MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
06/23/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 979 - SUNDAY, JUNE 23RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Wranglers (35-34) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 1
Houston Drillers (34-37) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 0
Houston Earns 3-2 Win
Houston Drillers starter Rick McStay hurled his team past the Dallas Wranglers, 3-2. With this game in the books, Houston is 34-37, Dallas 35-34.

Houston got a knockout punch from Rich Lewis. The catcher hammered a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"It's a thrill to get that kind of win," Lewis said.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Adams CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279 2 16
R. Somers 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .269 9 37
D. Howard 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .285 6 25
R. McCoy RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 6 31
J. Hammit 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 10 34
P. Simmons LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .253 5 29
F. Johnson C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .228 5 25
M. Weatherby SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 4 11
D. Perez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 0 3
   a-T. Golf PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 0 5
   A. Stager P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2 2 5 8      
a - T. Golf pinch hit for D. Perez in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Howard (6, 6th Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Simmons (5, 7th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Somers 2 , D. Howard 4 , J. Hammit , P. Simmons 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Adams
GIDP: D. Howard
Sac Bunt: D. Perez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: R. Somers (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Weatherby-Howard-Somers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 4 25
M. Lockhart LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264 2 28
M. Wells 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278 9 36
M. Sisson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .213 6 24
W. Fields 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251 10 45
R. Lewis C 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .310 6 21
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 8 31
J. Johnson SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .238 0 6
R. McStay P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 0 3
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 0
   a-C. Fee PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .259 10 28
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3 1 5 7      
a - C. Fee pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (4, 2nd Inning off D. Perez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Fee (10, 8th Inning off A. Stager, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Lewis (6, 9th Inning off A. Stager, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost , M. Lockhart , M. Wells , M. Sisson , R. Lewis 4 , J. Johnson 2 , C. Fee 4
2-out RBI: R. Lewis , J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sisson , W. Fields , R. McStay
GIDP: M. Lockhart
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart (22)
CS: W. Fields (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Ward-Wells)
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Perez 6.0 4 1 0 1 4 0 88 3.79   
A. Stager L (2-3), BS (4) 2.2 3 2 2 0 1 2 40 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Perez 65
Batters Faced: D. Perez 23, A. Stager 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Perez 6-7, A. Stager 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Perez 88-58, A. Stager 40-27
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McStay 6.0 3 1 1 2 5 1 110 4.59   
L. Bilski 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 25 4.12   
J. Ferguson W (5-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 65
Batters Faced: R. McStay 23, L. Bilski 7, J. Ferguson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 3-10, L. Bilski 2-3, J. Ferguson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 110-72, L. Bilski 25-13, J. Ferguson 10-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick McStay
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 5 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 18492
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