MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
04/09/1968
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 8 - TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH , 1968 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Emeralds (1-0) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 9 1
Houston Drillers (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1
Favela Dazzles in 4-1 Seattle Win
Opening day festivities have begun throughout the league. Fans of the Houston Drillers were eager to watch Oscar Contreras square off against Diego Favela of the visiting Seattle Emeralds. In the end, the Emeralds won the game, 4-1, with Diego Favela leading the way.

In his 141-pitch effort, Favela allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 9 innings. He walked 1 and struck out 4.

Favela attributed the win to "everyone pulling their weight."
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .500 0 0
R. Roseboro CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .250 0 0
D. Guest 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .250 0 0
J. Barron RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .333 0 0
S. Wells LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .333 0 1
R. Ferguson C 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .250 1 3
C. Hall 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
P. Gamache SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-J. Voeller SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
D. Favela P 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4 4 5 16      
a - J. Voeller substituted for P. Gamache in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Ferguson (1, 8th Inning off O. Contreras, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Anderson 2 , R. Roseboro , D. Guest , J. Barron , S. Wells , R. Ferguson 4 , C. Hall , D. Favela
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Anderson , S. Wells
GIDP: D. Guest
Sac Fly: S. Wells
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Gamache (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Hall (1)
PB: R. Ferguson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martin CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Amador LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Riojas 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
G. Carpenter 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-M. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-B. Goff 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Frost RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
D. Sanders 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   b-G. Sewell PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
G. Jakubisin SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
R. Ketchum C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
O. Contreras P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   d-F. Price PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 3 0 1 4 8      
a - M. Wells pinch hit for G. Carpenter in the 7th
b - G. Sewell pinch hit for D. Sanders in the 7th
c - B. Goff substituted for M. Wells in the 8th
d - F. Price pinch hit for O. Contreras in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Riojas (1, 4th Inning off D. Favela, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Riojas 2 , B. Goff , J. Frost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Carpenter , J. Frost , R. Ketchum
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Jakubisin (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Riojas-Jakubisin-Sewell)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Favela W (1-0) 9.0 3 1 0 1 4 0 141 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Favela 82
Batters Faced: D. Favela 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Favela 14-9
Pitches - Strikes: D. Favela 141-93
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Contreras L (0-1) 8.0 7 4 4 4 5 1 116 4.50   
W. Manning 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Contreras 53
Batters Faced: O. Contreras 35, W. Manning 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Contreras 11-7, W. Manning 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Contreras 116-71, W. Manning 13-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Diego Favela
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 29599
Special Notes: SS Phil Gamache was injured in a collision at a base.
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