MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
09/02/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 1958 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (71-69) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 9 0
Montreal Habitants (87-52) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 1
Bilski Now 13-7 Following 5-2 Win
The Houston Drillers rode a solid performance from 28-year-old starting pitcher Larry Bilski to a win, beating the Montreal Habitants, 5-2, at LaSalle Stadium. Bill Switzer picked up the save, his 26th. With the victory, the Drillers upped their record to 71-69.

Bilski threw well for Houston, thwarting the Montreal offense. The right-hander tossed 125 pitches over 8 innings. He allowed just 1 run on 4 hits.

"I managed to get ahead of guys and keep them at bay," said Bilski.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lockhart 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .278 17 55
J. Frost RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 14 76
R. Barnes LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .392 7 42
C. Hall 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .282 11 45
L. Bickle 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .290 8 69
M. Hoffman CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .220 6 30
J. Johnson SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .250 11 60
I. Smith C 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .225 3 14
L. Bilski P 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .151 0 5
   a-M. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 16 47
   E. Myatt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Switzer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 33 5 9 5 4 3 11      
a - M. Wells pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Bickle 2 (37, 6th Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off D. Achber, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lockhart (17, 3rd Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Barnes (7, 6th Inning off B. Schar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lockhart 4 , R. Barnes 5 , C. Hall , L. Bickle 5 , I. Smith , L. Bilski
2-out RBI: I. Smith , L. Bilski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Smith , L. Bilski
Sac Bunt: M. Hoffman
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Smith-Lockhart)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sullivan LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 22 65
K. Terry 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .303 0 19
E. Hudson 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .347 46 110
J. Murchison RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .286 16 70
M. Walker C 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .305 8 31
O. Corte SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .237 3 42
D. Miller 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .212 11 37
D. Chavez CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .177 1 10
B. Schar P 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .194 0 8
   D. Achber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Compton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 7 36
   M. Weeks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Foulke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259 3 23
Totals 33 2 8 2 2 10 15      
a - J. Compton pinch hit for D. Achber in the 8th
b - J. Foulke pinch hit for M. Weeks in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Terry , E. Hudson , J. Murchison , M. Walker 2 , O. Corte , D. Chavez , B. Schar
2-out RBI: D. Chavez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Chavez , J. Foulke
GIDP: J. Murchison
Hit by Pitch: J. Sullivan
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Terry (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Murchison (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Chavez-Terry)
OF assists: 2 (Chavez(Lockhart at 1st base), Sullivan(Smith at home))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Bilski W (13-7) 8.0 4 1 1 2 8 0 29 125 3.39   
E. Myatt 0.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 8 4.02   
B. Switzer SV (26) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bilski 76
Batters Faced: L. Bilski 29, E. Myatt 4, B. Switzer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bilski 9-5, E. Myatt 0-0, B. Switzer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bilski 125-83, E. Myatt 8-6, B. Switzer 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Switzer 3-1
Hit Batsmen: L. Bilski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Schar L (14-10) 6.1 7 5 5 4 1 2 28 96 3.23   
D. Achber 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 19 1.96   
M. Weeks 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Schar 36
Batters Faced: B. Schar 28, D. Achber 7, M. Weeks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Schar 12-4, D. Achber 3-1, M. Weeks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Schar 96-57, D. Achber 19-14, M. Weeks 12-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Bilski
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 25896
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