MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ SEATTLE EMERALDS
03/18/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Mike Harris
Pitching: RHP Mike Harris
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Seattle 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Pitching: RHP Dick Knight
Batting: LHB Dan Arrington 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Dan Arrington to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Alex Rojas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Grounds into double play, 3-6-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Seattle 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Mike Harris
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Sparks 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Tice 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Peeples 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Jim Sparks to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Mark Peeples to second
Batting: RHB Dick Knight 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Jim Sparks scores
Mark Peeples to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Dick Knight to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Seattle 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: SHB Dave Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Popup, 4D, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Patterson 0-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Dave Robertson to second
Batting: RHB Dave Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Dave Robertson to third
Batting: RHB Dave Behrens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into double play, 1-6-3 (Groundball, 23, EV 69.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Seattle 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Mike Harris
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Mike Wells to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Sparks 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mike Tice 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Seattle 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: RHB Mike Harris 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Dan Arrington 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Mike Harris to second
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Mike Harris to third
Batting: RHB Alex Rojas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Mike Harris scores
Charlie Hall to second
Batting: SHB Dave Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Charlie Hall to third
Alex Rojas to second
Batting: RHB Gary Patterson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 2 - Seattle 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Mike Harris
Batting: RHB Mark Peeples 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Knight 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 56, EV 70.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Single, Error in OF, E8, batter to second base (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Mark Peeples scores
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Hit by Pitch
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jose Gonzalez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 106.3 MPH)
Mickey Hoffman to third
Mike Lockhart to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Seattle 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Now at 2B: Jerry Duersch
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Now in RF: Mike Lockhart
Batting: RHB Dave Thomas 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Behrens 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Gene Gunter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Dan Arrington 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Seattle 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Mike Harris
Pitching: RHP Bill Fluckey
Now at C: Carl Wright
Now at SS: Roberto Soto
Now in LF: Andy Kaelin
Now in CF: John Klein
Batting: RHB Jim Sparks 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Tice 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Rick Mounts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Seattle 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Now at 1B: Brian Fitch
Now at SS: Al Thompson
Batting: RHB Roberto Soto 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Milt Pangle 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Floriano Venegas 0-0: Called Strike
Milt Pangle is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 109.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Rob Sylvia 0-0: Ball
1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 95.0 MPH), Distance : 366 ft
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Soroka 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Seattle 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Bill Fluckey
Pitching: RHP Danny Gordon
Now at 1B: Rob Sylvia
Now at 2B: Milt Pangle
Now at 3B: Floriano Venegas
Now in CF: Mike Green
Now in RF: John Klein
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 49.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Seattle 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Pitching: RHP Judge Doyle
Batting: RHB Carl Wright 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Klein 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Andy Kaelin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Base on Balls
John Klein to second
Batting: RHB Mike Green 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Soto 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 97.5 MPH)
John Klein to third
Andy Kaelin to second
John Klein scores
Andy Kaelin to third
Batting: RHB Milt Pangle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-1: Base on Balls
Roberto Soto to second
Batting: SHB Floriano Venegas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 4 - Seattle 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Danny Gordon
Pitching: RHP Fred Wild
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt - play at second, runner OUT -> throw to first, DP!
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 25, EV 65.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 107.5 MPH)
Al Thompson to second
Batting: RHB Mike Tice 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 107.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Seattle 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Judge Doyle
Pitching: RHP Gary Greco
Now at 3B: Ed Shofner
Batting: LHB Rob Sylvia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2R, EV 68.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Dennis England 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 81.3 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Tom McAteer
Now at 2B: Jose Acosta
Now at 3B: Jerry Duersch
Batting: RHB Carl Wright 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Seattle 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Fred Wild
Pitching: RHP Tommy Westfield
Batting: RHB Jose Acosta 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Called Strike
Jose Acosta is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dave Elwood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Seattle 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Now in LF: Dave Elwood
Batting: RHB John Klein 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Kaelin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Green 0-0: Ball
Andy Kaelin steals 2nd, throwing error, E2
Andy Kaelin to third
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 66.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tim Clark 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Seattle 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Tommy Westfield
Pitching: RHP Corey Spencer
Now at SS: Tim Clark
Pinch Hitting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 392 ft
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Called Strike
Mike Lockhart steals 2nd base (no throw)
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Tom McAteer 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Seattle 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Pitching: RHP Bill Footman
Now at C: Rich Lewis
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ray Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fabien Fleury 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 110.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Moises Marcas 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Fabien Fleury to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Al Link 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Carl Wright 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - Seattle 4
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