MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO HURONS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
04/12/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO HURONS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 64 - SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Hurons (2-3) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 0
Houston Drillers (4-1) 2 1 3 6 0 1 0 0 X 13 17 2
Ward Excels, Houston Blows Out Toronto
The Houston Drillers beat the Toronto Hurons, 13-3, at Sam Houston Field. The Drillers got a fine performance from second baseman Lou Ward, who was 4 for 4 with 4 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. Toronto drops to 2-3.

Ward contributed in the bottom of the first. With the bases loaded, he hit a 2-run single. It was one at-bat among others that helped Houston get the win.

"It was a solid, all-around game for us," said Houston manager Jared Placeholder.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Paige 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .000 0 0
J. McPhearson 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .333 0 1
M. Lasseter 1B 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .267 0 3
   b-D. Bleicher PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
J. Luna CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .444 0 3
M. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .235 0 7
J. Banes LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .278 0 1
E. Alfonso SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .400 0 1
E. Santiago C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .067 0 0
A. Sosa P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   D. Hamilton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Haddock P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Hunt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 1
   B. Immel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Hinojosa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 2 1 13 12      
a - B. Hunt pinch hit for L. Haddock in the 7th
b - D. Bleicher pinch hit for M. Lasseter in the 8th
c - R. Hinojosa pinch hit for B. Immel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lasseter (1, 1st Inning off M. Brown, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Banes (1, 9th Inning off M. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. McPhearson 2 , M. Lasseter 2 , D. Bleicher , J. Luna 2 , J. Banes 3 , E. Alfonso
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McPhearson , M. Walker , J. Banes
GIDP: M. Lasseter , E. Santiago
Hit by Pitch: J. Banes
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Paige (1)
CS: J. Luna (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Luna(Frost at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 4 2 2 2 2 0 1 .167 1 5
M. Lockhart RF 5 2 3 2 1 1 3 .238 0 2
J. Frost CF 5 0 1 1 1 0 7 .333 0 2
C. Fee C 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .412 1 4
L. Ward 2B 4 2 4 3 0 0 0 .450 2 8
   a-A. Thompson PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
W. Fields 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .294 0 2
   b-J. Duersch PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Fitch 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 .333 0 2
J. Johnson SS 4 2 1 2 1 0 1 .167 0 2
M. Brown P 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0 1
   H. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 13 17 13 7 4 22      
a - A. Thompson pinch hit for L. Ward in the 7th
b - J. Duersch pinch hit for W. Fields in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lockhart (1, 2nd Inning off A. Sosa, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Wells 2 (2, 3rd Inning off A. Sosa, 3 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off L. Haddock, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Johnson (1, 4th Inning off D. Hamilton, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Wells 4 , M. Lockhart 4 , J. Frost , C. Fee 2 , L. Ward 4 , W. Fields , B. Fitch , J. Johnson 2 , M. Brown 2
2-out RBI: M. Lockhart , J. Frost , L. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , C. Fee , B. Fitch
Sac Fly: B. Fitch
Hit by Pitch: M. Brown
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Fields 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Fields (2) , J. Duersch (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Ward-Johnson-Fitch, Johnson-Thompson-Fitch)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Sosa L (0-1) 2.1 7 6 6 4 1 0 72 23.14   
D. Hamilton 1.1 6 6 6 0 1 0 31 19.64   
L. Haddock 2.1 3 1 1 2 0 0 40 3.60   
B. Immel 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sosa 12
Batters Faced: A. Sosa 19, D. Hamilton 10, L. Haddock 11, B. Immel 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sosa 3-3, D. Hamilton 1-2, L. Haddock 3-3, B. Immel 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sosa 72-38, D. Hamilton 31-21, L. Haddock 40-21, B. Immel 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hamilton 2-0 , L. Haddock 1-1
WP: D. Hamilton 2
Hit Batsmen: A. Sosa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Brown W (1-0) 8.0 8 3 1 1 13 0 140 1.12   
H. Mitchell 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Brown 70
Batters Faced: M. Brown 34, H. Mitchell 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Brown 3-6, H. Mitchell 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Brown 140-87, H. Mitchell 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Mitchell 2-1
WP: M. Brown
Hit Batsmen: M. Brown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lou Ward
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 20330
Special Notes: Mike Brown ties the Houston Drillers regular season game record for strikeouts with 13.
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