MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT BOSTON TERRIERS
08/31/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 1934 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (70-68) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 9 0
Boston Terriers (69-68) 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 X 9 9 0
Boston Beats Houston, 9-4
The 9-4 Boston win over Houston was due largely to Paul Knight. The Terriers catcher was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. With the win, Boston pushed its record to 69-68.

The Terriers got a big hit from center fielder Booker Lee. In the bottom of the sixth, Lee smacked a grand slam home run off Houston pitcher Dick Knight. It was his 10th home run of the season. Suddenly, the Terriers were ahead, 5-2.

"We maximized our offense today," said Boston skipper Phil Palapa. "That makes everyone's life easier."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lockhart 1B 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .277 16 54
M. Hoffman RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .222 6 30
M. Sisson CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .259 23 83
R. Barnes LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .389 6 41
L. Bickle 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 8 68
   b-M. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 16 47
   B. Switzer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
L. Eccles C 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .256 7 28
C. Hall 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 .283 11 45
J. Johnson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .252 11 59
D. Knight P 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .129 0 1
   a-J. Frost PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 14 76
   L. Clarke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Thompson 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 0 15
Totals 36 4 9 4 4 2 17      
a - J. Frost pinch hit for D. Knight in the 7th
b - M. Wells pinch hit for L. Bickle in the 8th
c - A. Thompson substituted for L. Clarke in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Hall 2 (11, 4th Inning off B. Shurtleff, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off L. Taylor, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Eccles (7, 8th Inning off L. Taylor, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lockhart 2 , M. Hoffman , R. Barnes , L. Eccles 4 , C. Hall 8 , J. Johnson , D. Knight
2-out RBI: L. Eccles , C. Hall 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Barnes 2 , J. Johnson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart (47) , M. Hoffman (14) , R. Barnes (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Zacharias LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282 11 53
B. Tudor 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .302 11 54
L. Ward 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .273 14 53
D. Tislow SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .258 17 61
Z. Hodge 3B 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .292 13 52
B. Lee CF 4 1 1 4 0 1 3 .305 10 34
R. Roe RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .253 13 52
P. Knight C 3 1 2 4 1 0 0 .270 22 66
B. Shurtleff P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .275 0 7
   a-V. Marshall PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 0 6
   L. Taylor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 20
   M. Sutter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 9 9 9 3 5 13      
a - V. Marshall pinch hit for B. Shurtleff in the 7th
b - R. Anderson pinch hit for L. Taylor in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Roe (21, 2nd Inning off D. Knight, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Ward (24, 8th Inning off B. Switzer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Tudor (11, 1st Inning off D. Knight, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Lee (10, 6th Inning off D. Knight, 3 on, 1 out) , P. Knight (22, 8th Inning off B. Switzer, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Tudor 5 , L. Ward 3 , D. Tislow , B. Lee 4 , R. Roe 2 , P. Knight 5
2-out RBI: P. Knight
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Shurtleff
Team LOB: 3
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Knight L (12-9) 6.0 6 5 5 2 3 2 26 79 2.94   
L. Clarke 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 2.83   
B. Switzer 1.0 3 4 4 1 1 1 7 35 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Knight 41
Batters Faced: D. Knight 26, L. Clarke 3, B. Switzer 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Knight 6-9, L. Clarke 2-0, B. Switzer 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Knight 79-54, L. Clarke 11-8, B. Switzer 35-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Shurtleff W (11-7) 7.0 6 2 2 3 2 1 30 106 3.16   
L. Taylor H (2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 2 5 15 3.28   
M. Sutter 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 18 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shurtleff 56
Batters Faced: B. Shurtleff 30, L. Taylor 5, M. Sutter 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shurtleff 10-9, L. Taylor 1-2, M. Sutter 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shurtleff 106-65, L. Taylor 15-9, M. Sutter 18-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Knight
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 16199
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