MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
05/25/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 654 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 25TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (22-25) 0 0 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 10 13 0
Detroit Wolverines (24-23) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 2
Wolverines Lose Big to Drillers, 10-1
The Houston Drillers took on the Detroit Wolverines at Wolverine Field.

The Houston Drillers bumped off the Detroit Wolverines, 10-1, at Wolverine Field. Lute Eccles hit 2 singles and 2 doubles. He also had 2 runs batted in. The Drillers now have a record of 22-25 with the win over Detroit.

Early in the game, Eccles had a run-scoring double for Houston. It was his 6th double of the season and put the Drillers on top, 1-0.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Houston skipper Tom Harrington.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Eccles C 5 3 4 2 1 0 3 .316 2 11
M. Lockhart 1B 5 1 1 2 1 0 6 .287 8 27
M. Sisson CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .293 13 39
L. Bickle 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .307 2 24
C. Hall 3B 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .309 1 11
M. Wells LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .280 7 24
M. Hoffman RF 2 2 1 2 1 0 3 .219 1 8
   a-A. Reilly PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 1 1
   b-J. Frost RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259 5 17
J. Johnson SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .211 5 19
J. Zaruba P 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .148 0 0
Totals 38 10 13 9 9 2 27      
a - A. Reilly pinch hit for M. Hoffman in the 7th
b - J. Frost substituted for A. Reilly in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Eccles 2 (6, 3rd Inning off S. Litwak, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off D. Strickland, 2 on, 0 outs) , L. Bickle (15, 6th Inning off D. Strickland, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Sisson (5, 6th Inning off D. Strickland, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Hoffman (1, 4th Inning off S. Litwak, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Eccles 6 , M. Lockhart , M. Sisson 4 , L. Bickle 2 , C. Hall , M. Wells , M. Hoffman 4 , J. Johnson , J. Zaruba
2-out RBI: M. Sisson , L. Bickle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lockhart , L. Bickle , M. Wells , M. Hoffman
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart (14) , C. Hall (2) , M. Hoffman (4) , J. Johnson (4)
CS: L. Eccles (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sisson-Hall, Lockhart-Johnson-Zaruba)
OF assists: 1 (Sisson(Plumley at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Voss 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .256 4 10
J. Plumley CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .315 8 26
T. Stallings 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 7 27
G. Jordan RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 3 17
B. Allen 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 4 14
L. Banda C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 6 14
B. Lutz SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .147 0 2
C. McCormick LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .188 0 0
S. Litwak P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 0 5
   D. Strickland P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .345 1 3
   J. Riddle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1 2 6 6      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Plumley (10, 4th Inning off J. Zaruba, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Plumley (8, 6th Inning off J. Zaruba, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Plumley 6 , G. Jordan
2-out RBI: J. Plumley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. McCormick
GIDP: J. Plumley
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: B. Lutz (1) , C. McCormick (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Banda-Allen, Stallings)
OF assists: 1 (McCormick(Zaruba at home))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Zaruba W (3-2) 9.0 3 1 1 2 6 1 30 100 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zaruba 81
Batters Faced: J. Zaruba 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zaruba 6-13
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zaruba 100-67
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Litwak L (3-3) 3.1 6 6 6 1 2 1 16 67 4.09   
D. Strickland 5.0 7 4 3 8 0 0 29 120 7.62   
J. Riddle 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 7.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 23
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 16, D. Strickland 29, J. Riddle 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 3-4, D. Strickland 6-7, J. Riddle 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 67-43, D. Strickland 120-66, J. Riddle 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Riddle 3-0
WP: D. Strickland
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lute Eccles
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 13678
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