MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
06/20/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 951 - FRIDAY, JUNE 20TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (42-27) 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 6 12 1
Dallas Wranglers (41-29) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Houston 6-3 Victors at Bluff Park
The Houston Drillers picked up a win at Bluff Park, knocking off the Dallas Wranglers, 6-3. Starting pitcher Larry Bilski played a key role in the triumph. With the win, Houston has a record of 42-27. Dallas falls to 41-29.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Wade Fields? The slugging third baseman Fields stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the seventh inning to put Houston up, 4-3. For the game, he was 2 for 5, including 1 double and 1 single.

In postgame comments to the Houston Gazette, Fields said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .313 10 35
   a-M. Sisson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 9 30
M. Lockhart RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .299 6 27
   b-R. Lewis C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 2 27
J. Frost CF, RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 7 45
C. Fee 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .273 10 36
   R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Fields 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .272 8 31
M. Hoffman C, CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .260 0 6
J. Duersch 2B 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 .205 2 8
J. Johnson SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .249 8 23
L. Bilski P 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 .190 1 6
   c-B. Fitch 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 2 12
Totals 39 6 12 6 4 4 19      
a - M. Sisson substituted for M. Wells in the 8th
b - R. Lewis substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th
c - B. Fitch substituted for L. Bilski in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Duersch (2, 3rd Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Lockhart (17, 3rd Inning off C. Sokol, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Fee (5, 4th Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Fields (8, 7th Inning off C. Sokol, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Hoffman (1, 7th Inning off C. Sokol, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lockhart (6, 5th Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Wells , M. Lockhart 6 , C. Fee 3 , W. Fields 3 , M. Hoffman 4 , J. Duersch 2 , J. Johnson 2
2-out RBI: M. Wells , M. Lockhart , W. Fields , M. Hoffman , J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , J. Frost , L. Bilski 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Hoffman (2)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Fields (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .244 6 23
R. Adams CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .292 1 30
R. McCoy RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .279 6 30
J. Hammit 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .206 5 42
   a-T. Golf PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .317 0 11
   b-D. Hughes 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 1 14
F. Johnson C 3 0 1 2 1 1 4 .275 13 47
P. Simmons LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 5 .319 1 23
M. Weatherby SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .215 3 29
M. Lowe 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 4 16
   c-C. Yoshimura PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 1 22
C. Sokol P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 0 0
   J. Richardson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-T. Stutzman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 1
   F. Dunn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 3 3 8 21      
a - T. Golf pinch hit for J. Hammit in the 5th
b - D. Hughes substituted for T. Golf in the 6th
c - C. Yoshimura pinch hit for M. Lowe in the 8th
d - T. Stutzman pinch hit for J. Richardson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. McCoy (12, 3rd Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Hughes (3, 7th Inning off L. Bilski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Adams 2 , R. McCoy 3 , D. Hughes 2 , F. Johnson , P. Simmons , C. Sokol
2-out RBI: F. Johnson , P. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Johnson , P. Simmons 2 , M. Weatherby
Hit by Pitch: R. McCoy
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Adams (15)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Bilski W (10-2) 8.0 8 3 3 3 8 0 131 3.54   
R. McStay SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bilski 59
Batters Faced: L. Bilski 37, R. McStay 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bilski 5-11, R. McStay 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bilski 131-84, R. McStay 8-7
Hit Batsmen: L. Bilski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sokol L (7-4) 6.2 10 6 6 4 2 1 117 2.66   
J. Richardson 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 4.19   
F. Dunn 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sokol 28
Batters Faced: C. Sokol 34, J. Richardson 5, F. Dunn 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sokol 11-7, J. Richardson 1-2, F. Dunn 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sokol 117-76, J. Richardson 21-13, F. Dunn 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Richardson 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Bilski
Ballpark: Bluff Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 21108
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