MLB
DALLAS WRANGLERS @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
09/21/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Pitching: RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Dick Howard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Weatherby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons Balk!
Dick Howard to third
0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 7, EV 80.0 MPH)
Dick Howard scores
Batting: RHB Pat Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Duane Simmons to second
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Duane Simmons to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Steve Walp to second
Batting: RHB Fred Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 70.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Dallas 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : LHP Charlie Sokol
Pitching: LHP Charlie Sokol
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Dallas 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 89M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wayne Penrod 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Charlie Sokol 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Dallas 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : LHP Charlie Sokol
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 107.5 MPH)
Lou Ward to third
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 86.9 MPH)
Lou Ward scores
Charlie Hall to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by RF and OUT! 9-2
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Dallas 2 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Dick Howard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Weatherby 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 81.9 MPH)
Dick Howard to second
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Pat Simmons 0-0: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Dick Howard scores
Duane Simmons scores
Batting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Fred Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4MD, EV 51.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Dallas 4 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : LHP Charlie Sokol
Batting: RHB Jerry Zaruba 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, P, EV 86.9 MPH)
Mickey Hoffman to third
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
Jackie Frost steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Jackie Frost to third
Mike Wells to second
Jackie Frost scores
Mike Wells to third
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 4S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Dallas 4 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wayne Penrod 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 439 ft
Batting: LHB Charlie Sokol 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Tommy Westfield
Batting: RHB Dick Howard 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Weatherby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Dallas 6 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : LHP Charlie Sokol
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Tommy Westfield 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Dallas 6 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tommy Westfield
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pat Simmons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Duane Simmons to second
Batting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 109.4 MPH)
Duane Simmons to third
Pat Simmons to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pat Simmons to third
Fred Johnson to second
Batting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Pat Simmons scores
Batting: RHB Wayne Penrod 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Charlie Sokol 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 3SF, EV 71.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Dallas 8 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : LHP Charlie Sokol
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Jackie Frost to third
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Flyball, 4MD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Dallas 8 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tommy Westfield
Batting: RHB Dick Howard 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Weatherby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Pat Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Dallas 8 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : LHP Charlie Sokol
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 88.1 MPH)
Runner from 1st tags up, SAFE at 2nd
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Lute Eccles to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 390 ft
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Dallas 8 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tommy Westfield
Pitching: RHP Warner Manning
Batting: RHB Fred Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wayne Penrod 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Jamie Robinson to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mike Shreve 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Dick Howard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Dallas 8 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : LHP Charlie Sokol
Pitching: LHP Dario Perez
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 101.3 MPH), Distance : 378 ft
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Dallas 8 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Warner Manning
Pitching: RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: RHB Mike Weatherby 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pat Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56, EV 55.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Dallas 8 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : LHP Dario Perez
Pitching: RHP Frank Dunn
Now in RF: Eddie Hernandez
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Dallas 8 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: RHB Fred Johnson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jamie Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Wayne Penrod 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eddie Hernandez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Wayne Penrod to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Dick Howard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Dallas 9 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : RHP Frank Dunn
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 73.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Dallas 9 - Houston 6
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