MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
09/24/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 2234 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (98-62) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
Chicago Hawks (59-101) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Chicago Lose, 1-0, to Drillers, Castro
Francisco Castro of the Houston Drillers was impressive in blanking the Chicago Hawks, 1-0, at Hyde Park Stadium. He crafted a 4-hit shutout and chalked up 8 strikeouts with 2 walks in the contest.

To this point in the season Castro has 19 wins and 4 losses and a 2.58 ERA.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Hoffman RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236 6 51
M. Sisson CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .284 25 84
R. Barnes LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 3 21
M. Lockhart 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .314 17 68
   a-J. Duersch 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 6 22
L. Eccles C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .299 7 58
L. Ward 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .280 13 85
C. Hall 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .233 4 19
   b-M. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 20 87
   c-E. Shofner 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 5 13
J. Johnson SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .211 5 45
F. Castro P 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .282 1 8
Totals 31 1 4 1 3 8 11      
a - J. Duersch substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th
b - M. Wells pinch hit for C. Hall in the 9th
c - E. Shofner substituted for M. Wells in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lockhart (30, 6th Inning off A. Villatoro, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Hall (4, 7th Inning off D. Turner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sisson (25, 6th Inning off A. Villatoro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sisson 4 , M. Lockhart 2 , L. Ward , C. Hall 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hoffman , L. Eccles , L. Ward , C. Hall
GIDP: M. Wells
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart (57)
CS: M. Hoffman (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257 13 54
M. Morris RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .225 19 48
D. Bozza C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .248 11 59
E. Ronnebaum LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .278 13 35
T. Davis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 21 67
F. Chavez 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 8 30
   b-A. Bires PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 5 52
   c-B. Richter 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 5 30
B. Raley SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 0 22
H. Patterson CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   d-B. Strange PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 9 29
   D. McCoy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Villatoro P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-B. DeFalco PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236 6 48
   D. Turner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-G. Getman PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 2 10
Totals 31 0 4 0 2 8 11      
a - B. DeFalco pinch hit for A. Villatoro in the 6th
b - A. Bires pinch hit for F. Chavez in the 7th
c - B. Richter substituted for A. Bires in the 8th
d - B. Strange pinch hit for H. Patterson in the 8th
e - G. Getman pinch hit for D. Turner in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Morales , M. Morris , D. Bozza , B. DeFalco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ronnebaum , B. Richter
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: S. Morales (29) , T. Davis (19)
Double Plays: 1 (Morales-Raley-Davis)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro W (19-4) 9.0 4 0 0 2 8 0 106 2.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 85
Batters Faced: F. Castro 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 9-10
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 106-71
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Villatoro L (13-7) 6.0 2 1 1 3 3 1 115 3.83   
D. Turner 2.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 28 8.28   
D. McCoy 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Villatoro 64
Batters Faced: A. Villatoro 24, D. Turner 7, D. McCoy 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Villatoro 5-9, D. Turner 1-0, D. McCoy 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Villatoro 115-69, D. Turner 28-18, D. McCoy 8-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Castro
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 13906
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