MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
09/06/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 2038 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Seattle Emeralds (69-76) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 1
Houston Drillers (79-66) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 9 0
Drillers Drop Emeralds, 4-3
Despite the exploits of right fielder Don Boatwright, the Seattle Emeralds were beaten by the Houston Drillers, 4-3, in 10 innings. Boatwright went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. After today's action, Houston sits at 79-66, while Seattle falls to 69-76.

The decisive blow was delivered by Mike Lockhart in the bottom of the tenth when he hit a solo home run off 23-year old right-handed pitcher Ron Woods to win the game for Houston. The home crowd went nuts.

"Put a star next to this win," Lockhart said.
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hall 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .268 12 61
M. Sullivan CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .177 1 8
S. Wells 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .277 8 53
D. Robertson 1B 5 1 0 0 0 3 5 .273 16 50
G. Wright LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .272 2 20
A. Link C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .228 3 26
   b-D. Thomas C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
D. Boatwright RF 4 1 3 3 1 0 1 .218 5 30
G. Patterson SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 0 0
   c-G. Gunter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
   d-R. Soto SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 5 37
R. Banas P 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 .155 0 3
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Guest PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 2 32
   R. Woods P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 1
Totals 38 3 10 3 4 7 17      
a - D. Guest pinch hit for F. Wild in the 8th
b - D. Thomas substituted for A. Link in the 8th
c - G. Gunter pinch hit for G. Patterson in the 10th
d - R. Soto substituted for G. Gunter in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Boatwright (10, 4th Inning off T. McAteer, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Banas (2, 7th Inning off T. McAteer, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Wells (25, 9th Inning off B. Switzer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Boatwright (5, 8th Inning off J. Ferguson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Wells 3 , G. Wright , A. Link , D. Boatwright 7 , G. Patterson , R. Banas 3
2-out RBI: D. Boatwright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Robertson , G. Wright , R. Banas
Sac Bunt: M. Sullivan , G. Wright
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: D. Boatwright (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Hall-Patterson-Robertson, Patterson-Hall-Robertson)
OF assists: 1 (Sullivan(Amador at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF, CF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .337 15 75
M. Lockhart 1B, RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .294 12 46
M. Wells LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .274 26 94
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 10 59
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-B. Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 6 16
   B. Switzer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 3
W. Fields 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .240 13 44
R. Lewis C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .199 4 18
M. Hoffman CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .256 1 4
   b-J. Burke PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 2 14
   d-E. Shofner SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 4 25
D. Martinez SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .214 7 46
   c-A. Amador PH, 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 4 23
T. McAteer P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 0 4
   a-C. Walton 2B 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .284 2 20
Totals 34 4 9 4 4 3 16      
a - C. Walton substituted for T. McAteer in the 7th
b - J. Burke pinch hit for M. Hoffman in the 7th
c - A. Amador pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 7th
d - E. Shofner substituted for J. Burke in the 8th
e - B. Jackson pinch hit for J. Ferguson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Hoffman (4, 5th Inning off R. Banas, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Walton 2 (9, 7th Inning off F. Wild, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off R. Woods, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Amador (13, 9th Inning off R. Woods, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Fields (13, 9th Inning off R. Woods, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Lockhart (12, 10th Inning off R. Woods, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost , M. Lockhart 5 , W. Fields 4 , M. Hoffman 2 , J. Burke , A. Amador 2 , C. Walton 4
2-out RBI: J. Frost , C. Walton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , M. Wells
GIDP: M. Wells , W. Fields
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Hoffman(Wright at home))
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Banas 6.1 3 1 1 4 1 0 96 3.02   
F. Wild H (5) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.67   
R. Woods L (6-9), BS (8) 2.0 5 3 3 0 2 2 31 5.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Banas 60
Batters Faced: R. Banas 25, F. Wild 2, R. Woods 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Banas 5-11, F. Wild 1-0, R. Woods 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Banas 96-54, F. Wild 6-3, R. Woods 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Wild 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McAteer 6.0 7 2 2 3 5 0 85 2.90   
J. Ferguson 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 21 2.50   
B. Switzer W (7-8) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 30 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McAteer 52
Batters Faced: T. McAteer 28, J. Ferguson 8, B. Switzer 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McAteer 6-7, J. Ferguson 4-1, B. Switzer 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. McAteer 85-58, J. Ferguson 21-11, B. Switzer 30-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ferguson 2-0
WP: T. McAteer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Boatwright
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 16408
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