MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
05/09/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 433 - SUNDAY, MAY 9TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (20-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Twin Cities Northmen (15-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 6 0
Hall Now 3-2 Following 1-0 Win
In a tightly-contested game between the Twin Cities Northmen and the Houston Drillers, pitcher Ben Hall was outstanding. The Twin Cities right-hander, who is tied for 4th in the ABL in innings pitched with 52.2, propelled his team's 1-0 win. The win gives Twin Cities a record of 15-16.

Hall scattered 3 hits over 8.1 innings for the Northmen. With the win, Hall moves to 3-2 on the year with 29 strikeouts.

"No time for flexing," said Hall. "It's always one game at a time."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .315 2 10
M. Lockhart 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .376 3 28
M. Wells LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .310 4 16
L. Eccles C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 1 12
P. Parkyn 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 0 16
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 2 14
M. Hoffman CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .266 0 10
J. Johnson SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .163 2 6
   a-E. Shofner SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
J. Zaruba P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 0 1
   b-J. Duersch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1 3
Totals 30 0 4 0 0 7 7      
a - E. Shofner substituted for J. Johnson in the 6th
b - J. Duersch pinch hit for J. Zaruba in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Lockhart 2 , M. Hoffman , J. Zaruba
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lockhart
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Lockhart (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lockhart CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 1 10
C. Berman 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .283 3 13
C. Jacobs RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .257 5 19
   a-L. Emery LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
B. Shingleton SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .274 5 16
M. McGurn 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 1 9
S. Pavey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .230 2 5
   B. Cole P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Giardina C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .198 1 9
R. Brown LF, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .367 0 8
B. Hall P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .188 1 3
   b-T. McNabb 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
Totals 28 1 6 1 3 2 15      
a - L. Emery substituted for C. Jacobs in the 9th
b - T. McNabb substituted for B. Hall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Brown (5, 5th Inning off J. Zaruba, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Shingleton , M. McGurn 2 , S. Pavey , R. Brown 2 , B. Hall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Jacobs 2 , B. Shingleton , S. Pavey
Sac Bunt: M. McGurn , B. Hall
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Lockhart (4) , C. Jacobs (5)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Zaruba L (3-4) 8.0 6 1 1 3 2 0 104 4.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zaruba 65
Batters Faced: J. Zaruba 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zaruba 6-16
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zaruba 104-62
Balk: J. Zaruba
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hall W (3-2) 8.1 3 0 0 0 6 0 113 2.39   
B. Cole SV (4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hall 83
Batters Faced: B. Hall 27, B. Cole 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hall 9-9, B. Cole 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hall 113-74, B. Cole 16-10
WP: B. Hall
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Hall
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM CT
Time: 2:26
Attendance: 18118
Special Notes: Jim Johnson was ejected in the 6th inning for arguing a strike call.
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