MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
05/26/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 684 - SATURDAY, MAY 26TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (19-30) 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 0
Houston Drillers (26-23) 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 11 1
In 11, Twin Cities Beats Houston, 6-5
The Twin Cities Northmen knocked off the Houston Drillers, 6-5, at Sam Houston Field. Rick Giardina was a big reason Twin Cities won. The catcher slugged 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. The winner was Twin Cities reliever Jeff Jordan, now 4-2. The loser was Bill Footman. The win has Twin Cities at 19-30.

Giardina had a game-changing home run in the top of the 11th. On a first pitch fastball from Bill Footman, he banged a solo home run to right-center, giving the Northmen a 6-5 lead. It was the 7th home run of the year for Giardina.

"Being able to contribute to a win is always a great feeling," Giardina told the Twin Cities Gazette.
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .293 2 15
E. Laub CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .205 3 6
D. Davalos 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .237 5 22
C. Jacobs RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .256 8 27
   a-M. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 0 7
   J. Jordan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Shingleton SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .243 6 21
R. Giardina C 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .265 7 18
S. Pavey 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .221 2 12
D. Miller 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .216 2 15
C. Sokol P 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 0 1
   B. Williams P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Clark RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 1 3
Totals 42 6 10 6 2 6 11      
a - M. Perez pinch hit for C. Jacobs in the 10th
b - M. Clark substituted for B. Williams in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Clement (12, 5th Inning off B. Gray, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Laub (3, 1st Inning off B. Gray, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Jacobs (8, 4th Inning off B. Gray, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Giardina 2 (7, 6th Inning off B. Gray, 1 on, 2 outs; 11th Inning off B. Footman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Clement 3 , E. Laub 5 , C. Jacobs 4 , B. Shingleton 2 , R. Giardina 8 , S. Pavey
2-out RBI: G. Clement , R. Giardina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Laub , D. Davalos , B. Shingleton , D. Miller
GIDP: D. Miller
Sac Bunt: R. Giardina
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 6 0 1 0 0 1 4 .270 3 16
J. Frost RF 6 3 3 0 0 0 1 .325 6 31
W. Fields 3B 5 0 1 1 1 1 2 .257 6 24
M. Wells LF 5 0 2 3 1 2 1 .304 14 36
R. Lewis C 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .143 0 5
B. Jackson CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .237 2 2
C. Walton 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .440 0 7
   b-J. Burke PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235 1 2
   e-E. Shofner 2B, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 1 3
D. Martinez SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .219 1 8
   c-L. Ward PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 5 21
B. Gray P 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Sisson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .319 10 25
   R. Robins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 0
   d-C. Fee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275 9 26
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-J. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   B. Footman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 44 5 11 5 5 6 24      
a - M. Sisson pinch hit for B. Gray in the 6th
b - J. Burke pinch hit for C. Walton in the 8th
c - L. Ward pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 8th
d - C. Fee pinch hit for R. Robins in the 8th
e - E. Shofner substituted for J. Burke in the 9th
f - J. Johnson pinch hit for J. Ferguson in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Walton (3, 6th Inning off C. Sokol, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Amador , J. Frost 3 , W. Fields , M. Wells 2 , B. Jackson 2 , C. Walton 2 , E. Shofner
2-out RBI: , M. Wells 2 , C. Walton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Amador , W. Fields , R. Lewis , M. Sisson
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost 2 (12)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Shofner (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Shofner-Ward-Amador)
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sokol 6.2 7 4 4 4 2 0 120 4.33   
B. Williams BS (2) 2.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 42 6.14   
J. Jordan W (4-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 21 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sokol 42
Batters Faced: C. Sokol 31, B. Williams 11, J. Jordan 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sokol 14-4, B. Williams 2-4, J. Jordan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sokol 120-71, B. Williams 42-23, J. Jordan 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Williams 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gray 6.0 6 5 5 1 3 3 92 4.05   
R. Robins 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 40 5.03   
J. Ferguson 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 7.36   
B. Footman L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gray 42
Batters Faced: B. Gray 25, R. Robins 8, J. Ferguson 8, B. Footman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gray 9-6, R. Robins 3-2, J. Ferguson 2-2, B. Footman 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gray 92-55, R. Robins 40-29, J. Ferguson 18-14, B. Footman 13-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Giardina
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 19440
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