MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
07/01/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 1164 - SUNDAY, JULY 1ST , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (43-39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Dallas Wranglers (45-39) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 5 2
Coomes Now 8-7 After Beating Drillers
The Dallas Wranglers rode a solid performance from 32-year-old starting pitcher Steve Coomes to a win, beating the Houston Drillers, 3-0, at Bluff Park. Frank Dunn was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 7 of 7 save opportunities. The Wranglers now have a record of 45-39 with the win over Houston.

Coomes gave Dallas a solid start. The right-hander allowed no runs on 4 hits over 7.1 innings.

"I tried to mix it up, keep them off balance," said Coomes.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .348 9 42
M. Sisson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .305 17 48
M. Lockhart LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .250 3 8
M. Wells 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .285 18 57
C. Fee C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .287 13 39
L. Ward 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .245 7 36
E. Shofner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .222 2 10
D. Martinez SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .226 4 25
T. McAteer P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 1
Totals 33 0 4 0 1 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Ward (15, 4th Inning off S. Coomes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost , M. Sisson , L. Ward 2 , E. Shofner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Wells 2 , C. Fee , D. Martinez , T. McAteer
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (23)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ward-Wells, Ward-Martinez-Wells)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .253 0 21
T. Golf 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 0 6
R. Somers 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .303 14 49
R. McCoy RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 6 16
L. Banda C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .243 8 25
P. Simmons LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .277 3 22
R. Adams CF 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 .234 0 20
M. Weatherby SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .247 2 29
S. Coomes P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 4
   F. Dunn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 3 5 3 3 5 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Somers (14, 1st Inning off T. McAteer, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Darnell 2 , R. Somers 4 , R. McCoy , R. Adams
2-out RBI: R. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Weatherby
GIDP: T. Golf
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Darnell (21)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Somers (7) , M. Weatherby (22)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McAteer L (0-1) 8.0 5 3 3 3 5 1 117 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McAteer 62
Batters Faced: T. McAteer 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McAteer 8-9
Pitches - Strikes: T. McAteer 117-75
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Coomes W (8-7) 7.1 4 0 0 1 6 0 125 3.07   
F. Dunn SV (7) 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 20 3.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Coomes 75
Batters Faced: S. Coomes 29, F. Dunn 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Coomes 8-8, F. Dunn 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Coomes 125-77, F. Dunn 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Dunn 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Coomes
Ballpark: Bluff Park
Weather: Clear skies (87 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 20715
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