MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ SEATTLE EMERALDS
05/04/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Paul Geary
Pitching: RHP Paul Geary
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 105.6 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to third
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Mike Lockhart scores
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Mark Sisson steals 2nd base
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Seattle 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Pitching: RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Phil Soroka 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alex Rojas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at second, runner OUT! 1-6
Batting: RHB Gene Gunter 0-0: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Alex Rojas to second
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Seattle 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Paul Geary
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 44.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 15S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Seattle 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: LHB Al Link 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Gary Patterson 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Al Link to second
Batting: RHB Roberto Soto 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Al Link to third
Batting: LHB Rob Sylvia 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Al Link scores
Batting: RHB Paul Geary 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 61.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Seattle 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Paul Geary
Batting: RHB Jerry Zaruba 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 13S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Seattle 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Phil Soroka 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alex Rojas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Phil Soroka to third
Batting: RHB Gene Gunter 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 84.4 MPH)
Phil Soroka scores
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Al Link 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Seattle 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Paul Geary
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Seattle 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Gary Patterson 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Soto 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rob Sylvia 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Seattle 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Paul Geary
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Zaruba 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Seattle 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Paul Geary 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Phil Soroka 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Sac Bunt to P - play at second, runner OUT! 1-6
Batting: RHB Alex Rojas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gene Gunter 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Phil Soroka to second
Throwing error, E8
Phil Soroka scores
Gene Gunter to second
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 109.4 MPH)
Gene Gunter to third
Batting: LHB Al Link 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Roberto Salazar to second
Batting: RHB Gary Patterson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 1 - Seattle 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Paul Geary
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Mike Lockhart to second
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to third
Mickey Hoffman to second
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Mike Lockhart scores
Mickey Hoffman to third
Mike Wells to second
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Mickey Hoffman scores
Mike Wells to third
Mark Sisson to second
Pitching: LHP Bob Valentine
Now at 2B: Phil Soroka
Now at 3B: Dennis England
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Mike Wells scores
Mark Sisson to third
Lute Eccles to second
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Grounds into fielders choice 3-2 (Groundball, 34S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Lute Eccles to third
Lou Ward to second
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Lute Eccles scores
Lou Ward to third
Jim Johnson to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Jerry Zaruba 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Jim Johnson to third
Ed Shofner to second
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 68.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Jim Johnson scores
Ed Shofner to third
Jerry Zaruba to second
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Ed Shofner scores
Jerry Zaruba to third
Mike Lockhart to second
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jerry Zaruba scores
Mike Lockhart to third
Mickey Hoffman to second
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 63.1 MPH)
Lined into DP, 4-3 (Line Drive, 4, EV 63.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 8 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 9 - Seattle 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Roberto Soto 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Rob Sylvia 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dennis England 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Phil Soroka 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 9 - Seattle 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : LHP Bob Valentine
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Lou Ward to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Ed Shofner to second
Batting: RHB Jerry Zaruba 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Lou Ward scores
Ed Shofner to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by CF and OUT! 8-2
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 10 - Seattle 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Alex Rojas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gene Gunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Gene Gunter to second
Batting: LHB Al Link 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dan Arrington 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Gene Gunter to third
Roberto Salazar to second
Pitching: RHP Gary Dale
Batting: RHB Roberto Soto 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 10 - Seattle 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : LHP Bob Valentine
Pitching: RHP Terry Stallings
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 10 - Seattle 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Gary Dale
Batting: LHB Rob Sylvia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Dennis England 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MD, EV 65.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Dave Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Rob Sylvia to second
Batting: RHB Alex Rojas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 107.5 MPH)
Rob Sylvia to third
Dave Robertson to second
Batting: RHB Gene Gunter 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Rob Sylvia scores
Dave Robertson to third
Alex Rojas to second
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 59.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Link 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 95.6 MPH)
Dave Robertson scores
Alex Rojas to third
Gene Gunter to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Gerwig 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 10 - Seattle 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Terry Stallings
Pitching: RHP Danny Gordon
Now at 2B: Dennis England
Now at 3B: Tim Clark
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
Lou Ward steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Lou Ward to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 108.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 10 - Seattle 6
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Gary Dale
Pitching: RHP Angel Colon
Batting: RHB Roberto Soto 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Rob Sylvia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dennis England 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 10 - Seattle 6
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