MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
07/16/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 1305 - FRIDAY, JULY 16TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (57-38) 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 15 0
Chicago Hawks (38-56) 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 10 1
Drillers Win, 9-5, at Chicago
Chicago got a terrific game from second baseman Buck DeFalco. It wasn't enough, though, to prevent the team from falling to Houston, 9-5. DeFalco went 2-4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. The winning pitcher was 24-year old right-handed pitcher Angel Colon. He tossed 100 pitches over 6.1 innings, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits. Houston is now 57-38, while Chicago is 38-56.

In the top of the second, Houston center fielder Mark Sisson had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Sisson stroked a 2-run single to left. It made the score 6-2, Houston. For the game, he went 2-5 with 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Sisson.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .276 4 39
M. Lockhart 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .324 11 54
L. Eccles C 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .280 2 29
M. Sisson CF 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .296 14 54
P. Parkyn 3B 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .272 2 38
J. Duersch 2B 5 0 3 2 0 1 2 .303 4 14
A. Thompson SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .171 0 5
D. Elwood LF 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 .000 0 1
A. Colon P 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .038 0 0
   R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 9 15 9 3 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Eccles (14, 3rd Inning off D. Duff, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Duersch (2, 1st Inning off K. Eldridge, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost 3 , M. Lockhart 2 , L. Eccles 3 , M. Sisson 2 , P. Parkyn 2 , J. Duersch 5 , A. Thompson
2-out RBI: M. Sisson , D. Elwood
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Duersch , D. Elwood , A. Colon
GIDP: A. Colon
Hit by Pitch: P. Parkyn
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (34) , M. Sisson (27)
CS: J. Frost (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Duersch-Thompson-Lockhart)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 2B 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .245 5 32
B. Richter 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225 1 9
   b-B. Strange PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 4 10
   L. Ibarra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. Bozza PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 8 42
E. Ronnebaum LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .264 11 24
T. Davis 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .294 12 42
A. Bires CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .267 3 34
G. Getman RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 2 9
B. Raley SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .306 0 8
G. Perritte C 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .241 1 5
K. Eldridge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 1
   D. Duff P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Morris PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236 12 33
   c-S. Morales 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 10 37
Totals 35 5 10 5 4 3 15      
a - M. Morris pinch hit for D. Duff in the 7th
b - B. Strange pinch hit for B. Richter in the 7th
c - S. Morales substituted for M. Morris in the 8th
d - D. Bozza pinch hit for L. Ibarra in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Raley (2, 8th Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Ronnebaum (11, 1st Inning off A. Colon, 1 on, 1 out) , B. DeFalco (5, 3rd Inning off A. Colon, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Perritte (1, 5th Inning off A. Colon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. DeFalco 5 , E. Ronnebaum 5 , A. Bires 3 , B. Raley 3 , G. Perritte 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Davis 2 , G. Perritte
GIDP: G. Perritte
Hit by Pitch: B. Strange
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. DeFalco (13)
CS: A. Bires (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. DeFalco (15)
Double Plays: 1 (DeFalco-Raley-Davis)
OF assists: 1 (Bires(Sisson at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Colon W (6-5) 6.1 8 5 5 3 3 3 100 3.89   
R. McStay SV (5) 2.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 48 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Colon 37
Batters Faced: A. Colon 28, R. McStay 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Colon 2-12, R. McStay 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Colon 100-56, R. McStay 48-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. McStay 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. McStay
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Eldridge L (5-11) 2.0 10 8 6 2 1 0 73 4.54   
D. Duff 5.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 69 1.04   
L. Ibarra 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Eldridge 3
Batters Faced: K. Eldridge 18, D. Duff 19, L. Ibarra 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Eldridge 3-1, D. Duff 7-4, L. Ibarra 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Eldridge 73-45, D. Duff 69-46, L. Ibarra 20-14
WP: D. Duff
Hit Batsmen: D. Duff
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Buck DeFalco
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 14715
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