MLB
SEATTLE EMERALDS @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/29/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Pitching: RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Gerwig 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alex Rojas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 75.6 MPH)
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 Bill Fluckey
Pitching: RHP Bill Fluckey
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to second
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: LHB Rob Sylvia 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Soto 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Bunt - Flyout to 13! F1
Batting: RHB Gary Patterson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at second, runner OUT! 2-6
Batting: RHB Phil Soroka 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Bill Fluckey
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 70.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 51.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dave Elwood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: LHB Al Link 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Fluckey 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Bill Fluckey
Batting: RHB Jerry Zaruba 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
Mike Lockhart steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 95.0 MPH), Distance : 378 ft
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Don Gerwig 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alex Rojas 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rob Sylvia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 110.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 0 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Bill Fluckey
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Lou Ward to second
Batting: LHB Dave Elwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 103.1 MPH), Distance : 380 ft
Batting: RHB Jerry Zaruba 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 0 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Roberto Soto 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Patterson 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Phil Soroka 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Link 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 0 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Bill Fluckey
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Lute Eccles is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 0 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Pinch Hitting: SHB Dave Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Dave Robertson to second
Batting: RHB Don Gerwig 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Bunted foul
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Dave Robertson to third
Roberto Salazar to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Alex Rojas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rob Sylvia 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 379 ft
Batting: RHB Roberto Soto 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Patterson 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Phil Soroka 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 4 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Bill Fluckey
Pitching: RHP Danny Gordon
Now at 3B: Ray Allen
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 4 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: LHB Al Link 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Tom McAteer
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dan Arrington 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Called Strike
Al Link steals 2nd base
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 107.5 MPH)
Al Link to third
Batting: RHB Don Gerwig 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 4 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Danny Gordon
Now at 3B: Charlie Hall
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dave Elwood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 71.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 107.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 4 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Alex Rojas 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rob Sylvia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Soto 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 2R, EV 72.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Gary Patterson 0-0: Called Strike
Roberto Soto is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 4 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Danny Gordon
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 110.6 MPH), Distance : 450 ft
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Eric Roe
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
Lute Eccles is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
Mark Sisson steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 4 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Now in CF: Mickey Hoffman
Batting: RHB Gary Patterson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2LF, EV 89.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Gene Gunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Link 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Gene Gunter to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Al Link to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 5 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Eric Roe
Pitching: LHP Bob Valentine
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 5 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 10TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Don Gerwig 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alex Rojas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rob Sylvia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 5 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : LHP Bob Valentine
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Jackie Frost to second
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDFS
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Jackie Frost scores
Bottom of the 10th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 5 - Houston 6
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