MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/09/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1203 - FRIDAY, JULY 9TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Emeralds (36-50) 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 7 14 0
Houston Drillers (52-35) 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 4 X 13 15 0
Ward Helps Drillers Beat Emeralds, 13-7
The Houston Drillers defeated the Seattle Emeralds, 13-7. Doing his part was second baseman Lou Ward, who went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 5. The winning pitcher was Bill Switzer. He tossed 114 pitches over 7.1 innings, allowing 7 runs on 13 hits. With the win, Houston upped its record to 52-35.

A key moment came with two out in the bottom of the first. That's when Ward hit a slider from Jeff Prestwich for a 2-run single, putting Houston up, 2-0.

"Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Ward. "You've got to get results."
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Salazar RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .221 2 22
D. Gerwig LF 4 1 1 2 1 0 4 .193 4 18
C. Hall 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .337 9 26
D. Thomas C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .224 1 10
G. Patterson 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .252 1 30
D. Arrington CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .224 1 18
R. Sylvia 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .212 4 17
T. Clark SS 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 .176 0 2
J. Prestwich P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   F. Wild P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-P. Soroka PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 0 14
   D. Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Rojas PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .264 3 30
   C. Reynolds P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 7 14 7 2 4 17      
a - P. Soroka pinch hit for F. Wild in the 6th
b - A. Rojas pinch hit for D. Gordon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Soroka (9, 6th Inning off B. Switzer, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Hall (7, 7th Inning off B. Switzer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Gerwig (4, 5th Inning off B. Switzer, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Salazar 2 , D. Gerwig 4 , C. Hall 4 , D. Thomas , G. Patterson , D. Arrington 2 , R. Sylvia , T. Clark , P. Soroka 2 , A. Rojas
2-out RBI: R. Salazar , C. Hall , D. Arrington , R. Sylvia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Gerwig , D. Thomas , D. Arrington , R. Sylvia , T. Clark
Sac Bunt: F. Wild
Hit by Pitch: T. Clark
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Gerwig (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Salazar(Hoffman at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 3 3 2 2 3 0 0 .265 4 36
M. Lockhart 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .326 11 51
   b-J. Duersch 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 4 11
M. Wells LF 2 1 0 2 1 0 4 .252 8 48
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
M. Sisson CF, LF 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .298 14 51
P. Parkyn 3B 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .268 2 33
L. Ward 2B 4 2 3 5 1 1 0 .299 7 46
M. Hoffman C, CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .211 3 26
J. Johnson SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .201 4 23
B. Switzer P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 0 2
   a-L. Eccles C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 2 29
Totals 34 13 15 13 10 4 16      
a - L. Eccles substituted for B. Switzer in the 8th
b - J. Duersch substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Parkyn (12, 8th Inning off C. Reynolds, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Frost (22, 8th Inning off C. Reynolds, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Frost (4, 5th Inning off F. Wild, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Ward (7, 8th Inning off C. Reynolds, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 6 , M. Lockhart , M. Sisson 3 , P. Parkyn 3 , L. Ward 6 , M. Hoffman , J. Johnson 3
2-out RBI: J. Frost , M. Sisson , P. Parkyn , L. Ward , M. Hoffman , J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Duersch , P. Parkyn , M. Hoffman , J. Johnson
Sac Bunt: B. Switzer
Sac Fly: M. Wells 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost 2 (32) , M. Lockhart (38) , L. Ward (9) , M. Hoffman (17)
CS: J. Frost (13)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Prestwich L (0-1) 1.2 6 6 6 5 1 0 59 32.40   
F. Wild 3.1 4 3 3 3 2 1 68 2.58   
D. Gordon 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 34 3.15   
C. Reynolds 1.0 4 4 4 1 1 1 36 1.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Prestwich 9
Batters Faced: J. Prestwich 14, F. Wild 17, D. Gordon 8, C. Reynolds 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Prestwich 0-2, F. Wild 4-4, D. Gordon 4-2, C. Reynolds 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Prestwich 59-30, F. Wild 68-37, D. Gordon 34-19, C. Reynolds 36-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Wild 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Switzer W (8-4) 7.1 13 7 7 2 2 1 114 3.56   
T. McAteer SV (18) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Switzer 24
Batters Faced: B. Switzer 37, T. McAteer 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Switzer 8-11, T. McAteer 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Switzer 114-73, T. McAteer 27-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McAteer 2-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Switzer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lou Ward
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 23166
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