MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
07/22/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 1379 - THURSDAY, JULY 22ND , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (60-40) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 9 1
Dallas Wranglers (52-47) 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 X 7 12 2
Wranglers 7-5 Winners Over Houston
The Dallas Wranglers beat the Houston Drillers by a score of 7-5. Dallas first baseman Duane Simmons deserved the lion's share of the credit. Simmons was 3-4 with 3 singles and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Wranglers. Dallas is now 52-47. Houston is 60-40.

Steve Walp contributed a productive at-bat in the bottom of the first. With runners on 1st and 3rd, he reached on an error by the 2B, driving in 1 run. His at-bat helped Dallas get the win.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Walp.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .275 4 41
M. Lockhart 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .320 12 55
M. Wells LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .257 9 57
M. Sisson CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .293 14 54
P. Parkyn 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .274 2 39
L. Eccles C 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .311 4 36
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 .289 7 52
J. Johnson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .198 4 26
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
L. Bilski P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 0 4
   B. Footman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Duersch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 4 15
   E. Myatt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Shofner SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 3 11
Totals 35 5 9 3 3 6 15      
a - J. Duersch pinch hit for B. Footman in the 7th
b - E. Shofner substituted for E. Myatt in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Lockhart (12, 1st Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Lockhart 4 , M. Wells , M. Sisson 2 , P. Parkyn , L. Eccles 3 , L. Bilski
2-out RBI: L. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Parkyn , J. Johnson 2 , J. Duersch
GIDP: L. Ward 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sisson (29) , L. Ward (11)
CS: M. Sisson (9)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ward (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Ward-Lockhart)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 2 3 1 0 3 0 0 .255 10 31
M. Weatherby SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .237 3 21
D. Simmons 1B 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .299 10 61
P. Simmons LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .267 9 44
S. Walp RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .278 4 39
   c-W. Penrod CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
F. Johnson C 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .241 12 47
   a-D. Hughes 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 0 3
J. Robinson 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .267 10 37
   b-T. Meola C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 2 11
M. Shreve CF, RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .267 3 16
C. Sokol P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 0 7
   F. Dunn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 6 5 4 16      
a - D. Hughes substituted for F. Johnson in the 9th
b - T. Meola substituted for J. Robinson in the 9th
c - W. Penrod substituted for S. Walp in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Howard (24, 6th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Shreve (2, 3rd Inning off L. Bilski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Howard 2 , M. Weatherby , D. Simmons 3 , P. Simmons 2 , S. Walp , F. Johnson , J. Robinson , M. Shreve 4
2-out RBI: D. Simmons , F. Johnson , M. Shreve
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Weatherby , P. Simmons , S. Walp , F. Johnson , J. Robinson , C. Sokol
GIDP: F. Johnson
Sac Bunt: C. Sokol
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. Howard (10) , D. Simmons (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Weatherby-Howard-Simmons, Howard-Weatherby-Simmons)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Bilski L (11-4) 5.1 10 7 5 4 3 0 119 3.16   
B. Footman 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.86   
E. Myatt 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 4.26   
T. McAteer 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bilski 23
Batters Faced: L. Bilski 30, B. Footman 3, E. Myatt 5, T. McAteer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bilski 5-7, B. Footman 0-2, E. Myatt 1-1, T. McAteer 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bilski 119-71, B. Footman 17-11, E. Myatt 18-11, T. McAteer 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Footman 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sokol W (10-5) 7.2 9 5 1 2 4 1 114 2.95   
F. Dunn SV (24) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 25 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sokol 51
Batters Faced: C. Sokol 33, F. Dunn 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sokol 11-5, F. Dunn 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sokol 114-72, F. Dunn 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Dunn 3-2
WP: C. Sokol , F. Dunn
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Duane Simmons
Ballpark: Bluff Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 17622
Special Notes: Jim Johnson was ejected in the 8th inning for arguing a strike call.
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