MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO HURONS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/03/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO HURONS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1151 - SATURDAY, JULY 3RD , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Hurons (38-45) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 7 1
Houston Drillers (51-33) 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 X 8 12 1
Ward has 4 hits, Drillers Move to 51-33
The 8-4 Houston win over Toronto was due in large part to Lou Ward. The Drillers second baseman was 4-4 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Bill Switzer, who finished 4th in the ABL in saves with 20 in 1972, was the winning pitcher. Over 8 innings, he allowed 4 runs on 5 hits, with 4 walks and 4 strikeouts. The Drillers lead the American Baseball League Western Division by 6 games.

With one out in the top of the eighth, Steve Holley had a chance to do some damage. Toronto was trailing 8-2, but had the bases loaded. Holley came to the plate against Bill Switzer, and hit a sacrifice fly. But it was not enough to complete a Toronto comeback.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .270 1 13
J. McPhearson 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .244 3 20
D. Browning SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .218 1 20
M. Lasseter 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .323 7 37
S. Holley CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .290 2 32
D. Jackson LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .250 1 26
E. Santiago C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .242 1 16
D. Bleicher RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .290 1 5
B. John P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .139 0 1
   J. Luna P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 9 38
   A. Sosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   a-M. Walker PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .215 0 21
   B. Immel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   b-B. Hunt PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327 1 5
Totals 33 4 7 3 5 5 16      
a - M. Walker pinch hit for A. Sosa in the 8th
b - B. Hunt pinch hit for B. Immel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Walker (5, 8th Inning off B. Switzer, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Hunt (5, 9th Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hinojosa , M. Lasseter , D. Jackson , D. Bleicher 2 , M. Walker 2 , B. Hunt 2
2-out RBI: D. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lasseter , S. Holley , E. Santiago
Sac Bunt: D. Browning
Sac Fly: S. Holley
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: E. Santiago (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .263 3 33
M. Lockhart 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .330 10 49
M. Wells LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 .248 8 46
L. Eccles C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287 2 29
P. Parkyn 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .265 2 32
L. Ward 2B 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 .293 6 41
M. Hoffman CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .207 3 25
J. Johnson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .194 4 22
B. Switzer P 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .237 0 2
   a-J. Duersch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 4 11
   R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 7 1 2 11      
a - J. Duersch pinch hit for B. Switzer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frost 2 (20, 1st Inning off B. John, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off B. John, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Switzer (2, 3rd Inning off B. John, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Ward (12, 4th Inning off B. John, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Hoffman (12, 4th Inning off B. John, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Parkyn (11, 7th Inning off J. Luna, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Ward (6, 5th Inning off B. John, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Wells (8, 7th Inning off J. Luna, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost 4 , M. Wells 4 , L. Eccles , P. Parkyn 2 , L. Ward 8 , M. Hoffman 2 , B. Switzer 3
2-out RBI: , L. Ward 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , J. Johnson
Sac Fly: M. Wells
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost 2 (30) , M. Lockhart (37) , L. Ward (8)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Parkyn (7)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. John L (7-6) 5.0 9 6 6 1 2 1 97 3.21   
J. Luna 1.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 30 9.00   
A. Sosa 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.00   
B. Immel 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. John 26
Batters Faced: B. John 25, J. Luna 7, A. Sosa 2, B. Immel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. John 5-8, J. Luna 1-4, A. Sosa 1-0, B. Immel 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. John 97-55, J. Luna 30-23, A. Sosa 5-3, B. Immel 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sosa 1-1
WP: B. John
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Switzer W (7-4) 8.0 5 4 0 4 4 0 109 3.22   
R. McStay 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 22 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Switzer 64
Batters Faced: B. Switzer 34, R. McStay 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Switzer 8-12, R. McStay 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Switzer 109-68, R. McStay 22-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lou Ward
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (87 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 22389
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