MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT BOSTON TERRIERS
08/22/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 1809 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (75-55) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 6 9 0
Boston Terriers (54-76) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 2
Terriers Absorb 6-3 Home Loss
The Houston Drillers topped the Boston Terriers, 6-3, at Atlantic Avenue Grounds. Houston third baseman Charlie Hall was a spark plug for the offense. He went 3 for 5 with a triple and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The first-place Drillers have a one-game lead in their division.

In the top of the sixth, Mike Wells delivered a clutch hit. With two gone and a runner on 2nd, the Houston first baseman hit a run-scoring single, putting the Drillers in front, 6-3.

Wells called the win "a collective effort."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .255 4 50
M. Sisson CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .291 17 65
R. Barnes LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .257 1 9
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .280 9 70
L. Eccles C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 6 50
   a-M. Hoffman C 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .229 4 39
C. Hall 3B 5 2 3 3 0 1 2 .243 2 12
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
M. Wells 1B 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .246 16 73
   b-J. Duersch 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 4 17
J. Johnson SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .206 5 34
F. Castro P 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .288 1 7
   c-E. Shofner 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 3 11
Totals 36 6 9 6 5 5 22      
a - M. Hoffman substituted for L. Eccles in the 2nd
b - J. Duersch substituted for M. Wells in the 9th
c - E. Shofner substituted for F. Castro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Hall (1, 6th Inning off B. Elsner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Hall (2, 7th Inning off B. Falcon, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost , M. Hoffman , C. Hall 6 , M. Wells 3 , J. Johnson
2-out RBI: , C. Hall 2 , M. Wells 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , M. Sisson , M. Wells , F. Castro
GIDP: C. Hall
Sac Fly: L. Ward
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (46)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cash CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .228 2 44
R. Alvarez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .246 1 15
C. Zacharias LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .298 7 28
J. Whitlock RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .272 9 50
Z. Hodge 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251 10 57
B. Muhammad 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .283 0 11
G. Kaminski C 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .282 3 10
   b-G. Strum PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306 3 13
C. Bowers SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .237 11 38
B. Elsner P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1
   B. Falcon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Montgomery PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 5 23
   O. Aldredge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-P. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 2 4
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 5 16      
a - L. Montgomery pinch hit for B. Falcon in the 7th
b - G. Strum pinch hit for G. Kaminski in the 9th
c - P. Lee pinch hit for O. Aldredge in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Cash 2 (19, 1st Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Kaminski (1, 7th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Muhammad (4, 2nd Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Zacharias (7, 8th Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Cash 5 , C. Zacharias 5 , B. Muhammad 3 , G. Kaminski 2 , C. Bowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cash , C. Zacharias , J. Whitlock , Z. Hodge , G. Kaminski , L. Montgomery
Sac Bunt: R. Alvarez
Sac Fly: G. Kaminski
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Muhammad (6) , B. Elsner (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Hodge-Muhammad-Alvarez)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro W (16-4) 8.1 7 3 3 2 4 1 110 2.64   
T. McAteer SV (21) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 59
Batters Faced: F. Castro 34, T. McAteer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 13-8, T. McAteer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 110-71, T. McAteer 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McAteer 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Elsner L (4-5) 6.0 7 4 2 3 5 0 102 4.07   
B. Falcon 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 19 4.23   
O. Aldredge 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 5.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Elsner 48
Batters Faced: B. Elsner 29, B. Falcon 6, O. Aldredge 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Elsner 3-10, B. Falcon 1-2, O. Aldredge 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Elsner 102-61, B. Falcon 19-12, O. Aldredge 24-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Falcon 2-2
WP: B. Elsner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Hall
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 15502
Special Notes: C Lute Eccles was injured in a collision at home plate.
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