MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
04/10/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 65 - SATURDAY, APRIL 10TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Dallas Wranglers (1-4) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
Houston Drillers (3-2) 2 0 2 0 0 X 4 8 0
Drillers Earn 4-2 Home Win
The Houston Drillers got a rain-soaked win over the Dallas Wranglers.

The Houston Drillers beat the Dallas Wranglers, 4-2, at Sam Houston Field. Houston left fielder Mike Wells had the hot bat. He was 2-3 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3. Francisco Castro, the winner, improved to 1-0. He held the Wranglers to 2 runs on 5 hits over 5 innings, while striking out 4 and walking 1.

With Houston leading 2-1 in the bottom of the third, Wells hit a fastball from Dario Perez for a 2-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Drillers ahead, 4-1.

In postgame comments to the Houston Observer, Wells said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

Dallas is 1-4 after the defeat.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .200 0 0
M. Weatherby SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 0 1
D. Simmons 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .263 1 4
P. Simmons LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267 0 0
J. Robinson 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 0 0
S. Walp RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188 0 2
C. Yoshimura CF 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .200 0 2
T. Meola C 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
D. Perez P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 19 2 5 2 1 4 10      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Simmons (1, 1st Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Simmons 3 , J. Robinson , S. Walp , D. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Robinson , T. Meola
Sac Bunt: M. Weatherby
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Howard-Simmons)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .368 1 2
M. Lockhart 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .053 0 2
M. Wells LF 3 2 2 3 0 0 1 .462 1 4
M. Sisson CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .385 1 2
P. Parkyn 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .375 0 3
L. Ward 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .438 1 1
M. Hoffman C 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 1
J. Johnson SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 0 0
F. Castro P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 22 4 8 4 2 3 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Wells (1, 1st Inning off D. Perez, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Sisson (1, 1st Inning off D. Perez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Wells (1, 3rd Inning off D. Perez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost 3 , M. Wells 6 , M. Sisson 3 , P. Parkyn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , J. Johnson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost 2 (4)
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Perez L (0-1) 5.0 8 4 4 2 3 1 84 7.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Perez 36
Batters Faced: D. Perez 24
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Perez 4-7
Pitches - Strikes: D. Perez 84-54
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro W (1-0) 5.0 5 2 2 1 4 0 80 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 52
Batters Faced: F. Castro 21
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 7-4
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 80-54
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Wells
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:21
Attendance: 20835
Special Notes: The game was called in the 6th inning due to bad weather.
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