MLB
SEATTLE EMERALDS @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/09/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Gerwig 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
Don Gerwig is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Jeff Prestwich
Pitching: RHP Jeff Prestwich
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Jackie Frost steals 2nd base
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
Jackie Frost is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Mike Wells to second
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Mike Wells to third
Mark Sisson to second
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 84.4 MPH)
Mike Wells scores
Mark Sisson to third
Paul Parkyn to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Paul Parkyn to third
Lou Ward to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Lou Ward to third
Mickey Hoffman to second
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Lou Ward scores
Mickey Hoffman to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by RF and OUT! 9-3-2
Bottom of the 1st over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 0 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 2ND
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Dave Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Patterson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dan Arrington 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 0 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Jeff Prestwich
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 89S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Called Strike
Jackie Frost steals 2nd base
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 93.1 MPH)
Jackie Frost to third
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
Mike Lockhart steals 2nd base
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 93.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to third
Mark Sisson to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Mark Sisson to third
Paul Parkyn to second
Pitching: RHP Fred Wild
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Seattle 0 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 3RD
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Rob Sylvia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tim Clark 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Wild 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Tim Clark to second
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Tim Clark to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Don Gerwig 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 1 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Fred Wild
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Jim Johnson to second
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Jim Johnson to third
Jackie Frost to second
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 110.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 102.5 MPH)
Jackie Frost to third
Mike Lockhart to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Seattle 1 - Houston 8
TOP OF THE 4TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Thomas 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Patterson 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dan Arrington 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Gary Patterson to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: LHB Rob Sylvia 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 56D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Gary Patterson scores
Dan Arrington to second
Batting: RHB Tim Clark 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Seattle 2 - Houston 8
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Fred Wild
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 2 - Houston 8
TOP OF THE 5TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Fred Wild 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Gerwig 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 362 ft
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Charlie Hall to second
Batting: RHB Gary Patterson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dan Arrington 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Charlie Hall to third
Dave Thomas to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Rob Sylvia 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Seattle 5 - Houston 8
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Fred Wild
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 113.1 MPH), Distance : 451 ft
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 5 - Houston 9
TOP OF THE 6TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Tim Clark 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Soroka 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Phil Soroka to third
Batting: RHB Don Gerwig 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 5 - Houston 9
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Fred Wild
Pitching: RHP Danny Gordon
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 93.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
Lou Ward steals 2nd base
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 5 - Houston 9
TOP OF THE 7TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Patterson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dan Arrington 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 5 - Houston 9
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Danny Gordon
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 5 - Houston 9
TOP OF THE 8TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Rob Sylvia 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tim Clark 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Pinch Hitting: RHB Alex Rojas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 102.5 MPH)
Tim Clark to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Tim Clark scores
Alex Rojas to second
Pitching: RHP Tom McAteer
Now at C: Lute Eccles
Now at 1B: Jerry Duersch
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Now in CF: Mickey Hoffman
Batting: RHB Don Gerwig 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 87.5 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Alex Rojas scores
Roberto Salazar to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
Batting: RHB Dave Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Seattle 7 - Houston 9
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Danny Gordon
Pitching: RHP Carroll Reynolds
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Mark Sisson to third
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 361 ft
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Mickey Hoffman steals 2nd base
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Mickey Hoffman scores
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 8th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 7 - Houston 13
TOP OF THE 9TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: RHB Gary Patterson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dan Arrington 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rob Sylvia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 7 - Houston 13
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