MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
07/17/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 1320 - SATURDAY, JULY 17TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (58-38) 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 7 11 0
Twin Cities Northmen (40-55) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 10 0
Eccles, Drillers Beat Northmen, 7-4
Lute Eccles knocked in 4 runs to help Houston beat Twin Cities, 7-4. Eccles produced 2 singles and 1 home run. Larry Bilski picked up the win with 8 innings of work. He allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 5. On the season, he is now 11-3. Tom McAteer earned the save for Houston, his 20th.

With Houston leading 1-0 in the top of the fifth, Eccles hit a fastball from Edgar Trask for a grand slam home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Drillers ahead, 5-0.

"Feels good to get the job done," Eccles said after the game.

The 6th-place Northmen have lost 7 straight games.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Hoffman RF, CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .207 3 28
L. Ward 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .297 7 49
M. Wells LF 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .261 8 54
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
M. Sisson CF, LF 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 .291 14 54
P. Parkyn 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .268 2 38
L. Eccles C 4 3 3 4 1 0 0 .287 3 33
J. Duersch 1B 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .304 4 15
J. Johnson SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .199 4 25
L. Bilski P 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .283 0 4
   M. Erb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Frost RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 4 39
Totals 38 7 11 7 4 9 18      
a - J. Frost substituted for M. Erb in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Duersch (5, 7th Inning off J. Perkins, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Eccles (3, 5th Inning off E. Trask, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Ward 2 , M. Wells 3 , L. Eccles 6 , J. Duersch 2 , J. Johnson , L. Bilski
2-out RBI: J. Duersch , J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Ward , M. Wells , P. Parkyn , J. Duersch
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sisson (28)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lockhart CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 2 24
   c-D. Weaver PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262 1 9
C. Berman 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .252 4 25
D. Davalos 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .305 1 7
P. Walker LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .272 7 31
B. Shingleton SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .241 10 37
R. Giardina C 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .208 2 19
R. Clifford 2B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .267 0 8
R. Brown RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .264 0 14
E. Trask P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .033 0 3
   J. Perkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Pavey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 4 19
   G. Forgette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Jacobs PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258 10 38
Totals 36 4 10 4 3 5 18      
a - S. Pavey pinch hit for J. Perkins in the 7th
b - C. Jacobs pinch hit for G. Forgette in the 9th
c - D. Weaver pinch hit for N. Lockhart in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Clifford (2, 6th Inning off L. Bilski, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Brown (9, 9th Inning off M. Erb, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Weaver , C. Berman , D. Davalos , P. Walker 2 , B. Shingleton , R. Clifford 3 , R. Brown 2 , C. Jacobs
2-out RBI: R. Clifford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Walker , B. Shingleton , R. Brown 2
Sac Bunt: R. Clifford
Team LOB: 9
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Bilski W (11-3) 8.0 6 2 2 3 5 0 127 2.97   
M. Erb 0.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 7 3.21   
T. McAteer SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bilski 64
Batters Faced: L. Bilski 33, M. Erb 4, T. McAteer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bilski 5-14, M. Erb 0-0, T. McAteer 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bilski 127-78, M. Erb 7-5, T. McAteer 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McAteer 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Trask L (4-8) 5.2 8 5 5 4 5 1 106 3.86   
J. Perkins 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 0 29 4.20   
G. Forgette 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 5.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Trask 34
Batters Faced: E. Trask 29, J. Perkins 7, G. Forgette 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Trask 6-6, J. Perkins 1-1, G. Forgette 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Trask 106-64, J. Perkins 29-19, G. Forgette 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Perkins 1-0
WP: J. Perkins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lute Eccles
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 16393
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