MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
05/18/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
GAME ID: 558 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 18TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (20-21) 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 3 1 12 15 3
San Francisco Seagulls (26-16) 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 8 13 3
Eccles Stars as Drillers Top Seagulls, 12-8
The Houston Drillers downed the San Francisco Seagulls, 12-8. The hitting star was catcher Lute Eccles. Eccles was 2 for 2 with a double and 4 walks. He scored 3 times for the Drillers. By defeating San Francisco, the 5th-place Drillers improved to 20-21.

With one out in the top of the eighth, Lowell Bickle had a game-changing hit. The Drillers second baseman slammed a run-scoring single off Dan Wood, making the score 9-7, Houston.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Bickle.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Eccles C 2 3 2 1 4 0 0 .286 1 7
M. Lockhart 1B 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .287 8 25
   b-A. Thompson PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 0 3
   L. Clarke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-I. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 1 3
   E. Myatt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-A. Reilly PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .077 1 1
   B. Duprey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   B. Switzer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
J. Frost RF 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .250 4 14
L. Bickle 2B 5 0 3 4 0 1 1 .299 1 19
C. Hall 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .329 1 11
M. Hoffman CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .208 0 4
J. Johnson SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .197 4 16
M. Tice LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .308 0 7
A. Campbell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 0 0
   B. Footman P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Sisson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294 11 32
   c-M. Wells 1B 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .312 6 23
Totals 42 12 15 10 5 7 17      
a - M. Sisson pinch hit for B. Footman in the 6th
b - A. Thompson pinch ran for M. Lockhart in the 6th
c - M. Wells substituted for M. Sisson in the 6th
d - I. Smith pinch hit for L. Clarke in the 8th
e - A. Reilly pinch hit for E. Myatt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lockhart (11, 6th Inning off P. Ragsdale, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Bickle (13, 6th Inning off A. Sereni, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Eccles (4, 9th Inning off R. Shipley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Hoffman (2, 4th Inning off P. Ragsdale, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Lockhart (1, 5th Inning off P. Ragsdale, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Wells (1, 9th Inning off R. Shipley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Eccles 3 , M. Lockhart 6 , J. Frost , L. Bickle 4 , C. Hall , M. Hoffman 3 , J. Johnson , M. Tice , M. Wells 4
2-out RBI: L. Eccles , M. Lockhart , J. Frost , L. Bickle 2 , M. Hoffman , J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Reilly , L. Bickle , C. Hall , M. Hoffman 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Eccles (4) , M. Hoffman (3) , M. Tice (4)
CS: M. Hoffman (2) , J. Johnson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Myatt (1) , C. Hall (6) , M. Wells (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Bickle-Wells)
OF assists: 1 (Hoffman(Baxter at 3rd base))
PB: L. Eccles
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Johnson 1B 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 .257 3 9
R. Stafne LF 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .329 1 6
B. Tapia RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .331 5 17
S. Wagner 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .317 6 26
J. Cobb 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .344 4 27
J. Sosa CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288 1 15
J. Baxter C 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .237 0 5
C. Roberts SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .254 2 14
P. Ragsdale P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 2
   A. Sereni P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Yoder PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 0 0
   D. Wood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Simon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 0 3
   R. Shipley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 8 13 6 2 6 15      
a - M. Yoder pinch hit for A. Sereni in the 7th
b - J. Simon pinch hit for D. Wood in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Baxter (2, 2nd Inning off B. Footman, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Wagner (5, 7th Inning off L. Clarke, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Tapia (7, 7th Inning off L. Clarke, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Cobb (10, 7th Inning off L. Clarke, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Roberts (2, 4th Inning off B. Footman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Johnson , R. Stafne 3 , B. Tapia 2 , S. Wagner 2 , J. Cobb 3 , J. Sosa , J. Baxter 3 , C. Roberts 5
2-out RBI: B. Tapia , S. Wagner , J. Cobb , C. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sosa , J. Baxter , P. Ragsdale
GIDP: J. Simon
Sac Bunt: J. Sosa
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Johnson (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Roberts 3 (9)
OF assists: 1 (Sosa(Lockhart at 2nd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Campbell 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 5 23 4.64   
B. Footman W (1-0) 4.0 4 3 2 0 1 1 17 47 4.63   
L. Clarke 2.0 5 3 3 0 1 0 11 38 5.00   
E. Myatt 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 1.93   
B. Duprey 0.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 6 25 6.14   
B. Switzer SV (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Campbell 42
Batters Faced: A. Campbell 5, B. Footman 17, L. Clarke 11, E. Myatt 3, B. Duprey 6, B. Switzer 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Campbell 0-1, B. Footman 7-4, L. Clarke 1-3, E. Myatt 1-1, B. Duprey 0-1, B. Switzer 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Campbell 23-12, B. Footman 47-31, L. Clarke 38-29, E. Myatt 18-10, B. Duprey 25-13, B. Switzer 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Footman 1-1 , B. Switzer 3-0
WP: B. Footman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Ragsdale L (3-2) 5.2 10 8 6 3 5 0 30 114 3.39   
A. Sereni 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 19 1.69   
D. Wood 1.0 2 3 3 2 1 0 7 33 3.94   
R. Shipley 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 15 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Ragsdale 23
Batters Faced: P. Ragsdale 30, A. Sereni 5, D. Wood 7, R. Shipley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Ragsdale 6-4, A. Sereni 1-1, D. Wood 0-2, R. Shipley 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Ragsdale 114-72, A. Sereni 19-13, D. Wood 33-19, R. Shipley 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sereni 2-2
WP: D. Wood 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lute Eccles
Ballpark: Mission Field
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 18652
Special Notes: SP Andy Campbell was injured while pitching. 1B Mike Lockhart was injured while running the bases. Lute Eccles ties the HOU regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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