MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
06/15/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 909 - TUESDAY, JUNE 15TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (31-34) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0
Houston Drillers (40-26) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2 5 0
Twin Cities Drops Another One, 2-1
Behind an impressive start by Jerry Zaruba, Houston beat Twin Cities, 2-1. Tom McAteer earned his 13th save, after closing out the game. The Northmen, now 31-34, have lost 8 straight.

Jim Johnson took Twin Cities hurler Edgar Trask deep in the bottom of the sixth. His solo home run put the Drillers on top, 2-1. In all, Johnson had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

Said losing manager Jason Gudim: "These are the grinding hard days that all good teams go through, and this is when we've got to stick together and believe in one another."
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lockhart CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .262 2 20
C. Berman 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .253 3 16
P. Walker LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .293 6 25
C. Jacobs RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .276 7 31
M. McGurn 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .223 1 23
B. Shingleton SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 7 27
R. Giardina C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 2 15
S. Pavey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 2 9
E. Trask P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   R. Lindstrom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1 1 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Lockhart (20, 6th Inning off J. Zaruba, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Lockhart 3 , C. Berman 2 , P. Walker , M. McGurn 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McGurn , B. Shingleton , S. Pavey
Sac Bunt: C. Berman , R. Giardina
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lockhart 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 8 44
   b-J. Frost RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 3 25
M. Hoffman RF, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222 1 20
M. Wells LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .246 6 33
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Sisson CF, LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .298 11 41
L. Eccles C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .309 1 24
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .270 3 33
J. Johnson SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .201 3 17
E. Shofner 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .111 1 4
J. Zaruba P 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .241 0 1
   a-J. Duersch PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 4 10
Totals 28 2 5 2 5 4 12      
a - J. Duersch pinch hit for J. Zaruba in the 7th
b - J. Frost substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Eccles (10, 4th Inning off E. Trask, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Johnson (3, 6th Inning off E. Trask, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Hoffman , L. Eccles 3 , J. Johnson 5
2-out RBI: J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Zaruba 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sisson (19)
CS: L. Eccles (5)
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Trask L (2-4) 6.2 5 2 2 5 3 1 127 3.47   
R. Lindstrom 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Trask 54
Batters Faced: E. Trask 29, R. Lindstrom 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Trask 9-7, R. Lindstrom 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Trask 127-66, R. Lindstrom 13-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lindstrom 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Zaruba W (6-6) 7.0 6 1 1 0 3 0 97 3.44   
T. McAteer SV (13) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 33 3.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zaruba 64
Batters Faced: J. Zaruba 27, T. McAteer 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zaruba 12-6, T. McAteer 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zaruba 97-62, T. McAteer 33-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry Zaruba
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 17594
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