36, J. Ferguson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Knight 9-10, J. Ferguson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Knight 111-74, J. Ferguson 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ferguson 3-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Knight
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Arndt L (3-6) 7.0 5 3 2 2 2 0 100 2.49   
L. Seger 1.2 4 3 3 1 1 0 34 3.91   
M. Rios 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Arndt 57
Batters Faced: J. Arndt 28, L. Seger 10, M. Rios 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Arndt 12-6, L. Seger 2-2, M. Rios 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Arndt 100-65, L. Seger 34-22, M. Rios 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rios 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Knight
Ballpark: San Vicente Park
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM PT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 16847
Special Notes: RF Richie Lord was injured while throwing the ball.
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