MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
09/09/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 2041 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (87-60) 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 10 0
Dallas Wranglers (78-68) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 9 0
Wranglers Lose at Home, 7-4
Drillers shortstop Al Thompson left his mark on his team's 7-4 win over the Dallas Wranglers. Thompson was 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for Houston in the contest. Larry Bilski got the win, improving to 17-6. He worked 6 innings, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 2. Dallas, at 78-68, has lost 4 straight.

Charlie Hall had a big 2-run home run for the Drillers in the top of the second inning. With Houston leading 1-0 and a runner on 1st, he sized up a fastball from Dave Young, who is tied for 5th in the ABL in wins with 15, and punished it. The result was his 4th home run of the season, which put the Drillers on top, 3-0.

"We're in a little funk right now and we've just got to get ourselves out of it," said Dallas manager William Albrecht.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .254 7 54
A. Thompson SS 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .197 1 12
L. Ward 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .280 12 81
R. Barnes LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .276 3 18
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .154 0 0
M. Hoffman C 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .242 5 49
M. Wells 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 5 .258 19 84
C. Hall 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .248 4 17
J. Duersch CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .248 4 18
L. Bilski P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 0 7
   a-M. Sisson LF, CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 24 80
Totals 36 7 10 7 6 5 17      
a - M. Sisson substituted for L. Bilski in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Wells (25, 5th Inning off D. Young, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Thompson (2, 9th Inning off F. Dunn, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Thompson (1, 1st Inning off D. Young, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Hall (4, 2nd Inning off D. Young, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Thompson 6 , L. Ward 2 , M. Hoffman 2 , M. Wells 3 , C. Hall 4 , M. Sisson
2-out RBI: M. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hoffman , M. Wells , C. Hall , J. Duersch
GIDP: C. Hall
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Hoffman (34) , M. Sisson (49)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Thompson-Ward-Wells, Hall-Ward-Wells)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .242 13 45
M. Weatherby SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .273 7 33
D. Simmons 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .291 19 85
P. Simmons LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .285 11 75
S. Walp RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .274 7 52
J. Robinson 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .251 11 50
M. Shreve CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .271 8 30
T. Meola C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .206 3 17
   b-M. Gaines PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 0 15
D. Young P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 2 12
   J. Futrell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Hernandez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 1 19
   F. Dunn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   c-J. Hammit PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 5 33
Totals 34 4 9 3 2 5 10      
a - E. Hernandez pinch hit for J. Futrell in the 7th
b - M. Gaines pinch hit for T. Meola in the 9th
c - J. Hammit pinch hit for F. Dunn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Howard (33, 4th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Weatherby (7, 6th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Simmons (19, 6th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Howard 2 , M. Weatherby 6 , D. Simmons 4 , P. Simmons , J. Robinson 2 , E. Hernandez
2-out RBI: M. Weatherby , D. Simmons , J. Robinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Meola
GIDP: D. Howard , P. Simmons
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Robinson-Howard-Simmons)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Bilski W (17-6) 6.0 8 4 4 2 4 2 115 2.96   
T. McAteer SV (25) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 35 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bilski 42
Batters Faced: L. Bilski 27, T. McAteer 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bilski 7-6, T. McAteer 6-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bilski 115-67, T. McAteer 35-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McAteer 1-0
WP: L. Bilski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Young L (15-7) 4.2 7 6 6 3 2 2 84 3.17   
J. Futrell 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 0.00   
F. Dunn 2.0 2 1 1 3 1 0 47 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Young 25
Batters Faced: D. Young 24, J. Futrell 8, F. Dunn 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Young 8-4, J. Futrell 3-2, F. Dunn 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Young 84-50, J. Futrell 28-18, F. Dunn 47-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Futrell 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Thompson
Ballpark: Bluff Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 18462
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