MLB
DETROIT WOLVERINES @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
05/25/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Pitching: RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Joe Voss 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Jerry Plumley steals 2nd, throwing error, E2
Jerry Plumley to third
Batting: LHB Gary Jordan 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Jerry Plumley scores
Batting: SHB Steve Hudson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Basil Anderson
Pitching: LHP Basil Anderson
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 93.8 MPH), Distance : 369 ft
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Joe Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Tingle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 98.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Larry Adams 0-0: Ball
Steve Tingle steals 2nd, throwing error, E2
Steve Tingle to third
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Basil Anderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Basil Anderson
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Lou Ward to second
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Flyball, 5D, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Voss 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Basil Anderson
Batting: RHB Jerry Zaruba 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Jerry Zaruba to second
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, P, EV 68.8 MPH)
Jerry Zaruba to third
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Mike Lockhart to second
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 82.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: LHB Gary Jordan 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Steve Hudson 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Steve Tingle 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Joe Cooper to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Steve Tingle to second
Batting: LHB Larry Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Basil Anderson
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
Mickey Hoffman is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 73.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: LHB Basil Anderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 34, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Voss 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Basil Anderson
Batting: RHB Jerry Zaruba 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
Jackie Frost is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: LHB Gary Jordan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Steve Hudson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 95.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Basil Anderson
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Steve Tingle 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34, EV 105.0 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Tom McAteer
Now in LF: Mike Wells
Batting: LHB Larry Adams 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Steve Tingle to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Troy Stallings 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 13S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Steve Tingle to third
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fielders Choice at home, 5-2 (Groundball, 5, EV 105.0 MPH)
Troy Stallings to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Basil Anderson
Pitching: RHP Darrell Klug
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 7D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 96.9 MPH)
Jim Johnson to third
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Jim Johnson scores
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 85.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Jackie Frost to second
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Now at 1B: Jerry Duersch
Batting: RHB Joe Voss 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Gary Jordan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Steve Hudson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Joe Cooper 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Gary Jordan to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Steve Tingle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Joe Cooper to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: LHB Larry Adams 0-0: Called Strike
Steve Tingle steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Randy Cowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Detroit 3 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Darrell Klug
Pitching: LHP William Matz
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Lute Eccles to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
Balk!
Paul Parkyn to second
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Paul Parkyn to third
Ed Shofner to second
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 106.9 MPH)
Paul Parkyn scores
Ed Shofner to third
Mike Wells to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 3 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Booker Lee to second
Batting: RHB Joe Voss 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Booker Lee to third
Batting: LHB Gary Jordan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Steve Hudson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 3 - Houston 6
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