MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
06/01/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 752 - THURSDAY, JUNE 1ST , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (31-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 0
Houston Drillers (30-24) 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 2 X 8 14 0
McStay Now 4-4 After Beating Northmen
Rick McStay, who is tied for 7th in the ABL in quality starts with 9, propelled his team to victory over the Twin Cities Northmen. The final score was 8-2, Houston. The win boosted Houston to 30-24.

McStay was dominant for Houston. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 5 hits, while racking up 10 strikeouts. He threw 116 pitches over 8 innings in the contest.

"Rick was in attack mode the whole game," said Houston manager Steven Palps.
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .271 7 22
S. Pavey 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .261 2 7
C. Jacobs RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .230 4 17
B. Shingleton SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298 8 27
   b-D. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .160 0 4
A. Morales 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .205 3 17
E. Wathen 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .210 5 22
E. Hernandez CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .228 1 16
J. Alicea C 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .191 1 7
E. Gonzalez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
   P. Whitaker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 1 5
   K. Eldridge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Giardina PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .192 2 17
Totals 33 2 7 2 3 11 11      
a - S. Garcia pinch hit for P. Whitaker in the 8th
b - D. Miller pinch hit for B. Shingleton in the 9th
c - R. Giardina pinch hit for K. Eldridge in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Pavey (2, 1st Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Wathen (3, 9th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Clement (7, 8th Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Clement 4 , S. Pavey 3 , C. Jacobs , E. Wathen 3 , E. Hernandez 2
2-out RBI: G. Clement , E. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Clement , B. Shingleton , E. Wathen , R. Giardina
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jacobs (10)
CS: S. Pavey (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Ward 2B 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .251 6 17
M. Wells LF 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .272 5 26
W. Fields 3B 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .241 4 19
M. Sisson CF 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .246 7 25
A. Amador RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .260 1 15
C. Fee C 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .262 3 14
J. Medrano 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 0 1
D. Martinez SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .224 4 17
R. McStay P 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .292 0 1
   a-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .118 0 2
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 8 14 8 2 9 16      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for R. McStay in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Amador (12, 3rd Inning off E. Gonzalez, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Fee (3, 5th Inning off E. Gonzalez, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Ward (6, 3rd Inning off E. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Wells (5, 5th Inning off E. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Fields (4, 8th Inning off K. Eldridge, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Ward 6 , M. Wells 5 , W. Fields 6 , M. Sisson , A. Amador 3 , C. Fee 2 , R. McStay 2
2-out RBI: W. Fields , A. Amador , R. McStay
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Ward , A. Amador , C. Fee
Team LOB: 8
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gonzalez L (1-2) 4.2 11 6 6 2 2 2 106 8.17   
P. Whitaker 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 37 1.59   
K. Eldridge 1.0 2 2 2 0 3 1 21 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gonzalez 18
Batters Faced: E. Gonzalez 27, P. Whitaker 8, K. Eldridge 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gonzalez 6-6, P. Whitaker 2-1, K. Eldridge 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gonzalez 106-64, P. Whitaker 37-23, K. Eldridge 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Whitaker 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McStay W (4-4) 8.0 5 1 1 2 10 1 116 2.31   
L. Bilski 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 24 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 76
Batters Faced: R. McStay 30, L. Bilski 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 7-6, L. Bilski 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 116-74, L. Bilski 24-11
WP: R. McStay
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick McStay
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (87 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 18427
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