MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/20/1967
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1715 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (49-72) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 11 1
Houston Drillers (63-59) 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 5 4 1
Ketchum Slugs Drillers to 5-4 Win
Houston beat Twin Cities in a rain-soaked ballgame.

Houston catcher Ron Ketchum made his presence felt in the 5-4 Drillers triumph over the Twin Cities Northmen. Ketchum was 2-2 with 2 home runs and a walk, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. Edwin Quezada was the winning pitcher. Over 9 innings, he allowed 4 runs on 11 hits, with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts.

Ketchum had a timely hit for Houston in the bottom of the seventh. With Twin Cities trailing 3-2, he turned a 1-0 slider into a 3-run home run. It was his 9th home run of the season, making it 5-3, Houston.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said Twin Cities manager G Maloney. "The effort was great."

The 6th-place Northmen have lost 4 straight games.
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Gonzalez CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .191 4 17
D. Torres 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .210 10 21
M. Evans RF 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .225 4 18
K. Pafford LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .234 4 19
J. Hicks 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .177 2 15
M. Stephens C 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .191 5 23
D. Berg SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .273 2 21
T. Leighton 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .211 0 3
D. Fuller P 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .360 0 1
   a-D. Basilio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237 2 21
   C. Kirkley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4 3 4 19      
a - D. Basilio pinch hit for D. Fuller in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hicks (5, 2nd Inning off E. Quezada, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Torres (7, 3rd Inning off E. Quezada, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Evans (4, 7th Inning off E. Quezada, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Evans (4, 9th Inning off E. Quezada, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Gonzalez , D. Torres 2 , M. Evans 7 , K. Pafford , J. Hicks 2 , M. Stephens 2 , D. Berg 2 , D. Fuller
2-out RBI: M. Evans , K. Pafford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Gonzalez , D. Fuller , D. Basilio
GIDP: D. Berg
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: D. Berg (22)
Double Plays: 2 (Leighton-Berg-Torres, Hicks-Leighton-Torres)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .270 5 33
M. Cook RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 8
J. Frost CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 7 43
D. Sanders 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230 7 39
G. Carpenter 1B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .246 12 46
   a-J. Martin PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 10 28
   b-B. Goff 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 7 23
T. Barajas 2B 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 .301 1 10
R. Ketchum C 2 2 2 5 1 0 0 .208 9 21
T. Bennet SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239 2 8
   c-G. Jakubisin SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 3 19
E. Quezada P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 1 2
Totals 26 5 4 5 4 5 6      
a - J. Martin pinch ran for G. Carpenter in the 7th
b - B. Goff substituted for J. Martin in the 8th
c - G. Jakubisin substituted for T. Bennet in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Ketchum 2 (9, 2nd Inning off D. Fuller, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off D. Fuller, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Carpenter 2 , R. Ketchum 8
2-out RBI: R. Ketchum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Amador
GIDP: M. Cook , J. Frost
Sac Bunt: E. Quezada
Hit by Pitch: T. Barajas
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: G. Carpenter (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Barajas-Bennet-Carpenter, Frost-Ketchum)
OF assists: 1 (Frost(Evans at home))
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fuller L (1-9) 7.0 4 5 5 3 5 2 111 4.78   
C. Kirkley 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fuller 51
Batters Faced: D. Fuller 28, C. Kirkley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fuller 8-6, C. Kirkley 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fuller 111-64, C. Kirkley 16-9
Hit Batsmen: D. Fuller
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Quezada W (3-4) 9.0 11 4 4 3 4 1 140 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Quezada 50
Batters Faced: E. Quezada 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Quezada 14-7
Pitches - Strikes: E. Quezada 140-86
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Ketchum
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Rain (91 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM CT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 18587
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