MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
05/24/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 583 - FRIDAY, MAY 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (19-22) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Twin Cities Northmen (16-26) 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 X 6 13 0
Twin Cities Beats Houston, 6-2
The exploits of catcher John Kinney helped the Twin Cities Northmen defeat the Houston Drillers, 6-2. Kinney went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Rick Lindstrom earned the save for Twin Cities, his 4th of the year. The victory puts Twin Cities at 16-26.

Greg Clement, who finished 4th in the ABL in runs with 94 in 1972, chipped in a 3-run home run for Twin Cities in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the left fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

"It never gets old," said Kinney. "Winning, that is."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .293 4 20
M. Sisson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 4 14
M. Lockhart LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .235 0 16
M. Wells 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .294 5 20
W. Fields 3B 3 0 2 2 1 0 2 .276 6 30
L. Ward 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .171 4 15
C. Fee C 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .218 4 12
J. Johnson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .231 0 1
F. Castro P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .136 0 0
   a-M. Hoffman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 8
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   H. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .370 4 14
Totals 32 2 6 2 4 4 21      
a - M. Hoffman pinch hit for F. Castro in the 7th
b - R. Lewis pinch hit for H. Mitchell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Wells (10, 8th Inning off R. Lindstrom, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost , M. Lockhart 2 , M. Wells 2 , W. Fields 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Fee , J. Johnson , F. Castro
GIDP: L. Ward
Hit by Pitch: C. Fee
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Wells (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Ward-Johnson-Wells, Johnson-Ward-Wells)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .300 5 20
D. Miller 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .163 1 7
D. Davalos 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .217 3 13
   b-E. Haack PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
   c-R. Brown RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 3
C. Jacobs RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .197 4 16
   R. Lindstrom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Perez CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .321 3 13
T. McNabb SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 1 2
R. Clifford 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .308 1 4
J. Kinney C 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .281 2 9
G. Gross P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-M. Preciado PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .189 1 4
Totals 35 6 13 6 0 4 13      
a - M. Preciado pinch hit for G. Gross in the 7th
b - E. Haack pinch ran for D. Davalos in the 7th
c - R. Brown substituted for E. Haack in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Perez (7, 2nd Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Miller (4, 7th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Clement (5, 7th Inning off L. Bilski, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Kinney (2, 8th Inning off L. Bilski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Clement 5 , D. Miller 3 , D. Davalos , M. Perez 4 , R. Clifford 2 , J. Kinney 6
2-out RBI: G. Clement , J. Kinney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Miller , C. Jacobs , T. McNabb , J. Kinney
GIDP: D. Davalos , C. Jacobs
Hit by Pitch: D. Davalos
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Perez (1)
CS: R. Clifford (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McNabb-Clifford-Davalos)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro 6.0 7 1 0 0 4 0 88 3.00   
L. Bilski L (2-4), BS (2) 1.2 6 5 5 0 0 2 33 5.86   
H. Mitchell 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 60
Batters Faced: F. Castro 23, L. Bilski 12, H. Mitchell 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 3-8, L. Bilski 1-4, H. Mitchell 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 88-61, L. Bilski 33-19, H. Mitchell 3-1
WP: L. Bilski
Hit Batsmen: L. Bilski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Gross W (4-3) 7.0 4 2 2 4 2 0 116 2.27   
R. Lindstrom SV (4) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 30 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Gross 59
Batters Faced: G. Gross 29, R. Lindstrom 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Gross 11-7, R. Lindstrom 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Gross 116-64, R. Lindstrom 30-19
Hit Batsmen: G. Gross
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Kinney
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 15525
Special Notes: 1B David Davalos was injured being hit by a pitch.
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