MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
05/27/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 698 - SUNDAY, MAY 27TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (19-31) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 10 1
Houston Drillers (27-23) 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 10 13 1
Twin Cities Decked, 10-5, by Drillers
Led by Mike Wells, the Houston Drillers defeated the Twin Cities Northmen, 10-5. Wells was 2-4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Drillers. Rick McStay picked up the win, improving his season record to 5-5. He struck out 5 in 8 innings. The victory gives the Drillers a record of 27-23.

Wells contributed in the bottom of the first. With runners on 1st and 2nd, he hit a run-scoring single. It was one at-bat among others that helped Houston get the win.

"I play this game for myself and my family, but of course it's always nice when we can win," said Wells.
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .294 2 15
M. Perez CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .224 0 8
D. Davalos 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .243 5 22
C. Jacobs RF 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .257 9 29
S. Pavey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 2 12
D. Miller 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .217 3 16
J. Alicea C 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .125 0 1
T. McNabb SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 0 2
D. Prentice P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 0 0
   a-E. Laub PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .215 3 6
   A. Makins P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 1
   b-B. Shingleton PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 6 21
Totals 33 5 10 5 4 5 10      
a - E. Laub pinch hit for D. Prentice in the 5th
b - B. Shingleton pinch hit for A. Makins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. McNabb (1, 6th Inning off R. McStay, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Jacobs (9, 1st Inning off R. McStay, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Miller (3, 8th Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Clement , M. Perez , D. Davalos 2 , C. Jacobs 4 , S. Pavey , D. Miller 4 , T. McNabb 2 , E. Laub , B. Shingleton
2-out RBI: C. Jacobs , D. Miller , T. McNabb
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jacobs , S. Pavey , A. Makins
GIDP: G. Clement , M. Perez 2 , D. Davalos
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Miller (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .327 6 31
A. Amador 1B 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .274 3 17
   a-J. Burke PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1 2
   b-L. Ward 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .243 5 21
M. Wells LF 4 2 2 2 1 0 3 .308 15 38
M. Sisson CF 4 2 1 2 1 0 1 .317 10 27
W. Fields 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .257 6 24
C. Fee C 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 .271 9 28
C. Walton 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .414 0 8
E. Shofner SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .273 2 5
R. McStay P 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214 0 1
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 10 13 10 3 0 15      
a - J. Burke pinch ran for A. Amador in the 2nd
b - L. Ward substituted for J. Burke in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frost (15, 1st Inning off D. Prentice, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Amador (9, 2nd Inning off D. Prentice, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Shofner (2, 3rd Inning off D. Prentice, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Wells (15, 8th Inning off A. Makins, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 3 , A. Amador 2 , L. Ward 2 , M. Wells 5 , M. Sisson , W. Fields , C. Walton , E. Shofner 5 , R. McStay
2-out RBI: M. Wells , C. Walton , E. Shofner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , C. Fee
Sac Fly: C. Fee 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (13) , M. Sisson (11)
CS: L. Ward (5)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Amador (5)
Double Plays: 4 (Walton-Shofner-Ward, Shofner-Walton-Ward, Shofner-Walton-Ward, Shofner-Walton-Ward)
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Prentice L (1-7) 4.0 11 9 6 1 0 1 100 6.20   
A. Makins 4.0 2 1 1 2 0 1 53 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Prentice 9
Batters Faced: D. Prentice 25, A. Makins 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Prentice 7-5, A. Makins 7-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Prentice 100-59, A. Makins 53-28
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McStay W (5-5) 8.0 9 5 3 4 5 2 116 2.57   
W. Manning 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 49
Batters Faced: R. McStay 34, W. Manning 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 7-8, W. Manning 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 116-72, W. Manning 9-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Wells
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM CT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 20790
Special Notes: 1B Armando Amador was injured while running the bases.
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