MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
05/25/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 631 - TUESDAY, MAY 25TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (19-26) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 0
Houston Drillers (31-16) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 X 6 11 5
Wolverines Lose, 6-3, at Sam Houston Field
Houston pitcher Jerry Zaruba did his part in helping his team beat the Detroit Wolverines, 6-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Houston is now 31-16, 5½ games up in the American Baseball League Western Division.

The game was at a stalemate until pinch hitter Paul Parkyn came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Detroit pitcher William Matz, he hit a 2-2 cutter for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Houston on top, 4-3.

Parkyn told the media after that game that the mood in the clubhouse is "extremely positive" after a win like that.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lee LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .270 1 19
J. Plumley RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .277 6 23
J. Voss 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .237 4 19
G. Jordan 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .264 0 8
S. Hudson CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .173 0 4
J. Cooper SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .176 0 12
S. Tingle 2B 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 .299 1 6
L. Adams C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .232 0 7
B. Anderson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .062 0 0
   a-T. Stallings PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 0 13
   D. Klug P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Cowell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 0 4
   W. Matz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 3 7 3 4 7 23      
a - T. Stallings pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 7th
b - R. Cowell pinch hit for D. Klug in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cooper (7, 8th Inning off T. McAteer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Lee , G. Jordan , J. Cooper 2 , S. Tingle 4
2-out RBI: G. Jordan , J. Cooper , S. Tingle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Plumley , S. Hudson , L. Adams , B. Anderson , R. Cowell
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Plumley (11) , S. Tingle 2 (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 3 3 1 0 0 .290 2 18
M. Lockhart 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .393 5 38
   b-J. Duersch 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 3 6
M. Sisson CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .281 9 33
L. Eccles C 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .304 1 19
L. Ward 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .253 2 22
M. Hoffman LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244 1 16
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-P. Parkyn PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 1 20
   R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Johnson SS 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .184 2 12
E. Shofner 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .143 0 2
J. Zaruba P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
   a-M. Wells LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .271 5 24
Totals 31 6 11 6 4 4 17      
a - M. Wells substituted for J. Zaruba in the 7th
b - J. Duersch substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th
c - P. Parkyn pinch hit for T. McAteer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (5, 7th Inning off D. Klug, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Eccles (7, 8th Inning off W. Matz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lockhart (5, 1st Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost 3 , M. Lockhart 5 , L. Eccles 2 , L. Ward 2 , M. Hoffman , P. Parkyn , J. Johnson 2
2-out RBI: , J. Frost 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Duersch , M. Sisson , L. Ward , E. Shofner
Sac Bunt: M. Hoffman
Sac Fly: L. Eccles
Hit by Pitch: J. Zaruba
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Frost (8) , M. Hoffman (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Duersch (1) , L. Eccles 2 (2) , L. Ward 2 (8)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Anderson 6.0 5 2 2 2 3 1 105 3.28   
D. Klug 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20 1.99   
W. Matz L (2-3) 1.0 3 3 3 2 1 0 39 7.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Anderson 55
Batters Faced: B. Anderson 24, D. Klug 6, W. Matz 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Anderson 4-9, D. Klug 2-1, W. Matz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Anderson 105-62, D. Klug 20-13, W. Matz 39-19
Hit Batsmen: B. Anderson
Balk: W. Matz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Zaruba 6.0 4 1 0 2 3 0 91 3.39   
T. McAteer W (2-4), BS (8) 2.0 2 2 0 1 3 0 47 2.19   
R. McStay SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zaruba 63
Batters Faced: J. Zaruba 25, T. McAteer 11, R. McStay 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zaruba 5-10, T. McAteer 2-1, R. McStay 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zaruba 91-59, T. McAteer 47-32, R. McStay 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McAteer 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry Zaruba
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 19013
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