MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT BOSTON TERRIERS
08/20/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 1780 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (73-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Boston Terriers (54-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 X 8 13 0
Shurtleff Dominates Houston
Bruce Shurtleff was in a mood to talk following the Boston Terriers contest against the Houston Drillers, expounding to BNN reporters on his pitching philosophy. He had good reason to be excitable, having tossed a complete game shutout of the Drillers, 8-0.

"There are three important elements in pitching success: location, location, and location," Shurtleff said. "I was hitting my spots time and time again."

The left-hander blanked Houston on a 3-hitter, allowing 2 walks and racking up 5 strikeouts.

For the season, Shurtleff has a record of 5 wins and 14 losses in 28 appearances. He has an ERA of 3.08 and has fanned 149 batters in 199 innings.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 4 47
M. Sisson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 17 63
R. Barnes LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274 1 9
   b-E. Shofner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 3 11
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .284 9 69
C. Hall 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230 2 9
M. Wells 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 15 68
M. Hoffman C 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .229 4 39
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
J. Johnson SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .199 5 34
L. Bilski P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 0 5
   a-L. Eccles C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 6 50
Totals 28 0 3 0 2 5 9      
a - L. Eccles substituted for L. Bilski in the 7th
b - E. Shofner pinch hit for R. Barnes in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Barnes , C. Hall , M. Hoffman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Johnson 2 , L. Bilski
GIDP: L. Ward
Sac Bunt: M. Hoffman
Hit by Pitch: M. Wells
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Hoffman (25)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Frost (8) , C. Hall (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cash CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .222 2 43
R. Alvarez 1B 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .251 1 15
C. Zacharias LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .289 6 26
J. Whitlock RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .277 9 49
Z. Hodge 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .253 10 57
M. Berberet 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .270 4 13
P. Knight C 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .210 4 28
C. Bowers SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .236 11 38
B. Shurtleff P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .211 0 3
Totals 38 8 13 8 0 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Alvarez (9, 7th Inning off L. Bilski, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Knight (4, 7th Inning off T. McAteer, 1 on, 1 out) , Z. Hodge (10, 7th Inning off T. McAteer, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Cash , R. Alvarez 5 , C. Zacharias , J. Whitlock , Z. Hodge 5 , M. Berberet , P. Knight 4 , C. Bowers , B. Shurtleff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Zacharias 2 , P. Knight
Sac Bunt: B. Shurtleff
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hodge-Berberet-Alvarez)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Bilski L (14-6) 6.1 8 3 3 0 6 0 95 2.98   
T. McAteer 0.0 5 5 5 0 0 2 17 3.98   
W. Manning 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bilski 51
Batters Faced: L. Bilski 29, T. McAteer 5, W. Manning 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bilski 7-7, T. McAteer 0-0, W. Manning 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bilski 95-63, T. McAteer 17-11, W. Manning 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McAteer 2-2
WP: L. Bilski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Shurtleff W (5-14) 9.0 3 0 0 2 5 0 116 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shurtleff 84
Batters Faced: B. Shurtleff 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shurtleff 6-15
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shurtleff 116-73
Hit Batsmen: B. Shurtleff
Balk: B. Shurtleff
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bruce Shurtleff
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 16596
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