MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
06/20/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 940 - THURSDAY, JUNE 20TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (33-35) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 10 11 2
Twin Cities Northmen (31-36) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Drillers Strike Down Northmen, 10-1
The Houston Drillers defeated the Twin Cities Northmen, 10-1. Second Baseman Lou Ward deserved a large share of the credit. Ward went 3 for 3 with 2 doubles and 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Drillers. Bill Switzer earned the win for Houston. He lasted 6.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits, while striking out 5. With the win, he raised his record to 4-3. The loss makes Twin Cities 31-36.

Making an impact for Houston was catcher Rich Lewis. He drilled a double off Gerald Gross in the top of the fourth. For the game, Lewis went 1-4 with a double and a walk, while scoring 2 runs.

"We'll just keep our nose to the grindstone," Ward told the Houston Today.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 1 3 2 1 0 3 .294 4 25
M. Sisson CF, LF 5 0 1 0 1 2 4 .213 6 24
M. Lockhart LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .271 2 28
   a-M. Hoffman CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .195 1 11
M. Wells 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .282 9 36
   b-J. Medrano 1B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .308 0 1
W. Fields 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .257 10 45
R. Lewis C 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .322 5 20
L. Ward 2B 3 1 3 2 2 0 0 .265 8 31
T. Martucci SS 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 .221 1 11
B. Switzer P 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 .118 0 1
   L. Bilski P 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .071 0 0
   c-C. Fee PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .254 9 27
   D. Witt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 10 11 9 10 4 24      
a - M. Hoffman substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th
b - J. Medrano substituted for M. Wells in the 8th
c - C. Fee pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frost 2 (14, 1st Inning off G. Gross, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off P. Whitaker, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Ward 2 (8, 4th Inning off G. Gross, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off G. Gross, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Lewis (5, 4th Inning off G. Gross, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost 5 , M. Sisson , W. Fields 2 , R. Lewis 2 , L. Ward 5 , T. Martucci
2-out RBI: J. Frost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , M. Sisson , B. Switzer 2
GIDP: M. Lockhart , M. Wells
Sac Fly: B. Switzer , C. Fee
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Hoffman (3) , T. Martucci (6)
CS: J. Frost (9)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Martucci (6) , B. Switzer (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Martucci-Ward-Wells)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lockhart CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .187 0 9
S. Pavey 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .271 3 18
B. Shingleton SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .267 6 30
C. Jacobs RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .216 7 28
G. Clement LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .266 6 28
R. Giardina C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .196 10 32
M. McGurn 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .385 0 0
D. Miller 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .199 3 12
G. Gross P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .118 0 0
   a-E. Haack PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 1 2
   P. Whitaker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Makins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Preciado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 2 9
Totals 33 1 5 1 4 6 18      
a - E. Haack pinch hit for G. Gross in the 7th
b - M. Preciado pinch hit for A. Makins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jacobs (13, 1st Inning off B. Switzer, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Lockhart (4, 5th Inning off B. Switzer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Lockhart 2 , S. Pavey , C. Jacobs 3 , M. McGurn
2-out RBI: C. Jacobs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lockhart , C. Jacobs , G. Clement , R. Giardina
GIDP: B. Shingleton
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. McGurn (1)
Double Plays: 2 (McGurn-Shingleton-McGurn, McGurn-Shingleton-McGurn)
PB: R. Giardina 2
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Switzer W (4-3) 6.2 4 1 0 4 5 0 111 3.00   
L. Bilski H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.18   
D. Witt 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 7.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Switzer 65
Batters Faced: B. Switzer 28, L. Bilski 5, D. Witt 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Switzer 8-6, L. Bilski 0-3, D. Witt 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Switzer 111-66, L. Bilski 17-11, D. Witt 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Bilski 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Gross L (6-6) 7.0 7 4 4 5 3 0 110 2.20   
P. Whitaker 1.2 4 6 4 4 1 0 49 2.49   
A. Makins 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Gross 45
Batters Faced: G. Gross 31, P. Whitaker 14, A. Makins 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Gross 6-9, P. Whitaker 3-2, A. Makins 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Gross 110-67, P. Whitaker 49-27, A. Makins 8-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Makins 2-0
WP: G. Gross
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lou Ward
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 17086
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