POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
SEATTLE RAINIERS AT HOUSTON COLT .45S
08/29/1970
 
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL
SEATTLE RAINIERS AT HOUSTON COLT .45S
GAME ID: 1089 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 1970 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Rainiers (61-72) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 1
Houston Colt .45s (89-44) 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 X 9 14 0
Colt .45s Mow Down Rainiers, 9-2
Houston starter Takenao Matsumoto kept the Seattle hitters in check, while his team cruised to a win, 9-2. Houston has an impressive 89-44 record.

Virgil McDonald dealt the Rainiers a blow in the bottom of the second. Batting with the bases loaded and Houston leading 2-1, McDonald, who is a three-time All-Star, hit a 2-1 fastball for a run-scoring single.

"We had a nice day," said Houston skipper Crash Davis.
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gálvez LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .234 8 53
M. Mori 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .296 20 50
R. Santo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298 22 60
J. Ramos RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .245 5 34
D. Barrera 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .228 4 50
J. Daniels CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 3 19
T. Kern SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .255 4 21
T. Haller C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .213 13 50
S. Siebert P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .059 1 2
   S. Lyle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Palmer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-J. Johnstone PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 6 41
   M. Nixon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 0 1
Totals 33 2 8 2 1 5 9      
a - J. Johnstone pinch hit for J. Palmer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Mori (32, 6th Inning off T. Matsumoto, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Gálvez (17, 8th Inning off T. Matsumoto, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gálvez 2 , M. Mori 3 , J. Ramos , D. Barrera , T. Kern , T. Haller , J. Johnstone
2-out RBI: T. Haller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramos , T. Haller , S. Siebert
GIDP: D. Barrera
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kern (23)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Mori (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Barrera-Kern-Mori)
OF assists: 1 (Ramos(Tucker at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Tucker RF 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 .274 6 43
J. Morgan 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 3 .225 2 24
V. McDonald 3B 4 1 2 3 1 0 3 .266 23 76
E. Vázquez C 4 0 3 3 1 0 0 .341 4 56
N. Fujii LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 5 .283 13 59
M. Trusty 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .377 2 13
A. Brown SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .211 7 45
B. Saverine CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .274 1 20
T. Matsumoto P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .204 1 10
   a-L. Joseph PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291 2 26
   L. Reyes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 9 14 9 9 3 24      
a - L. Joseph pinch hit for T. Matsumoto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Morgan (10, 1st Inning off S. Siebert, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Vázquez (28, 1st Inning off S. Siebert, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Morgan 4 , V. McDonald 2 , E. Vázquez 4 , N. Fujii 2 , M. Trusty 2 , B. Saverine , T. Matsumoto
2-out RBI: , J. Morgan 2 , V. McDonald 2 , E. Vázquez , N. Fujii
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan , V. McDonald , N. Fujii , M. Trusty 2 , B. Saverine
GIDP: A. Brown
Sac Bunt: T. Matsumoto 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Morgan
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Tucker (70) , J. Morgan (65) , N. Fujii (35) , B. Saverine (37)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morgan-Brown-Trusty)
OF assists: 1 (Fujii(Johnstone at home))
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Siebert L (11-5) 5.1 9 4 3 4 3 0 113 3.00   
S. Lyle 1.1 2 5 5 4 0 0 27 3.20   
J. Palmer 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.61   
M. Nixon 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Siebert 35
Batters Faced: S. Siebert 28, S. Lyle 11, J. Palmer 3, M. Nixon 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Siebert 6-5, S. Lyle 1-3, J. Palmer 0-1, M. Nixon 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Siebert 113-70, S. Lyle 27-14, J. Palmer 11-7, M. Nixon 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Lyle 1-0 , J. Palmer 2-2
Hit Batsmen: S. Lyle
Balk: S. Siebert
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Matsumoto W (12-5) 8.0 8 2 2 1 5 0 103 3.47   
L. Reyes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Matsumoto 62
Batters Faced: T. Matsumoto 31, L. Reyes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Matsumoto 10-7, L. Reyes 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Matsumoto 103-70, L. Reyes 7-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takenao Matsumoto
Ballpark: Ballpark of Houston
Weather: Rain (84 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 28419
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