MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TORONTO HURONS
04/13/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TORONTO HURONS
GAME ID: 70 - SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (3-2) 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 8 6 1
Toronto Hurons (3-2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 2
Drillers Victorious at Toronto, 8-1
At Dominion Field, the Toronto Hurons and Houston Drillers were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

Starting pitcher Larry Bilski was a major factor in the 8-1 Houston Drillers triumph over the Toronto Hurons. Houston is now 3-2.

Houston used a clutch at-bat from Wade Fields to capture the win. The third baseman hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the first inning to put the Drillers ahead, 4-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"It's easier to pitch when you get run support," said Bilski.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .300 0 4
M. Sisson CF, LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .300 2 5
   c-J. Medrano PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
M. Lockhart LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .167 0 1
   a-B. Jackson PR, CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .400 0 0
M. Wells 1B, LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .278 0 2
W. Fields 3B 4 1 1 5 0 0 0 .150 2 7
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111 0 0
C. Fee C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 1 3
T. Martucci SS 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
L. Bilski P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Lewis PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .429 0 1
   D. Knight P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 8 6 8 3 9 11      
a - B. Jackson pinch ran for M. Lockhart in the 3rd
b - R. Lewis pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 9th
c - J. Medrano pinch hit for M. Sisson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lockhart (1, 3rd Inning off B. Immel, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Lewis (2, 9th Inning off H. Gagne, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Fields (2, 1st Inning off B. Immel, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost 3 , M. Lockhart 2 , W. Fields 4 , R. Lewis 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sisson , B. Jackson
Sac Bunt: L. Bilski 2
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: W. Fields (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Fields-Ward-Wells)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
J. McPhearson 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .312 0 0
J. Luna CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .286 2 6
B. Hunt 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300 0 2
   b-M. Lasseter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 1
J. Banes LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 0 1
R. Paige 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .273 0 1
E. Santiago C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .357 0 0
B. Immel P 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
   R. Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Hamilton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. McClatchey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 2
   H. Gagne P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 5 8      
a - E. McClatchey pinch hit for D. Hamilton in the 8th
b - M. Lasseter pinch hit for B. Hunt in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Hinojosa , J. McPhearson , J. Luna , R. Paige 2
2-out RBI: J. Luna
GIDP: R. Hinojosa
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hinojosa (1) , B. Hunt (2)
PB: E. Santiago
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Bilski W (2-0) 8.0 5 1 0 1 5 0 113 0.90   
D. Knight 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bilski 74
Batters Faced: L. Bilski 30, D. Knight 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bilski 7-11, D. Knight 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bilski 113-70, D. Knight 13-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Immel L (0-1) 6.0 3 7 6 3 6 1 81 9.00   
R. Gordon 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 31 3.38   
D. Hamilton 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.70   
H. Gagne 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 23 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Immel 43
Batters Faced: B. Immel 27, R. Gordon 6, D. Hamilton 1, H. Gagne 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Immel 9-4, R. Gordon 1-3, D. Hamilton 0-0, H. Gagne 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Immel 81-52, R. Gordon 31-20, D. Hamilton 5-3, H. Gagne 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gordon 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Bilski
Ballpark: Dominion Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (45 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 14 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 19750
Special Notes: LF Mike Lockhart was injured while running the bases.
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