MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
04/22/1967
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 155 - SATURDAY, APRIL 22ND , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (8-4) 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 7 15 1
Twin Cities Northmen (4-7) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
Win Makes Houston 8-4
Houston third baseman Derek Sanders had 3 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Twin Cities Northmen, 7-3. Warner Manning collected save number 1. The Northmen fall to 4-7 and continue their lackluster start in 1967.

Manny Riojas, the two-time All-Star , had a direct impact on the outcome. Riojas contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth inning to put Houston up, 4-3.

"Nice to tuck this win away," said Sanders.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martin CF 4 1 1 0 1 3 1 .209 0 0
A. Amador LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .311 2 7
M. Riojas 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .205 0 3
   c-J. Frost PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 1 1
   e-J. Hart C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 0 5
G. Carpenter 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .226 1 2
   a-B. Goff 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 1 2
D. Sanders 3B 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .278 2 6
M. Cook RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 .083 0 1
R. Ketchum C 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .316 2 4
   d-J. Geibel PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 0 1
T. Bennet SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
J. Knightly P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   b-G. Jakubisin PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194 0 0
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
Totals 41 7 15 7 3 9 13      
a - B. Goff substituted for G. Carpenter in the 7th
b - G. Jakubisin pinch hit for J. Knightly in the 8th
c - J. Frost pinch hit for M. Riojas in the 9th
d - J. Geibel pinch hit for R. Ketchum in the 9th
e - J. Hart substituted for J. Frost in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Amador (2, 6th Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Goff (1, 9th Inning off W. Purter, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Geibel (1, 9th Inning off W. Purter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Sanders (1, 9th Inning off W. Purter, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Sanders (2, 1st Inning off C. Sokol, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Ketchum (2, 7th Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martin , A. Amador 3 , M. Riojas 2 , B. Goff 2 , D. Sanders 8 , M. Cook , R. Ketchum 4 , J. Geibel 2 , T. Bennet 2 , G. Jakubisin
2-out RBI: M. Riojas , D. Sanders , R. Ketchum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Amador , G. Carpenter 2 , R. Ketchum , T. Bennet , J. Knightly
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Amador (3)
CS: G. Jakubisin (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Sanders (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Ketchum-Bennet)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Gonzalez CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .407 2 2
M. Pino LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .185 1 4
D. Bishop 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .267 1 3
S. Garcia RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .242 2 7
M. Stephens C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .238 0 1
D. Basilio 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .237 0 0
J. Hicks 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .139 0 3
T. Leighton SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .154 0 0
C. Sokol P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .375 0 0
   a-D. Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   W. Purter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Morales PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3 1 7 20      
a - D. Torres pinch hit for C. Sokol in the 7th
b - A. Morales pinch hit for W. Purter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Gonzalez (2, 1st Inning off J. Knightly, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Garcia (2, 3rd Inning off J. Knightly, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Gonzalez 3 , D. Bishop 2 , S. Garcia 5 , M. Stephens , D. Basilio 2 , T. Leighton
2-out RBI: S. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Gonzalez , M. Stephens , D. Basilio
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Bishop (1)
CS: E. Gonzalez (3) , D. Basilio (2)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Garcia (2)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Knightly W (2-0) 7.0 8 3 3 1 6 1 111 1.80   
W. Manning SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Knightly 54
Batters Faced: J. Knightly 29, W. Manning 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Knightly 6-7, W. Manning 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Knightly 111-65, W. Manning 24-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sokol L (2-1) 7.0 11 5 5 3 6 2 130 2.19   
W. Purter 2.0 4 2 2 0 3 0 43 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sokol 38
Batters Faced: C. Sokol 35, W. Purter 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sokol 9-6, W. Purter 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sokol 130-79, W. Purter 43-29
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Derek Sanders
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 20554
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