MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
04/14/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 111 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Seagulls (5-3) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 7 12 0
Houston Drillers (5-4) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 9 2
Seagulls Win, 7-5, Versus Houston
Seagulls center fielder Bob Russell put his stamp on his team's 7-5 win over the Houston Drillers. Russell went 3 for 4 with a home run and a double for San Francisco in the contest. Ray Brooks recorded the save, his 1st. The win has San Francisco at 5-3.

John Cobb came through with a big-time hit for San Francisco. The third baseman smacked a 3-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to give his team the lead, 6-4. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"Our guys are never satisfied," said San Francisco manager Al Borie.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Johnson 1B 3 0 1 0 2 2 1 .161 0 0
J. Sosa RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .138 0 2
B. Tapia LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .423 1 5
J. Cobb 3B, 2B 5 1 1 3 0 0 6 .321 1 6
B. Russell CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .455 1 2
T. Kendall 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .200 1 1
   c-C. Shaffer 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
G. Bishop SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
   a-R. Stafne PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .444 1 2
   b-C. Roberts SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 0 1
J. Baxter C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .286 0 1
J. Patrick P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   A. DeVault P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-S. Wagner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 1 2
   R. Brooks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 7 4 3 18      
a - R. Stafne pinch hit for G. Bishop in the 7th
b - C. Roberts substituted for R. Stafne in the 7th
c - C. Shaffer substituted for T. Kendall in the 8th
d - S. Wagner pinch hit for A. DeVault in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Russell (1, 2nd Inning off B. Switzer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Russell (1, 7th Inning off B. Switzer, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Kendall (1, 7th Inning off T. McAteer, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Cobb (1, 8th Inning off T. McAteer, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Johnson , J. Sosa , B. Tapia 3 , J. Cobb 4 , B. Russell 7 , T. Kendall 4 , R. Stafne , J. Patrick
2-out RBI: B. Tapia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Cobb 2 , J. Baxter
GIDP: J. Cobb 2 , J. Baxter
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Russell(Lockhart at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .344 1 2
L. Eccles C 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .200 0 0
M. Wells LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .364 1 5
M. Lockhart 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .156 0 6
L. Ward 2B 3 0 2 3 0 0 3 .357 1 4
P. Parkyn 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 0 3
M. Hoffman CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .105 0 2
J. Johnson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .077 0 0
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Sisson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 2 6
B. Switzer P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   a-A. Thompson SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Lewis PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 4
Totals 34 5 9 4 4 3 16      
a - A. Thompson substituted for B. Switzer in the 7th
b - M. Sisson pinch hit for R. McStay in the 9th
c - R. Lewis pinch hit for A. Thompson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frost (3, 3rd Inning off J. Patrick, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Lockhart (3, 6th Inning off J. Patrick, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , M. Wells 2 , M. Lockhart 2 , L. Ward 2 , M. Hoffman 2 , R. Lewis
2-out RBI: L. Ward , M. Hoffman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , L. Ward , J. Johnson
Sac Fly: L. Ward
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Hoffman (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Frost (1) , L. Ward (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Parkyn-Lockhart, Johnson-Ward-Lockhart, Thompson-Ward-Lockhart)
OF assists: 1 (Frost(Russell at 3rd base))
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Patrick W (1-1) 7.2 7 4 4 3 3 0 126 4.30   
A. DeVault H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
R. Brooks SV (1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 18 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Patrick 49
Batters Faced: J. Patrick 32, A. DeVault 1, R. Brooks 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Patrick 4-15, A. DeVault 0-1, R. Brooks 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Patrick 126-73, A. DeVault 4-3, R. Brooks 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. DeVault 1-0
WP: R. Brooks
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Switzer 6.0 5 2 1 2 2 1 81 2.19   
T. McAteer L (1-1), BS (3) 1.1 5 4 4 0 0 2 26 4.50   
R. McStay 1.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 42 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Switzer 56
Batters Faced: B. Switzer 23, T. McAteer 8, R. McStay 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Switzer 6-7, T. McAteer 3-0, R. McStay 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Switzer 81-51, T. McAteer 26-19, R. McStay 42-23
WP: B. Switzer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Russell
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Rain (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 16261
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