MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
06/03/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
GAME ID: 778 - SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (32-24) 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 14 1
Los Angeles Pobladores (24-32) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Sisson Slugs Drillers to 6-2 Win
At San Vicente Park, the Los Angeles Pobladores and Houston Drillers were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

The 3-hit performance of Mark Sisson, who is tied for 3rd in the ABL in RBI with 31, helped the Houston Drillers beat the Los Angeles Pobladores, 6-2. Syed Farooqi, who is tied for 7th in the ABL in complete games with 4, was the winning pitcher. Over 9 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 4 hits, with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts.

Early in the game, Sisson had a 2-run home run for Houston. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Drillers on top, 4-2.

Sisson said his team "played with focus and determination."

With the win, the Drillers have a record of 32-24.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .249 3 17
C. Walton 2B 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 .145 0 4
M. Sisson CF 5 3 3 5 0 0 1 .254 10 31
C. Fee C 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .267 3 14
A. Amador 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .261 1 16
J. Burke LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .122 0 2
E. Shofner 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .178 1 3
D. Martinez SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .226 4 17
S. Farooqi P 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .172 1 5
Totals 37 6 14 6 2 3 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Sisson 3 (10, 1st Inning off J. Bell, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off J. Bell, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off M. Rios, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 3 , C. Walton , M. Sisson 12 , C. Fee 2 , A. Amador , J. Burke , D. Martinez 2 , S. Farooqi
2-out RBI: M. Sisson , A. Amador
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , E. Shofner 2
GIDP: J. Burke , S. Farooqi
Sac Bunt: C. Walton
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Walton (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Martinez-Walton-Amador, Martinez-Walton-Amador)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Fine SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .255 0 18
B. Settles C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .244 2 13
M. Castillo 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .192 3 18
P. McCarthy LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .246 5 24
L. Alexander 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .273 4 11
J. Roberson CF 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .227 4 21
H. Craft RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 2 9
J. Bell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 3
   M. Rios P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Gunter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 8 27
   P. Betzel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Whitmire 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 0 5
Totals 28 2 4 2 3 5 5      
a - C. Gunter pinch hit for M. Rios in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. McCarthy (5, 2nd Inning off S. Farooqi, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Fine (11, 3rd Inning off S. Farooqi, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Alexander (1, 2nd Inning off S. Farooqi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Fine 3 , P. McCarthy 2 , L. Alexander 3
GIDP: B. Settles , J. Roberson
Sac Fly: J. Roberson
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Fine (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Castillo-Fine-Whitmire, Rios-Fine-Whitmire)
OF assists: 1 (Craft(Farooqi at 2nd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Farooqi W (6-3) 9.0 4 2 2 3 5 0 118 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Farooqi 73
Batters Faced: S. Farooqi 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Farooqi 12-7
Pitches - Strikes: S. Farooqi 118-72
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bell L (2-8) 5.2 11 5 5 1 1 2 84 3.92   
M. Rios 2.1 3 1 1 1 1 1 34 3.45   
P. Betzel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bell 27
Batters Faced: J. Bell 28, M. Rios 9, P. Betzel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bell 8-7, M. Rios 4-0, P. Betzel 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bell 84-53, M. Rios 34-23, P. Betzel 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rios 1-0
WP: M. Rios
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Sisson
Ballpark: San Vicente Park
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 17337
Special Notes: Mark Sisson ties the HOU regular season game record for home runs with 3.
Saturday, May 17th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 25.11 Build 104