MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
07/31/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
GAME ID: 1511 - SATURDAY, JULY 31ST , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (65-44) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
Los Angeles Pobladores (58-49) 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 X 8 14 1
Los Angeles Tacks 8-2 Loss on Houston
The timely hitting of Darrell Martin helped the Los Angeles Pobladores down the Houston Drillers, 8-2. Martin went 2 for 3 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Pobladores. Jim Arndt, who leads the ABL with a 1.65 ERA, was the winner. He's now 11-4. The loser was Francisco Castro. The Los Angeles win streak is now 3 games.

With one out in the bottom of the fourth, Dwayne Lamons put Los Angeles in front, 3-2, with a run-scoring single. The Pobladores went on to win the ballgame.

Lamons said his team "played with focus."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .269 4 44
M. Hoffman C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 4 35
M. Wells LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .257 11 62
M. Sisson CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .300 15 57
P. Parkyn 3B, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .272 2 39
L. Ward 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .284 8 54
J. Duersch 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 4 16
   a-L. Eccles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .309 5 40
   b-E. Shofner 1B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 3 11
J. Johnson SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .190 4 29
F. Castro P 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .306 1 7
   W. Manning P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0
   c-M. Lockhart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 14 57
Totals 31 2 6 2 4 4 15      
a - L. Eccles pinch hit for J. Duersch in the 8th
b - E. Shofner substituted for L. Eccles in the 8th
c - M. Lockhart pinch hit for W. Manning in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Frost , M. Wells , M. Sisson , P. Parkyn , F. Castro 2
2-out RBI: M. Sisson , F. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , M. Sisson , P. Parkyn , L. Ward
Sac Bunt: M. Hoffman 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sisson (34)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Frost (6) , P. Parkyn (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Ward-Parkyn)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Fine SS 5 1 3 2 0 1 5 .253 2 26
R. McCoy LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .243 3 31
D. Hoffmeier 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .257 4 41
C. Gunter 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .288 16 45
M. Abreu RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .288 4 42
D. Martin C 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .212 11 38
J. Roberson CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .257 5 38
D. Lamons 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .214 1 11
J. Arndt P 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 .135 0 3
   a-R. Somers PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 7 25
   C. Novoa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 8 14 8 2 7 23      
a - R. Somers pinch hit for J. Arndt in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Roberson (17, 2nd Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Fine (6, 1st Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Gunter 2 (16, 1st Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Martin (11, 7th Inning off W. Manning, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Fine 5 , R. McCoy , C. Gunter 8 , M. Abreu , D. Martin 5 , J. Roberson 3 , D. Lamons 2 , R. Somers
2-out RBI: J. Fine , C. Gunter , D. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Fine 2 , R. McCoy
GIDP: M. Abreu
Sac Bunt: D. Martin
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Roberson (8)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro L (14-3) 4.1 8 6 6 0 5 2 81 2.53   
W. Manning 3.2 6 2 2 2 2 1 60 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 28
Batters Faced: F. Castro 22, W. Manning 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 5-4, W. Manning 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 81-57, W. Manning 60-37
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Arndt W (11-4) 7.0 6 2 2 3 3 0 101 1.65   
C. Novoa 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 44 2.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Arndt 57
Batters Faced: J. Arndt 30, C. Novoa 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Arndt 11-7, C. Novoa 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Arndt 101-68, C. Novoa 44-28
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darrell Martin
Ballpark: San Vicente Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 19240
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