MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/29/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1482 - THURSDAY, JULY 29TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Seattle Emeralds (46-59) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 5 9 0
Houston Drillers (65-42) 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 9 0
Drillers Rally Late to Nip Emeralds
Sam Houston Field did not lack for drama.

Lute Eccles was instrumental in his team's 6-5 triumph over the Seattle Emeralds. The catcher went 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Houston Drillers. Houston has run its win streak to 4 consecutive.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the tenth. With two out, Eccles hit a fastball from Bob Valentine for a run-scoring double. The Drillers, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"I like seeing our guys get a return on what they've put in," said Houston manager Tom Harrington.
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Salazar CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .215 3 25
D. Gerwig RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .185 5 21
A. Rojas LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249 3 30
R. Sylvia 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 0 .223 5 21
R. Soto SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .251 6 39
G. Patterson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 1 34
P. Soroka 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263 0 16
   D. Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   E. Roe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-G. Gunter PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .221 1 10
   B. Valentine P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Link C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .235 0 22
B. Fluckey P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   a-D. Robertson PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .247 6 32
   b-R. Allen 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Arrington PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221 1 20
   d-C. Hall 3B 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .314 11 36
Totals 37 5 9 5 2 2 11      
a - D. Robertson pinch hit for B. Fluckey in the 6th
b - R. Allen substituted for D. Robertson in the 6th
c - D. Arrington pinch hit for R. Allen in the 7th
d - C. Hall substituted for D. Arrington in the 7th
e - G. Gunter pinch hit for E. Roe in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: P. Soroka (5, 5th Inning off J. Zaruba, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Sylvia (5, 6th Inning off J. Zaruba, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Gerwig , R. Sylvia 5 , R. Soto 2 , P. Soroka 3 , G. Gunter , A. Link , D. Robertson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Salazar , D. Gerwig , A. Link
Sac Fly: C. Hall
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Link (10)
CS: R. Soto (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271 4 44
M. Lockhart 1B 3 2 2 1 2 0 1 .317 14 57
L. Eccles C 5 1 3 3 0 0 2 .315 5 40
M. Sisson CF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .297 15 56
P. Parkyn 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .274 2 39
L. Ward 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .287 7 53
J. Johnson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .194 4 29
D. Elwood LF 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .077 1 3
   b-M. Hoffman CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 4 35
J. Zaruba P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 0 2
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   a-J. Duersch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 4 16
   R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 11 61
Totals 35 6 9 6 3 1 9      
a - J. Duersch pinch hit for T. McAteer in the 7th
b - M. Hoffman substituted for D. Elwood in the 9th
c - M. Wells pinch hit for R. McStay in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Eccles (16, 10th Inning off B. Valentine, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Eccles (5, 3rd Inning off B. Fluckey, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Elwood (1, 4th Inning off B. Fluckey, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Lockhart (14, 8th Inning off D. Gordon, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost , M. Lockhart 5 , L. Eccles 7 , M. Sisson , P. Parkyn , D. Elwood 4
2-out RBI: , L. Eccles 2 , D. Elwood
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sisson , P. Parkyn
Sac Bunt: J. Johnson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart (50) , M. Sisson (32)
CS: L. Eccles 2 (10)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Fluckey 5.0 4 4 4 3 1 2 72 4.11   
D. Gordon 2.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 36 3.59   
E. Roe 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.12   
B. Valentine L (2-2) 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 45 1.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Fluckey 41
Batters Faced: B. Fluckey 21, D. Gordon 9, E. Roe 2, B. Valentine 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Fluckey 8-5, D. Gordon 5-2, E. Roe 1-0, B. Valentine 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Fluckey 72-36, D. Gordon 36-23, E. Roe 7-5, B. Valentine 45-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Roe 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Zaruba 6.0 6 4 4 2 0 1 84 3.38   
T. McAteer 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.16   
R. McStay W (6-1) 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 43 1.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zaruba 42
Batters Faced: J. Zaruba 26, T. McAteer 3, R. McStay 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zaruba 11-7, T. McAteer 2-1, R. McStay 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zaruba 84-50, T. McAteer 7-6, R. McStay 43-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McAteer 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lute Eccles
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 21830
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