MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
03/27/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 2643 - SATURDAY, MARCH 27TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Detroit Wolverines 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 X 7 10 1
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .400 1 5
   h-D. Elwood RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324 1 4
M. Lockhart 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 1 4
   b-R. Mounts PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083 1 3
M. Wells LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214 1 3
   G. Greco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   S. Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   i-J. Acosta 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 0 1
M. Sisson CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .220 2 6
   c-M. Hoffman LF, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 0 3
R. Lewis C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .216 1 2
   j-L. Eccles PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .195 0 4
L. Ward 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 3
   d-J. Gonzalez 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .184 1 4
A. Thompson SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .325 1 2
   f-J. Johnson PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 0 2
J. Sparks 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .355 0 2
   g-E. Shofner PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 0 1
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   B. Newman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   k-B. Fitch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .185 1 3
J. Zaruba P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   a-J. Duersch PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 1 7
   e-M. Tice CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
Totals 33 2 6 2 2 7 16      
a - J. Duersch pinch hit for J. Zaruba in the 5th
b - R. Mounts pinch hit for M. Lockhart in the 5th
c - M. Hoffman substituted for M. Sisson in the 5th
d - J. Gonzalez substituted for L. Ward in the 5th
e - M. Tice substituted for J. Duersch in the 5th
f - J. Johnson pinch hit for A. Thompson in the 7th
g - E. Shofner pinch hit for J. Sparks in the 7th
h - D. Elwood substituted for J. Frost in the 7th
i - J. Acosta substituted for S. Reed in the 7th
j - L. Eccles pinch hit for R. Lewis in the 9th
k - B. Fitch pinch hit for B. Newman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Elwood (2, 8th Inning off A. Morales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Frost (1, 5th Inning off T. Canfield, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost 4 , D. Elwood 2 , M. Lockhart , M. Wells , A. Thompson , J. Sparks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hoffman , A. Thompson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Thompson (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gonzalez-Thompson-Mounts, Mounts)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Plumley RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .323 1 3
   g-B. Allen PH, 1B 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 .154 0 2
S. Hudson LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 2 5
   b-G. Jordan 1B, RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .343 1 2
B. Taylor 3B, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .189 1 4
   h-D. Cox PH, 2B 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .310 0 4
R. Cowell 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 0 0
   c-L. Banda C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 0 1
   j-P. Morrison PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .405 5 11
   k-G. Copeland C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 5
S. Tingle 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 0 3
   d-C. Sanford 2B, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 1 1
   D. Klug P 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500 0 2
   M. Kite P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Gilley C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 0 0
   T. Canfield P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-D. Strickland CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .081 0 2
C. McCormick CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 1
   f-B. Lutz SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 0 1
M. Vasquez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 1
   R. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. McGovern P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Morales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   i-J. Voss 3B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .314 1 5
J. Rodriguez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Matz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Lee LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .225 0 1
Totals 30 7 10 7 1 1 12      
a - B. Lee substituted for W. Matz in the 5th
b - G. Jordan substituted for S. Hudson in the 5th
c - L. Banda substituted for R. Cowell in the 5th
d - C. Sanford substituted for S. Tingle in the 6th
e - D. Strickland substituted for T. Canfield in the 6th
f - B. Lutz substituted for C. McCormick in the 6th
g - B. Allen pinch hit for J. Plumley in the 6th
h - D. Cox pinch hit for B. Taylor in the 6th
i - J. Voss substituted for A. Morales in the 8th
j - P. Morrison pinch ran for L. Banda in the 8th
k - G. Copeland substituted for P. Morrison in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Taylor (4, 4th Inning off J. Zaruba, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Hudson , G. Jordan , B. Taylor 2 , D. Cox , S. Tingle , D. Klug , C. Sanford , C. McCormick , B. Lutz , B. Lee
2-out RBI: S. Tingle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lutz
GIDP: B. Lee
Sac Bunt: J. Voss
Sac Fly: D. Strickland
Hit by Pitch: L. Banda
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Plumley (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Vasquez
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Zaruba 4.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 49 1.59   
G. Greco H (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.00   
S. Reed H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
T. McAteer L (2-2), BS (4) 1.0 6 6 6 0 0 0 35 5.06   
B. Newman 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zaruba 51
Batters Faced: J. Zaruba 15, G. Greco 6, S. Reed 1, T. McAteer 10, B. Newman 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zaruba 6-5, G. Greco 2-2, S. Reed 0-1, T. McAteer 2-1, B. Newman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zaruba 49-33, G. Greco 20-16, S. Reed 2-2, T. McAteer 35-21, B. Newman 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Newman 2-1
Hit Batsmen: T. McAteer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez 3.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 49 1.00   
W. Matz 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 3.48   
T. Canfield BS (1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 20 2.70   
R. Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.38   
T. McGovern 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.98   
A. Morales 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.50   
D. Klug W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0.63   
M. Kite 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 56
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 14, W. Matz 2, T. Canfield 5, R. Wilson 3, T. McGovern 3, A. Morales 1, D. Klug 3, M. Kite 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 3-4, W. Matz 0-1, T. Canfield 2-0, R. Wilson 0-2, T. McGovern 3-0, A. Morales 0-0, D. Klug 0-1, M. Kite 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 49-33, W. Matz 11-5, T. Canfield 20-14, R. Wilson 6-5, T. McGovern 13-8, A. Morales 1-1, D. Klug 12-9, M. Kite 17-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Matz 2-0 , D. Klug 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Cox
Ballpark: Spring Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 3:35 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 5000
Special Notes: C Luis Banda was injured being hit by a pitch.
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