MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
09/13/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 2103 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (77-74) 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 8 3
Chicago Hawks (65-86) 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 10 0
Drillers Over Hawks, 7-5
The Houston Drillers beat the Chicago Hawks, 7-5, at Hyde Park Stadium. Houston left fielder Randy Barnes had an outstanding performance. He went 2-4 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Bill Switzer earned his 29th save in 35 chances. Houston has run its win streak to 4 in a row.

The Drillers had to work out of trouble in the bottom of the ninth. The score was 7-5, Houston, with no one out. Chicago, with runners on 1st and 2nd, was mounting a threat. Alex Robinson dug in at the plate, but on a 0-1 fastball, he hit into a double play.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lockhart 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .282 19 67
M. Hoffman RF 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .217 6 31
   a-J. Frost PH, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .297 15 80
M. Sisson CF 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .261 26 90
R. Barnes LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .385 9 55
L. Bickle 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284 8 75
L. Eccles C 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 .255 7 32
C. Hall 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .275 11 49
   B. Switzer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
J. Johnson SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .254 13 64
F. Castro P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196 0 3
   b-M. Wells PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 16 47
   c-A. Galyean 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 1 11
Totals 30 7 8 7 4 4 15      
a - J. Frost pinch hit for M. Hoffman in the 4th
b - M. Wells pinch hit for F. Castro in the 8th
c - A. Galyean substituted for M. Wells in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Sisson (26, 5th Inning off D. Duff, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Barnes (9, 5th Inning off D. Duff, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lockhart , J. Frost , M. Sisson 4 , R. Barnes 5 , L. Bickle , C. Hall , J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Frost 2
GIDP: C. Hall
Sac Bunt: F. Castro
Sac Fly: L. Eccles , C. Hall
Hit by Pitch: L. Eccles , F. Castro
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Eccles (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sisson (7) , C. Hall (19) , F. Castro (2)
Double Plays: 3 (Hall-Bickle-Lockhart, Bickle-Johnson-Lockhart, Johnson-Bickle-Lockhart)
OF assists: 1 (Hoffman(Morales at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales SS 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 .286 17 61
G. Getman 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .225 13 51
A. Robinson 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .314 41 99
E. Ronnebaum LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .278 14 53
   A. Villatoro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 0 1
   K. Eldridge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 4
   c-T. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322 16 56
D. Bozza C 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .301 14 63
M. Morris RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .266 21 79
F. Chavez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .269 8 35
C. Burton CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .297 11 46
T. Torda P 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .270 0 5
   D. Duff P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .083 0 1
   a-B. Strange PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310 15 58
   S. Walton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Preston LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
Totals 35 5 10 5 5 3 21      
a - B. Strange pinch hit for D. Duff in the 6th
b - J. Preston substituted for S. Walton in the 8th
c - T. Davis pinch hit for K. Eldridge in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Torda (2, 3rd Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Burton (27, 3rd Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Ronnebaum (19, 7th Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Morales , A. Robinson 2 , E. Ronnebaum 2 , D. Bozza 2 , M. Morris , C. Burton 3 , T. Torda 2
2-out RBI: A. Robinson , D. Bozza , C. Burton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Davis , M. Morris , D. Duff , B. Strange
GIDP: A. Robinson 2 , M. Morris
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chavez-Morales-Robinson)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
F. Castro W (7-10) 7.0 10 5 4 3 3 0 33 115 4.71   
B. Switzer SV (29) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 26 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 39
Batters Faced: F. Castro 33, B. Switzer 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 8-7, B. Switzer 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 115-75, B. Switzer 26-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Torda L (9-5) 3.1 4 5 5 3 2 0 18 81 4.30   
D. Duff 2.2 3 2 2 0 1 2 11 37 4.14   
S. Walton 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 0.00   
A. Villatoro 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 5.20   
K. Eldridge 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 6.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Torda 29
Batters Faced: T. Torda 18, D. Duff 11, S. Walton 3, A. Villatoro 1, K. Eldridge 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Torda 6-2, D. Duff 3-3, S. Walton 2-0, A. Villatoro 0-0, K. Eldridge 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Torda 81-44, D. Duff 37-25, S. Walton 13-9, A. Villatoro 7-3, K. Eldridge 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Duff 2-0 , K. Eldridge 1-0
WP: D. Duff
Hit Batsmen: T. Torda , D. Duff
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Barnes
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 12625
Special Notes: CF Mickey Hoffman was injured while throwing the ball. LF Ernie Ronnebaum was injured while running the bases. CL Angel Villatoro was injured while pitching.
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