MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
05/02/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 383 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 2ND , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (13-14) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
Atlanta Generals (14-12) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 11 0
Drillers Drop Generals, 5-4
Drillers left fielder Mark Sisson put his stamp on his team's 5-4 win over the Atlanta Generals. Sisson was 1-4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 2 for Houston in the contest. Larry Bilski earned save number 1 this season. The loss drops Atlanta to 14-12.

Don Martinez helped out the Houston cause in the top of the first inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the shortstop was 1-3 with a walk.

"I'm trying to see the ball big, see the ball up in the zone and put the barrel on it," Sisson told the Houston Observer.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .281 1 5
J. Frost RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .299 3 15
M. Wells LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .322 7 17
   a-M. Hoffman CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1
   L. Bilski P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
M. Sisson CF, LF 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 .327 9 20
W. Fields 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .260 2 12
L. Ward 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .247 2 7
C. Fee C 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .266 4 13
D. Martinez SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .156 0 2
F. Castro P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 0 0
   b-B. Jackson CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 1 1
Totals 35 5 8 5 5 5 15      
a - M. Hoffman substituted for M. Wells in the 7th
b - B. Jackson substituted for F. Castro in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Amador (5, 1st Inning off G. Palmer, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Frost (6, 9th Inning off D. Kretz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Sisson (9, 2nd Inning off G. Palmer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Amador 2 , J. Frost 2 , M. Wells 2 , M. Sisson 4 , W. Fields , L. Ward , D. Martinez
2-out RBI: M. Sisson , C. Fee , D. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sisson , F. Castro
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Amador (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bleicher CF 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 .210 3 12
C. Berman 1B, SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .343 2 6
E. Mika LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .336 3 17
S. Walp RF 4 0 1 2 1 1 3 .267 7 20
R. Palacios 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .280 4 15
Z. Hodge 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 1 9
A. Lima C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .237 2 10
K. Devine SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .226 3 8
   b-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 1
   D. Kretz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Palmer P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 1
   D. McCranie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Sanford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 1
   R. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   c-L. Torres PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 0 6
Totals 38 4 11 4 3 3 18      
a - C. Sanford pinch hit for D. McCranie in the 7th
b - R. Spencer pinch hit for K. Devine in the 8th
c - L. Torres pinch hit for R. White in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bleicher (4, 5th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Palacios (7, 6th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Berman (2, 1st Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Bleicher 4 , C. Berman 5 , E. Mika , S. Walp , R. Palacios 2 , A. Lima , K. Devine 2
2-out RBI: S. Walp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Palacios 3 , K. Devine
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Bleicher 2 (10)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro W (2-1) 6.2 8 4 4 2 2 1 105 2.72   
L. Bilski SV (1) 2.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 36 5.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 42
Batters Faced: F. Castro 30, L. Bilski 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 10-8, L. Bilski 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 105-62, L. Bilski 36-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Bilski 2-1
WP: F. Castro
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Palmer L (1-2) 6.1 6 5 5 5 5 1 129 4.91   
D. McCranie 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.93   
R. White 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.91   
D. Kretz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 10.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Palmer 41
Batters Faced: G. Palmer 30, D. McCranie 2, R. White 4, D. Kretz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Palmer 6-8, D. McCranie 2-0, R. White 1-2, D. Kretz 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Palmer 129-75, D. McCranie 6-3, R. White 17-11, D. Kretz 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. McCranie 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Sisson
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 14749
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