MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
08/03/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Pitching: RHP Ben Hall
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 68.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Randy Barnes steals 2nd base
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 102.5 MPH)
Randy Barnes to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ben Hall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 7, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Carl Jacobs steals 2nd base
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Carl Jacobs to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Ben Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Rick Giardina is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, P, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 56, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Ball
Carl Jacobs is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 102.5 MPH), Distance : 395 ft
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Twin Cities 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Pete Walker 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Twin Cities 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 108.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Twin Cities 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: RHP Tom McAteer
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Now in CF: Mickey Hoffman
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Len Emery 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 75.6 MPH)
Steve Pavey to second
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 81.3 MPH)
Steve Pavey to third
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Twin Cities 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Pitching: RHP Rick Lindstrom
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
Mark Sisson steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Mark Sisson to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: SHB Tom McAteer 0-0: Ball
Mike Lockhart steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 96.9 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to third
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Twin Cities 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Now at 1B: Jerry Duersch
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 93.1 MPH), Distance : 329 ft
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt by P - play at third, runner safe!
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Noland Lockhart scores
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Twin Cities 3
TOP OF THE 10TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Rick Lindstrom
Pitching: LHP Bob Cole
Now at 2B: Tom McNabb
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Twin Cities 3
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dave Weaver 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Twin Cities 3
TOP OF THE 11TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : LHP Bob Cole
Now at 2B: Ross Clifford
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
Jackie Frost steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 108.1 MPH)
Jackie Frost to third
Mark Sisson to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Mark Sisson to third
Charlie Hall to second
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 3SF, EV 76.9 MPH)
Top of the 11th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Twin Cities 3
BOTTOM OF THE 11TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
David Davalos to second
Batting: RHB Pete Walker 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
David Davalos to third
Noland Lockhart to second
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 68.1 MPH)
David Davalos scores
Noland Lockhart to third
Buddy Shingleton to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mike McGurn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Bottom of the 11th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Twin Cities 5
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