MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
07/01/1967
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
GAME ID: 1055 - SATURDAY, JULY 1ST , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (41-34) 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 12 2
Los Angeles Pobladores (28-49) 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 9 1
Pobladores Come Back Late to Top Drillers, 8-6
No one was more impactful than Hamilton Craft in the 8-6 Los Angeles win over Houston. Craft, who finished 3rd in the ABL in OPS with .957 in 1960, went 1 for 2 with a home run, 2 walks, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. The Pobladores raised their record to 28-49.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the ninth. With no one out, Craft hit a curveball from Tim Fried for a 2-run home run. The Pobladores, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"This place was jumping at the end," Craft said.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cook RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .270 0 6
   d-J. Geibel PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 0 2
T. Bennet SS, 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .222 1 4
   e-G. Sewell PH, 1B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .298 7 17
J. Frost CF 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .287 4 27
G. Carpenter 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .230 9 30
   f-J. Hart PH, C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 4 30
R. Ketchum C 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .205 6 13
   g-M. Riojas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 5 29
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
B. Goff 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .184 3 10
T. Barajas 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268 0 6
   a-A. Amador PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 3 21
   b-G. Jakubisin 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 2 12
A. Salguero LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .270 0 2
G. Decker P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .148 0 3
   c-J. Martin PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 4 12
Totals 36 6 12 6 2 8 17      
a - A. Amador pinch hit for T. Barajas in the 8th
b - G. Jakubisin substituted for A. Amador in the 8th
c - J. Martin pinch hit for G. Decker in the 9th
d - J. Geibel pinch hit for M. Cook in the 9th
e - G. Sewell pinch hit for T. Bennet in the 9th
f - J. Hart pinch hit for G. Carpenter in the 9th
g - M. Riojas pinch hit for R. Ketchum in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Bennet (2, 3rd Inning off M. Myers, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Ketchum (4, 3rd Inning off M. Myers, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Carpenter (10, 3rd Inning off M. Myers, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Frost (4, 7th Inning off M. Myers, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Sewell (7, 9th Inning off S. Turner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Cook , T. Bennet 2 , G. Sewell 4 , J. Frost 5 , G. Carpenter 3 , J. Hart , R. Ketchum 2 , T. Barajas , A. Salguero 2
2-out RBI: G. Sewell , J. Frost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cook , M. Riojas , B. Goff , T. Barajas
GIDP: T. Bennet
Sac Bunt: T. Bennet , G. Decker 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Cook (1) , T. Barajas (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pruett 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .175 1 12
J. Cardenas 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .349 4 20
   a-L. Hillstrom 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 3 7
   c-J. Bowman PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .213 0 0
H. Craft RF 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 .264 19 43
G. Leggett LF 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 .254 1 6
   M. Adamson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 0
   S. Turner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1 3
B. Gilbert 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .271 4 33
D. Orantes CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .201 0 3
W. Araujo C 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .174 0 2
K. Fulmer SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .121 0 10
M. Myers P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Gutierrez LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 3 13
Totals 33 8 9 7 3 5 13      
a - L. Hillstrom substituted for J. Cardenas in the 7th
b - A. Gutierrez substituted for M. Myers in the 8th
c - J. Bowman pinch hit for L. Hillstrom in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Pruett (7, 4th Inning off G. Decker, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Cardenas (10, 4th Inning off G. Decker, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Craft (19, 9th Inning off T. Fried, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pruett 2 , J. Cardenas 3 , J. Bowman , H. Craft 4 , B. Gilbert 2 , W. Araujo , K. Fulmer
2-out RBI: B. Gilbert , W. Araujo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Leggett , B. Gilbert , D. Orantes , W. Araujo , K. Fulmer
Sac Bunt: M. Myers
Hit by Pitch: H. Craft , G. Leggett
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gilbert (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Pruett-Fulmer-Cardenas)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Decker 8.0 7 6 3 3 5 0 131 3.06   
T. Fried L (6-4) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 14 1.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Decker 52
Batters Faced: G. Decker 37, T. Fried 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Decker 8-11, T. Fried 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Decker 131-83, T. Fried 14-9
WP: G. Decker
Hit Batsmen: G. Decker 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Myers 7.0 9 4 4 1 3 1 119 5.14   
M. Adamson H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.69   
S. Turner W (8-5), BS (1) 1.2 3 2 2 1 4 1 38 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Myers 45
Batters Faced: M. Myers 31, M. Adamson 1, S. Turner 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Myers 11-6, M. Adamson 0-0, S. Turner 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Myers 119-74, M. Adamson 4-3, S. Turner 38-22
WP: M. Myers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hamilton Craft
Ballpark: San Vicente Park
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 18855
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