MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
08/09/1967
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 1562 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (60-51) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
Twin Cities Northmen (45-66) 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 X 7 11 0
Sokol Throws 3-Hitter En Route to 7-1 Northmen Win
The Twin Cities Northmen beat the Houston Drillers, 7-1, at Twin Cities Stadium. Starting pitcher Charlie Sokol was a big reason why. He held his opponent in check all game. Twin Cities has a 7-game win streak, while Houston has lost 5 in a row.

Sokol was in the zone all game. He frustrated Houston hitters while giving the Northmen 9 innings of quality work. Sokol threw 95 pitches, allowing 3 hits and getting 5 punchouts.

Sokol said his team "played with focus."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martin RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 10 27
T. Bennet SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 2 7
J. Frost CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 6 38
D. Sanders 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .219 7 37
G. Carpenter 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .234 12 44
T. Barajas 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .313 1 10
A. Salguero LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .227 0 3
R. Ketchum C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 7 16
J. White P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061 0 2
   M. Della Rocca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   a-A. Amador PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 5 31
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1 2 5 4      
a - A. Amador pinch hit for M. Della Rocca in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: G. Carpenter , T. Barajas 2
2-out RBI: T. Barajas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Salguero
GIDP: G. Carpenter
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: D. Sanders (12) , T. Barajas 2 (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Gonzalez CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .195 4 16
D. Basilio 2B 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .242 2 20
B. Milligan LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 7 .352 3 11
S. Garcia RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .218 19 49
D. Bishop 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .295 9 46
M. Pino 3B 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .188 5 24
S. Geerlings C 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .187 6 23
D. Berg SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .280 2 21
C. Sokol P 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .288 0 4
Totals 36 7 11 7 4 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Milligan (6, 3rd Inning off J. White, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Berg (11, 5th Inning off J. White, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Pino (5, 2nd Inning off J. White, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Basilio , B. Milligan 2 , S. Garcia 2 , M. Pino 5 , S. Geerlings 2 , D. Berg 3 , C. Sokol
2-out RBI: D. Basilio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Basilio , B. Milligan 3 , D. Bishop , M. Pino
Sac Bunt: D. Basilio , C. Sokol
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Basilio-Berg-Bishop)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. White L (5-9) 6.0 10 7 7 2 4 1 119 3.66   
M. Della Rocca 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 24 1.85   
T. Fried 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 1.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. White 26
Batters Faced: J. White 33, M. Della Rocca 6, T. Fried 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. White 8-6, M. Della Rocca 2-0, T. Fried 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. White 119-72, M. Della Rocca 24-14, T. Fried 14-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sokol W (10-7) 9.0 3 1 1 2 5 0 95 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sokol 80
Batters Faced: C. Sokol 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sokol 10-11
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sokol 95-61
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Sokol
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 17110
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