MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
07/23/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 1393 - FRIDAY, JULY 23RD , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (61-40) 2 1 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 12 19 1
Dallas Wranglers (52-48) 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Wells Hits 2 home runs in Drillers Win
Houston and Dallas got after it at Bluff Park.

Houston left fielder Mike Wells was a significant contributor in his team's 12-4 triumph over the Dallas Wranglers. He was 4 for 4 with 2 home runs, a double, and a walk. He scored 4 runs and drove in 3 for the Drillers. The first-place Drillers, at 61-40, lead the American Baseball League Western Division by 5½ games.

Early in the game, Wells had a 2-run home run for Houston. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Drillers on top, 2-0.

"I was seeing the ball well tonight," said Wells.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 .271 4 41
M. Lockhart 1B 6 1 2 0 0 2 1 .321 12 55
M. Wells LF 4 4 4 3 1 0 0 .266 11 60
M. Sisson CF 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .297 15 56
P. Parkyn 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .279 2 39
L. Ward 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .288 7 53
M. Hoffman C 5 3 3 2 0 0 4 .208 4 30
J. Johnson SS 5 0 0 1 0 1 3 .195 4 27
B. Switzer P 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .224 0 3
   a-J. Duersch PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .305 4 16
   M. Erb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-L. Eccles PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .311 4 36
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 44 12 19 11 3 5 19      
a - J. Duersch pinch hit for B. Switzer in the 7th
b - L. Eccles pinch hit for M. Erb in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Wells (17, 3rd Inning off S. Coomes, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Hoffman (15, 3rd Inning off S. Coomes, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Lockhart (26, 4th Inning off J. Lavelle, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Duersch (6, 7th Inning off J. Hernandez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Wells 2 (11, 1st Inning off S. Coomes, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Lavelle, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Hoffman (4, 2nd Inning off S. Coomes, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Sisson (15, 3rd Inning off S. Coomes, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Lockhart 3 , M. Wells 11 , M. Sisson 6 , P. Parkyn 3 , L. Ward , M. Hoffman 7 , B. Switzer 2 , J. Duersch 2
2-out RBI: B. Switzer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , M. Lockhart , M. Hoffman , J. Johnson
GIDP: J. Frost , L. Ward
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart (46)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sisson (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Lockhart-Johnson-Lockhart, Parkyn-Ward-Lockhart)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .258 10 32
M. Weatherby SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .234 3 21
   e-S. Walp PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 4 39
D. Simmons 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .300 10 62
J. Hammit 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219 2 15
F. Johnson C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .241 12 47
P. Simmons LF 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .269 9 45
E. Hernandez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292 0 10
M. Shreve CF 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .269 3 17
   b-J. Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 10 37
   c-W. Penrod CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
S. Coomes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .106 0 2
   J. Lavelle P 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
   a-D. Hughes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 0 3
   J. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   d-M. Gaines PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 0 10
Totals 34 4 9 4 5 5 21      
a - D. Hughes pinch hit for J. Lavelle in the 6th
b - J. Robinson pinch hit for M. Shreve in the 8th
c - W. Penrod substituted for J. Robinson in the 9th
d - M. Gaines pinch hit for J. Hernandez in the 9th
e - S. Walp pinch hit for M. Weatherby in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Simmons (15, 4th Inning off B. Switzer, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Simmons (24, 7th Inning off M. Erb, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Howard 2 , D. Simmons 3 , F. Johnson , P. Simmons 2 , E. Hernandez , M. Shreve , M. Gaines
2-out RBI: D. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Howard , M. Weatherby , J. Hammit , F. Johnson
GIDP: D. Simmons , J. Robinson
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Weatherby-Howard-Simmons, Hammit-Howard-Simmons)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Switzer W (10-5) 6.0 6 4 4 4 3 0 124 3.34   
M. Erb 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 37 2.81   
W. Manning 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Switzer 43
Batters Faced: B. Switzer 28, M. Erb 7, W. Manning 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Switzer 7-8, M. Erb 2-1, W. Manning 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Switzer 124-69, M. Erb 37-22, W. Manning 18-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Coomes L (9-10) 2.2 10 8 8 0 0 3 62 3.76   
J. Lavelle 3.1 4 1 1 2 4 1 55 3.18   
J. Hernandez 3.0 5 3 3 1 1 0 61 6.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Coomes 2
Batters Faced: S. Coomes 18, J. Lavelle 15, J. Hernandez 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Coomes 7-1, J. Lavelle 3-2, J. Hernandez 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Coomes 62-43, J. Lavelle 55-33, J. Hernandez 61-39
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lavelle 1-0
WP: S. Coomes , J. Hernandez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Wells
Ballpark: Bluff Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (90 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 23267
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