MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
09/13/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 2049 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (81-66) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Dallas Wranglers (77-70) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4 8 0
Wranglers Send Houston Home with 4-0 Loss
Dallas turned a good performance from starting pitcher Charlie Sokol into a 4-0 triumph over the Houston Drillers at Bluff Park. The winner was Sokol. He threw 8.0 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Rick McStay. Dallas is now 77-70, Houston 81-66.

The Wranglers picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

"Charlie is pitching with a lot of determination and a lot of fire," said Dallas manager William Albrecht.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267 19 72
J. Frost RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .299 7 50
M. Lockhart LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 10 75
   a-B. Jackson PR, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 2 10
L. Ward 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .249 13 61
M. Sisson CF, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .266 22 75
W. Fields 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .253 19 86
T. Martucci SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .221 3 17
R. Lewis C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .260 8 40
R. McStay P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .184 0 4
   b-C. Walton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 2 12
   D. Van Loon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 0 2
Totals 31 0 5 0 4 2 19      
a - B. Jackson pinch ran for M. Lockhart in the 3rd
b - C. Walton pinch hit for R. McStay in the 7th
c - J. Burke pinch hit for D. Van Loon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Fields (11, 2nd Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Wells (20, 5th Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Wells 2 , J. Frost , M. Lockhart , W. Fields 2 , R. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , B. Jackson , M. Sisson , R. Lewis
GIDP: J. Burke
Hit by Pitch: M. Lockhart
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sisson (45)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Martucci (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Martucci-Ward-Wells)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yoshimura CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .263 1 1
M. Shreve RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283 5 26
P. Simmons LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .276 9 53
J. Hammit 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .285 21 83
R. Somers 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .254 12 72
F. Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 9 43
T. Golf 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277 0 16
M. Weatherby SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .239 9 45
C. Sokol P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .121 0 3
   K. Morrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 3 1 3 16      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Shreve (6, 1st Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Somers (22, 1st Inning off R. McStay, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: P. Simmons (10, 5th Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Yoshimura (1, 7th Inning off D. Van Loon, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Yoshimura 4 , M. Shreve 2 , P. Simmons 3 , J. Hammit , R. Somers 3 , T. Golf
2-out RBI: J. Hammit , R. Somers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hammit , R. Somers , F. Johnson
GIDP: C. Sokol
Hit by Pitch: M. Shreve
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Shreve (5) , T. Golf 2 (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Golf-Weatherby-Somers)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McStay L (15-7) 6.0 6 3 2 1 3 0 105 3.84   
D. Van Loon 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 31 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 52
Batters Faced: R. McStay 26, D. Van Loon 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 6-8, D. Van Loon 1-6
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 105-66, D. Van Loon 31-22
Hit Batsmen: R. McStay
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sokol W (7-12) 8.0 4 0 0 4 2 0 136 3.93   
K. Morrison 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sokol 72
Batters Faced: C. Sokol 33, K. Morrison 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sokol 12-10, K. Morrison 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sokol 136-73, K. Morrison 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Morrison 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Sokol
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Sokol
Ballpark: Bluff Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 21596
Special Notes: LF Mike Lockhart was injured being hit by a pitch.
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