MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/16/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1314 - SATURDAY, JULY 16TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (41-54) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2
Houston Drillers (42-53) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 X 5 14 1
Drillers Handle Chicago, Snag 5-2 Win
Houston pitcher Jerry Zaruba did his part in helping his team beat the Chicago Hawks, 5-2. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. In 7 innings, Zaruba surrendered 4 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 0. He allowed 2 runs. Bill Switzer earned the save, his 16th, for the Drillers.

Jim Johnson had a big 2-run triple for the Drillers in the bottom of the third inning. With Houston leading 1-0 and runners on 1st and 3rd, he got a splitter from 1968 Royal Ricketts Award winner Kevin Edwards and swatted a triple to left-center. It was his 2nd triple of the season, and more importantly, it put the Drillers ahead, 3-0.

"I executed the game plan," said Zaruba.

The winning streak has now reached 5 games for Houston.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 9 31
G. Getman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .221 10 40
B. Strange LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 11 35
D. Bozza C 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .314 8 35
A. Robinson 1B 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .314 31 72
   a-T. Davis PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .360 14 47
M. Morris RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .251 13 48
F. Chavez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 3 11
C. Burton CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 9 29
K. Edwards P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .140 0 0
   A. Alvarado P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Tavares PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 0 0
   A. Villatoro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 0 1
Totals 32 2 5 2 1 6 7      
a - T. Davis pinch hit for A. Robinson in the 7th
b - G. Tavares pinch hit for A. Alvarado in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Robinson (31, 4th Inning off J. Zaruba, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Getman , D. Bozza 2 , A. Robinson 4 , M. Morris
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Morris
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: S. Morales (23) , D. Bozza (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lockhart 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .271 11 37
J. Frost RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .296 11 47
R. Barnes LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .434 4 21
L. Bickle 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 6 .319 7 52
L. Eccles C 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .256 5 18
M. Hoffman CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .192 5 19
   B. Switzer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
J. Johnson SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .223 6 33
A. Galyean 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .214 0 3
J. Zaruba P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .157 0 1
   a-M. Sisson CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .266 19 60
Totals 39 5 14 5 1 5 26      
a - M. Sisson substituted for J. Zaruba in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Bickle (27, 3rd Inning off K. Edwards, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Barnes (9, 5th Inning off K. Edwards, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Sisson (11, 8th Inning off A. Villatoro, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Galyean (2, 8th Inning off A. Villatoro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Johnson (2, 3rd Inning off K. Edwards, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lockhart 3 , J. Frost 2 , R. Barnes 3 , L. Bickle 3 , L. Eccles 2 , J. Johnson 3 , A. Galyean 2 , M. Sisson 2
2-out RBI: J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , L. Bickle , L. Eccles , M. Hoffman , J. Johnson , A. Galyean
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: M. Lockhart (8)
OF assists: 1 (Frost(Strange at 3rd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Edwards L (6-10) 5.2 9 3 3 0 4 0 28 103 4.04   
A. Alvarado 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 19 3.19   
A. Villatoro 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 7 32 5.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Edwards 43
Batters Faced: K. Edwards 28, A. Alvarado 6, A. Villatoro 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Edwards 3-10, A. Alvarado 0-3, A. Villatoro 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Edwards 103-71, A. Alvarado 19-13, A. Villatoro 32-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Alvarado 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Zaruba W (5-10) 7.0 4 2 2 0 6 1 25 91 5.19   
B. Switzer SV (16) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 25 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zaruba 67
Batters Faced: J. Zaruba 25, B. Switzer 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zaruba 6-8, B. Switzer 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zaruba 91-60, B. Switzer 25-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry Zaruba
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 19800
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