MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
05/08/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 418 - SATURDAY, MAY 8TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (20-10) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 0
Twin Cities Northmen (14-16) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
Northmen Absorb 4-2 Home Loss
Baseball fans saw a good contest between the Houston Drillers and Twin Cities Northmen.

The Houston Drillers topped the Twin Cities Northmen, 4-2, in American Baseball League action at Twin Cities Stadium. The standout performance belonged to Houston pitcher and Guadalajara, Mexico, native Francisco Castro. Picking up the save was Tom McAteer, his 5th.

Houston used the hitting of Lou Ward to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Drillers on top, 3-1. For the game, Ward had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Francisco's stuff looked really, really crisp," said Tom Harrington, the Drillers manager.

The Northmen drop to 14-16 and continue their mediocre start to the 1976 season.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .327 2 10
M. Lockhart 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .372 3 28
M. Wells LF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .325 4 16
   b-L. Eccles C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321 1 12
M. Sisson CF, LF 3 1 1 0 2 2 3 .291 6 22
P. Parkyn 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .243 0 16
L. Ward 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .271 2 14
M. Hoffman C, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 0 10
J. Johnson SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 2 6
F. Castro P 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0
   a-J. Duersch PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .421 1 3
   T. McAteer P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4 6 7 17      
a - J. Duersch pinch hit for F. Castro in the 7th
b - L. Eccles substituted for M. Wells in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Wells (4, 4th Inning off G. Forgette, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Ward (2, 4th Inning off G. Forgette, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Duersch (1, 7th Inning off G. Forgette, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost , M. Wells 5 , M. Sisson , L. Ward 5 , M. Hoffman , F. Castro , J. Duersch 4
2-out RBI: L. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Parkyn 2 , T. McAteer , F. Castro
GIDP: P. Parkyn
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (13) , M. Lockhart (8) , M. Sisson (13) , M. Hoffman 2 (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Ward-Lockhart)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lockhart CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 1 10
S. Pavey 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .229 2 5
P. Walker LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .308 1 11
C. Jacobs RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .264 5 19
B. Shingleton SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275 5 15
D. Weaver 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .059 0 1
R. Clifford 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .353 0 3
J. Kinney C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217 0 3
G. Forgette P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   R. Lindstrom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Berman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 3 13
   P. Whitaker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2 2 0 5      
a - C. Berman pinch hit for R. Lindstrom in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Lockhart (13, 1st Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Pavey (2, 6th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Lockhart 2 , S. Pavey 4 , C. Jacobs , B. Shingleton , R. Clifford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Clifford , G. Forgette
GIDP: B. Shingleton
Sac Bunt: S. Pavey
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Jacobs (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Clifford-Pavey-Weaver)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro W (4-1) 6.0 5 2 2 2 0 1 65 3.19   
T. McAteer SV (5) 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 52
Batters Faced: F. Castro 23, T. McAteer 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 8-8, T. McAteer 1-8
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 65-44, T. McAteer 28-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Forgette L (0-4) 6.2 7 4 4 3 6 3 110 6.62   
R. Lindstrom 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 25 4.80   
P. Whitaker 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 23 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Forgette 47
Batters Faced: G. Forgette 29, R. Lindstrom 7, P. Whitaker 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Forgette 4-9, R. Lindstrom 1-2, P. Whitaker 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Forgette 110-71, R. Lindstrom 25-15, P. Whitaker 23-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Castro
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 4 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 19419
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