MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
08/10/1967
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 1576 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (60-52) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 6 8 2
Twin Cities Northmen (46-66) 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 X 7 7 1
Northmen Win, 7-6, Extend Hot Streak
The winning streak continued for Twin Cities.

The Twin Cities Northmen beat the Houston Drillers by a score of 7-6. Twin Cities left fielder Bill Milligan deserved the lion's share of the credit. Milligan went 2-4 with a triple. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Northmen. Ivan Alcala was the winning pitcher. Over 8 innings, he allowed 6 runs on 8 hits, with 4 walks and 9 strikeouts.

In the bottom of the fifth, with the game tied, Houston allowed the Northmen to go up, 2-0, on a Houston error.

"We try to keep the mood light around here," said Gonzalez. "Winning helps."

This loss makes it 6 in a row for Houston.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador CF 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .277 5 31
J. Martin RF 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 .221 10 28
M. Riojas 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .265 12 44
J. Hart C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .198 6 36
D. Sanders 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .223 7 38
B. Goff 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .236 6 22
A. Salguero LF 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .217 0 4
G. Jakubisin SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .175 3 18
   a-J. Geibel PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .257 0 4
   b-T. Bennet SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 2 7
   c-J. Frost PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .283 6 40
   e-T. Barajas SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 1 10
G. Decker P 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .098 0 3
   d-G. Sewell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283 7 20
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
Totals 34 6 8 6 4 9 19      
a - J. Geibel pinch hit for G. Jakubisin in the 7th
b - T. Bennet substituted for J. Geibel in the 7th
c - J. Frost pinch hit for T. Bennet in the 8th
d - G. Sewell pinch hit for G. Decker in the 8th
e - T. Barajas substituted for J. Frost in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: A. Amador (12, 6th Inning off I. Alcala, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Amador 5 , J. Martin , D. Sanders 2 , B. Goff , J. Frost
2-out RBI: A. Salguero , J. Frost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Hart 2 , G. Sewell
GIDP: M. Riojas
Hit by Pitch: M. Riojas
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Goff (4) , G. Decker (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Jakubisin-Riojas-Goff)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Gonzalez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .193 4 16
D. Basilio 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 2 20
   a-D. Torres PH, 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .191 6 16
B. Milligan LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .362 3 13
   c-M. Evans LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 3 15
S. Garcia RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .219 19 49
D. Bishop 1B, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .294 9 47
M. Pino 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .192 5 26
M. Stephens C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .195 5 22
D. Berg SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .276 2 21
I. Alcala P 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 .246 1 5
   b-J. Hicks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168 2 14
   C. Kirkley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 7 7 5 4 3 15      
a - D. Torres pinch hit for D. Basilio in the 1st
b - J. Hicks pinch hit for I. Alcala in the 8th
c - M. Evans substituted for B. Milligan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Garcia (9, 6th Inning off G. Decker, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Milligan (1, 7th Inning off G. Decker, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Milligan 4 , S. Garcia 2 , D. Bishop , M. Pino 2 , I. Alcala
2-out RBI: D. Bishop
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Gonzalez , D. Torres
GIDP: E. Gonzalez
Sac Bunt: E. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Pino (13)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Stephens (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Bishop-Berg-Bishop)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Decker L (7-4) 7.0 7 7 5 4 3 0 116 3.08   
W. Manning 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Decker 38
Batters Faced: G. Decker 33, W. Manning 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Decker 8-9, W. Manning 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Decker 116-70, W. Manning 15-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Alcala W (10-7) 8.0 8 6 6 4 9 0 132 3.63   
C. Kirkley SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Alcala 47
Batters Faced: I. Alcala 36, C. Kirkley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Alcala 9-5, C. Kirkley 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Alcala 132-81, C. Kirkley 9-7
Hit Batsmen: I. Alcala
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Milligan
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 17921
Special Notes: 2B Danilo Basilio was injured while throwing the ball.
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