MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
05/31/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 718 - MONDAY, MAY 31ST , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (27-25) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Houston Drillers (32-19) 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 X 7 11 1
Northmen Suffer 7-4 Road Loss
The Houston Drillers beat the Twin Cities Northmen, 7-4, at Sam Houston Field. The Drillers got a fine performance from left fielder Mark Sisson, who was 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Twin Cities has now lost 4 straight.

Sisson broke a deadlock in the bottom of the seventh inning, when he drew a walk, driving in 1 run, putting Houston up, 5-4.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Houston manager Steven Palps.
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wathen SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .248 3 9
A. Morales LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .161 1 8
C. Jacobs RF 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 .249 6 27
I. Olson 1B 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .230 5 21
D. Phillips 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .292 6 25
E. Hernandez CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .262 7 22
R. Giardina C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .277 4 14
D. Miller 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 2 11
J. Jordan P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .176 0 1
   T. Lloyd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Pino PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .219 4 13
Totals 33 4 7 4 4 5 13      
a - M. Pino pinch hit for T. Lloyd in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. Olson (5, 5th Inning off R. Robins, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Wathen , A. Morales , C. Jacobs 2 , I. Olson 4 , D. Phillips , E. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Olson , J. Jordan
Sac Fly: C. Jacobs
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jacobs (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .315 2 19
L. Ward 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .254 4 22
J. Frost RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .382 8 38
   b-E. Shofner PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 4 13
   d-T. Alderfer CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1 3
M. Sisson LF 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .305 13 39
   O. Contreras P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Bitting CF, LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .308 2 13
W. Fields 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .274 4 20
C. Walton SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .306 1 13
R. Lewis C 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .237 3 15
R. Robins P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .103 0 0
   a-J. Burke PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   c-J. Martin RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 0 2
Totals 32 7 11 7 2 4 14      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for R. Robins in the 7th
b - E. Shofner pinch ran for J. Frost in the 7th
c - J. Martin substituted for J. Burke in the 8th
d - T. Alderfer substituted for E. Shofner in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sisson (9, 4th Inning off J. Jordan, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Ward (7, 5th Inning off J. Jordan, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Burke (2, 7th Inning off J. Jordan, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Sisson (13, 1st Inning off J. Jordan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Amador , L. Ward 2 , J. Frost , M. Sisson 6 , W. Fields 2 , R. Lewis , R. Robins , J. Burke 2 , J. Martin
2-out RBI: L. Ward , M. Sisson , W. Fields
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Frost 2 , C. Walton 2
Sac Bunt: A. Amador , R. Robins
Sac Fly: J. Bitting
Hit by Pitch: J. Frost
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (16)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Frost (3)
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Jordan L (2-3) 6.2 10 7 7 2 2 1 91 4.30   
T. Lloyd 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jordan 26
Batters Faced: J. Jordan 33, T. Lloyd 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jordan 10-8, T. Lloyd 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jordan 91-62, T. Lloyd 19-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Lloyd 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Jordan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Robins W (5-5) 7.0 7 4 3 2 3 1 110 2.38   
O. Contreras SV (8) 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 28 1.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robins 50
Batters Faced: R. Robins 30, O. Contreras 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robins 11-7, O. Contreras 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robins 110-66, O. Contreras 28-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Sisson
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 18071
Special Notes: RF Jackie Frost was injured being hit by a pitch.
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