MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES POBLADORES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
09/15/1967
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES POBLADORES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 2054 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Pobladores (50-97) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 5 12 1
Houston Drillers (77-70) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 1
Pobladores Deal Drillers 5-2 Loss
Though he had a great game, Manny Riojas could not single-handedly produce a win for Houston. Los Angeles won the game, 5-2. Riojas belted 2 home runs. The winner was Ernie Backman, who threw 86 pitches over 7 innings. The right-hander was charged with 1 run on 6 hits. The victory makes Los Angeles 50-97.

Benjamin Gilbert, the 29-year old third baseman , had a direct impact on the outcome. Gilbert contributed a 2-run single in the top of the fifth inning to put Los Angeles up, 2-1.

Gilbert said his team "played with determination."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gutierrez LF 5 1 3 2 0 2 0 .257 10 28
T. Baker 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .216 3 9
   a-L. Hillstrom 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 6 21
H. Craft RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .230 29 67
B. Gilbert 3B 5 0 1 2 0 2 3 .271 7 43
L. Banda C 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .225 12 36
J. Bowman 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .205 4 14
D. Orantes CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .197 1 9
K. Fulmer SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .131 1 28
E. Backman P 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .273 0 2
   b-P. McCarthy PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .356 3 10
   L. Fairley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 2
Totals 38 5 12 5 3 12 26      
a - L. Hillstrom substituted for T. Baker in the 7th
b - P. McCarthy pinch hit for E. Backman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Gutierrez (15, 1st Inning off O. Contreras, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bowman (4, 8th Inning off T. Fried, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Banda (12, 8th Inning off T. Fried, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gutierrez 4 , T. Baker , H. Craft , B. Gilbert , L. Banda 5 , J. Bowman 2 , D. Orantes 2 , E. Backman
2-out RBI: B. Gilbert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Craft , B. Gilbert , L. Banda , D. Orantes , E. Backman
GIDP: K. Fulmer
Sac Bunt: K. Fulmer
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bowman (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Fulmer-Bowman-Baker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .270 7 38
J. Martin RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 12 31
J. Frost CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .284 10 54
M. Riojas 2B 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .270 20 69
J. Hart C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .187 7 45
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   b-M. Cook PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 0 9
D. Sanders 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .206 7 41
G. Sewell 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 8 23
   c-T. Barajas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .319 1 11
G. Jakubisin SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 4 23
O. Contreras P 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .133 0 4
   a-R. Ketchum C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .210 10 26
Totals 34 2 8 2 0 4 13      
a - R. Ketchum substituted for O. Contreras in the 7th
b - M. Cook pinch hit for T. Fried in the 9th
c - T. Barajas pinch hit for G. Sewell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Riojas (23, 6th Inning off E. Backman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Riojas 2 (20, 2nd Inning off E. Backman, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off L. Fairley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , M. Riojas 10 , O. Contreras 2 , R. Ketchum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hart , G. Sewell
GIDP: A. Amador
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Frost (11)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Riojas (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Riojas-Jakubisin-Sewell)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Backman W (3-7) 7.0 6 1 1 0 2 1 86 3.87   
L. Fairley 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 40 2.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Backman 63
Batters Faced: E. Backman 26, L. Fairley 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Backman 11-6, L. Fairley 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Backman 86-58, L. Fairley 40-27
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Contreras L (11-9) 6.1 9 2 2 1 8 0 102 2.71   
T. Fried 2.2 3 3 3 2 4 1 45 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Contreras 54
Batters Faced: O. Contreras 29, T. Fried 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Contreras 6-4, T. Fried 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Contreras 102-70, T. Fried 45-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fried 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Riojas
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 21104
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