MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SEATTLE EMERALDS
05/15/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SEATTLE EMERALDS
GAME ID: 525 - SUNDAY, MAY 15TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (18-20) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 0
Seattle Emeralds (19-18) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 2
Drillers Sneak Past Emeralds, 4-3
Starting pitcher Jerry Zaruba pitched well enough to help the Houston Drillers beat the Seattle Emeralds, 4-3. Bill Switzer claimed the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The left-hander allowed 1 run on 1 hit in 2 innings. His record stands at 1-4. The 5th-place Drillers improved to 18-20.

Houston needed the clutch hitting of Mike Wells to notch the win. The left fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Drillers on top, 4-2. For the game, Wells had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Jerry did a good job keeping the game under control," said Houston manager Tom Harrington.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Eccles C 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .245 1 5
M. Lockhart 1B 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .272 8 22
M. Sisson CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .311 11 32
J. Frost RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .243 4 12
L. Bickle 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .298 1 15
M. Wells LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .291 6 22
C. Hall 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321 1 8
A. Thompson SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .220 0 3
J. Zaruba P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .050 0 0
   B. Switzer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 34 4 10 4 2 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Eccles (2, 1st Inning off D. Gordon, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Lockhart (9, 3rd Inning off D. Gordon, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Lockhart (8, 1st Inning off D. Gordon, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Wells (6, 9th Inning off B. Valentine, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Eccles 2 , M. Lockhart 6 , M. Sisson , J. Frost 2 , L. Bickle , M. Wells 5 , A. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Eccles , J. Frost 2 , M. Wells , J. Zaruba
GIDP: M. Wells
Sac Bunt: B. Switzer
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Frost 2 (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gerwig LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 4 16
A. Link C 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .312 3 8
D. Arrington CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .274 0 12
   c-R. Salazar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 5
R. Montoya 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .224 4 19
   d-F. Fleury PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 2 7
R. Soto SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .248 2 14
G. Patterson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .239 0 8
F. Venegas RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .204 1 16
M. Pangle 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .195 0 11
   T. McGovern P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Gunter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
   B. Valentine P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
D. Gordon P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
   a-R. Allen 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3 2 7 5      
a - R. Allen substituted for D. Gordon in the 5th
b - G. Gunter pinch hit for T. McGovern in the 7th
c - R. Salazar pinch hit for D. Arrington in the 9th
d - F. Fleury pinch hit for R. Montoya in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Arrington (7, 3rd Inning off J. Zaruba, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Venegas (1, 4th Inning off J. Zaruba, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Fleury (2, 9th Inning off B. Switzer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Arrington 3 , F. Fleury 4 , R. Soto , F. Venegas 5
2-out RBI: R. Soto , F. Venegas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Montoya , G. Patterson
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Venegas (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Valentine 2 (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Patterson-Soto-Montoya)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Zaruba 7.0 5 2 2 2 6 1 26 101 4.37   
B. Switzer W (1-4) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 25 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zaruba 63
Batters Faced: J. Zaruba 26, B. Switzer 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zaruba 8-5, B. Switzer 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zaruba 101-69, B. Switzer 25-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Gordon 4.2 6 2 2 0 3 1 18 75 3.05   
T. McGovern 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 37 2.95   
B. Valentine L (2-3) 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 10 37 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gordon 47
Batters Faced: D. Gordon 18, T. McGovern 9, B. Valentine 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gordon 4-5, T. McGovern 1-4, B. Valentine 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gordon 75-52, T. McGovern 37-24, B. Valentine 37-24
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry Zaruba
Ballpark: Puget Field
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 17719
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