MLB
SEATTLE EMERALDS @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
05/16/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Don Gerwig 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Phil Soroka 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 85.6 MPH)
Phil Soroka scores
Batting: SHB Dave Robertson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.1 MPH)
Roberto Salazar scores
Batting: RHB Alex Rojas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dave Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Alex Rojas to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Gary Patterson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Seattle 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Deward Collins
Pitching: RHP Deward Collins
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
Mike Lockhart steals 2nd base
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 110.6 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Mike Wells to second
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 91.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Mike Wells to third
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Lute Eccles to second
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Mike Wells scores
Lute Eccles to third
Paul Parkyn to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Seattle 2 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 2ND
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Tim Clark 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Deward Collins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Gerwig 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 2 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Deward Collins
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 378 ft
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 2 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 3RD
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Phil Soroka 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Called Strike
Phil Soroka steals 2nd base
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Dave Robertson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 3rd, 6-5 (Groundball, 6, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alex Rojas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 2 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Deward Collins
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 9D, EV 106.9 MPH), Distance : 388 ft
Pitching: RHP Corey Spencer
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
Jim Johnson is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 2 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 4TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Dave Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Patterson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tim Clark 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 2 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Corey Spencer
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Mike Lockhart steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached via error on a dropped throw from SS, E3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Seattle 2 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 5TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Corey Spencer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Gerwig 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Phil Soroka 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56D, EV 60.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-1: Base on Balls
Corey Spencer to second
Batting: SHB Dave Robertson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 73.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Seattle 2 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Corey Spencer
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4D, EV 65.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 2 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 6TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Alex Rojas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Dave Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Patterson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 2 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Corey Spencer
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Eric Roe
Now at 2B: Phil Soroka
Now at 3B: Tim Clark
Now at SS: Dennis England
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Lute Eccles to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 2 - Houston 7
TOP OF THE 7TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Tim Clark 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dennis England 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Gerwig 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 2 - Houston 7
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Eric Roe
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Seattle 2 - Houston 7
TOP OF THE 8TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Phil Soroka 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 101.9 MPH)
Phil Soroka to second
Batting: SHB Dave Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Phil Soroka to third
Roberto Salazar to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Roberto Salazar to third
Dave Robertson to second
Batting: RHB Alex Rojas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Roberto Salazar scores
Dave Robertson to third
Batting: RHB Dave Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Dave Robertson scores
Pinch Hitting: RHB Gene Gunter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Dave Thomas to second
Dave Thomas to third
Pitching: RHP Tom McAteer
Pinch Hitting: LHB Rob Sylvia 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dennis England 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 8th over - 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Seattle 5 - Houston 7
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Seattle Emeralds : RHP Eric Roe
Pitching: RHP Danny Gordon
Now at 2B: Phil Soroka
Now at 3B: Dennis England
Now at SS: Roberto Soto
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
Mike Lockhart steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to third
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 5 - Houston 7
TOP OF THE 9TH
Seattle Emeralds batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Now at 1B: Jerry Duersch
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Batting: RHB Don Gerwig 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Phil Soroka 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Salazar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Robertson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Seattle 5 - Houston 7
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