MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
07/15/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 1291 - THURSDAY, JULY 15TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Houston Drillers (56-38) 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 20 2
Chicago Hawks (38-55) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 7 9 2
Drillers Snatch Late-Game, 8-7 Win
The Houston Drillers battled the Chicago Hawks into extra innings before the outcome was decided. The Drillers won it, finally, 8-7, in 12 innings. In the game, Houston right fielder Jackie Frost went 4 for 6 with a triple, a double, 2 singles, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The first-place Drillers, at 56-38, lead the American Baseball League Western Division by 2½ games.

Houston used the timely hitting of Al Thompson to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the 12th inning to put the Drillers on top, 7-6. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"This is a resilient bunch," said Houston manager Tom Harrington.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 6 2 4 3 0 0 0 .271 4 39
M. Lockhart 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .322 11 53
   a-M. Hoffman CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 3 28
M. Wells LF 4 0 2 3 0 0 3 .255 8 54
   b-J. Duersch 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 4 12
M. Sisson CF, LF 4 0 1 0 2 2 2 .294 14 51
P. Parkyn 3B 6 0 0 0 0 1 6 .269 2 36
L. Eccles C 4 2 3 0 2 1 0 .277 2 29
L. Ward 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .295 7 49
J. Johnson SS 6 1 3 0 0 1 3 .198 4 24
F. Castro P 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .268 1 5
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   c-E. Shofner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 2 9
   R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-A. Thompson PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 0 5
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 49 8 20 8 4 6 26      
a - M. Hoffman substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th
b - J. Duersch substituted for M. Wells in the 8th
c - E. Shofner pinch hit for T. McAteer in the 10th
d - A. Thompson pinch hit for R. McStay in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lockhart (25, 1st Inning off D. Smilanich, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Castro (3, 2nd Inning off D. Smilanich, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Frost (23, 3rd Inning off D. Smilanich, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Frost (8, 8th Inning off B. Hix, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost 7 , M. Lockhart 3 , M. Wells 2 , J. Duersch , M. Sisson , L. Eccles 3 , L. Ward 2 , J. Johnson 3 , F. Castro 2 , A. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , J. Duersch , P. Parkyn 2 , J. Johnson
GIDP: P. Parkyn , F. Castro
Sac Bunt: L. Ward , F. Castro
Sac Fly: M. Wells
Hit by Pitch: J. Frost
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart 2 (44)
CS: J. Frost (16)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Frost (5) , L. Eccles (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Ward-Johnson-Lockhart, McAteer-Johnson-Duersch)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales 3B 5 1 2 4 0 0 0 .261 10 37
M. Morris RF 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 .236 12 33
E. Ronnebaum LF 6 1 0 0 0 2 4 .260 10 22
T. Davis 1B 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 .299 12 42
D. Bozza C 4 0 1 1 2 2 0 .254 8 42
A. Bires CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .260 3 34
   A. Villatoro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Raley PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295 0 8
   T. Torda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Richter SS 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .232 1 9
B. DeFalco 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .241 4 30
D. Smilanich P 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .059 0 0
   L. Ibarra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Strange PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 4 10
   B. Hix P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-C. Burton CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 0 0
Totals 40 7 9 6 9 7 13      
a - B. Strange pinch hit for L. Ibarra in the 7th
b - C. Burton substituted for B. Hix in the 9th
c - B. Raley pinch hit for A. Villatoro in the 10th

BATTING
Triples: B. Richter (1, 5th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Morales (10, 5th Inning off F. Castro, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Morris (12, 12th Inning off W. Manning, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Morales 5 , M. Morris 7 , D. Bozza , B. Richter 3 , B. DeFalco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bires
GIDP: A. Bires 2
Sac Fly: S. Morales
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Morris (11)
CS: S. Morales (12) , B. DeFalco (7)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Morales (18) , E. Ronnebaum (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Richter-DeFalco-Davis, Morales-DeFalco-Davis)
OF assists: 3 (Ronnebaum(Johnson at home), Bires(Sisson at 2nd base), Ronnebaum(Ward at home))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro 7.1 6 4 4 6 3 1 107 2.43   
T. McAteer BS (10) 1.2 2 2 0 2 1 0 32 3.15   
R. McStay W (5-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 1.77   
W. Manning SV (1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 47
Batters Faced: F. Castro 31, T. McAteer 8, R. McStay 7, W. Manning 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 12-4, T. McAteer 1-2, R. McStay 5-0, W. Manning 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 107-54, T. McAteer 32-19, R. McStay 21-13, W. Manning 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McAteer 2-1
WP: F. Castro
Balk: T. McAteer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Smilanich 6.0 11 6 5 3 4 0 113 5.89   
L. Ibarra 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 4.03   
B. Hix 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.06   
A. Villatoro 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 33 4.11   
T. Torda L (0-1) 2.0 6 2 2 1 0 0 32 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Smilanich 29
Batters Faced: D. Smilanich 31, L. Ibarra 4, B. Hix 4, A. Villatoro 7, T. Torda 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Smilanich 4-8, L. Ibarra 1-2, B. Hix 1-1, A. Villatoro 2-2, T. Torda 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Smilanich 113-65, L. Ibarra 18-8, B. Hix 18-13, A. Villatoro 33-21, T. Torda 32-20
Hit Batsmen: A. Villatoro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jackie Frost
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 12976
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