MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/15/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1714 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (49-73) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 8 3
Houston Drillers (73-50) 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 X 9 13 2
Twin Cities Drops Another One, 9-3
Lute Eccles was a major factor in the 9-3 Houston win over Twin Cities. The Drillers catcher was 2-3 with 2 singles and 2 walks. He drove in 5 runs. The winning pitcher was Angel Colon. He tossed 128 pitches over 7.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits. The first-place Drillers have won 5 in a row.

Mike Wells, who is tied for 7th in the ABL in home runs with 15, helped out the Houston cause in the bottom of the seventh inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the first baseman was 1-3 with a walk.

"We're in a little bit of a dry spell," said Twin Cities manager Jason Gudim.
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lockhart CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .248 2 31
C. Berman 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .278 7 42
D. Davalos 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .288 3 21
C. Jacobs RF 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .238 12 47
P. Walker LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 6 .263 8 36
B. Shingleton SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .230 12 46
S. Pavey 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .191 4 22
J. Kinney C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .206 0 6
B. Freeland P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .088 0 1
   R. Lindstrom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Emery PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 0 2
   B. Cole P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3 6 8 17      
a - L. Emery pinch hit for R. Lindstrom in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Shingleton (12, 6th Inning off A. Colon, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Lockhart , C. Berman , C. Jacobs 2 , B. Shingleton 4 , J. Kinney 2 , L. Emery
2-out RBI: N. Lockhart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lockhart , P. Walker 3 , B. Freeland 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jacobs (30)
CS: N. Lockhart (10)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Lockhart (7) , C. Berman (12) , B. Cole (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Freeland-Kinney-Davalos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .259 4 47
   a-R. Barnes LF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .326 1 8
M. Sisson CF, RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .295 16 61
C. Hall 3B 4 2 0 0 1 0 6 .250 2 8
L. Ward 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .292 9 68
L. Eccles C 3 0 2 5 2 1 0 .304 6 50
M. Wells 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 .249 15 68
   b-J. Duersch 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 4 17
M. Hoffman LF, CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .227 4 39
A. Thompson SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .192 0 9
A. Colon P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .088 0 2
   R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Johnson PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 5 34
   G. Dale P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 9 13 9 6 8 19      
a - R. Barnes substituted for J. Frost in the 8th
b - J. Duersch substituted for M. Wells in the 8th
c - J. Johnson pinch hit for R. McStay in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (13, 8th Inning off B. Cole, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Barnes (1, 8th Inning off B. Cole, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , R. Barnes 3 , M. Sisson 2 , L. Ward , L. Eccles 2 , M. Wells , M. Hoffman , A. Thompson , A. Colon , J. Johnson 2
2-out RBI: J. Frost , L. Eccles 3 , M. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Wells 2 , M. Hoffman
GIDP: C. Hall
Sac Bunt: A. Colon
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sisson (42)
CS: J. Frost (25)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ward 2 (18)
OF assists: 1 (Sisson(Kinney at 3rd base))
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Freeland L (8-10) 6.2 10 5 4 3 6 0 109 3.46   
R. Lindstrom 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 23 3.74   
B. Cole 1.0 3 4 1 1 1 0 23 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Freeland 39
Batters Faced: B. Freeland 30, R. Lindstrom 4, B. Cole 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Freeland 9-2, R. Lindstrom 0-0, B. Cole 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Freeland 109-69, R. Lindstrom 23-11, B. Cole 23-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lindstrom 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Colon W (7-7) 7.2 8 3 2 5 6 1 128 4.63   
R. McStay H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.47   
G. Dale 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 1.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Colon 54
Batters Faced: A. Colon 36, R. McStay 1, G. Dale 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Colon 8-7, R. McStay 1-0, G. Dale 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Colon 128-75, R. McStay 1-1, G. Dale 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. McStay 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lute Eccles
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM CT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 28571
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