MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ TORONTO HURONS
07/03/1977
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : LHP Wayne Roberts
Pitching: LHP Wayne Roberts
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Hit by Pitch
Pinch Runner at 1st Lowell Bickle:
Batting: RHB Mike Tice 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 88 MPH)
Lowell Bickle to second
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 5D, EV 63 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 66 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Toronto 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Pitching: RHP Dick Knight
Now at 2B: Lowell Bickle
Batting: RHB Roberto Hinojosa 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 60 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Browning 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 54 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jorge Luna 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 101 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Toronto 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : LHP Wayne Roberts
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 103 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 108 MPH)
Charlie Hall scores
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dick Knight 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Jim Johnson to second
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 86 MPH)
Lute Eccles scores
Jim Johnson scores
Batting: RHB Mike Tice 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 92 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 2nd over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Toronto 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: RHB Max Lasseter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Gary Rios 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
Max Lasseter is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Don Jackson 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 64 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Toronto 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : LHP Wayne Roberts
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 84 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 95 MPH)
Jackie Frost to third
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Toronto 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: RHB Vern Friend 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 90 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Nelson Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3 CS
0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Wayne Roberts 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Toronto 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : LHP Wayne Roberts
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 73 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Knight 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 93 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Toronto 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: RHB Roberto Hinojosa 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 75 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Browning 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 91 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jorge Luna 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 73 MPH)
Dave Browning to second
Batting: RHB Max Lasseter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 113 MPH), Distance : 408 ft
Batting: LHB Gary Rios 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 86 MPH)
Batting: SHB Don Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3 CS
Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Toronto 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : LHP Wayne Roberts
Batting: RHB Mike Tice 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 65 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Called Strike
Mike Lockhart is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 91 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Toronto 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: SHB Don Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9, EV 69 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vern Friend 0-0: Called Strike
Don Jackson steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 59 MPH)
Don Jackson to third
Batting: RHB Steve Nelson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 92 MPH)
Don Jackson scores
Batting: LHB Wayne Roberts 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Roberto Hinojosa 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 89 MPH)
Steve Nelson to third
Batting: SHB Dave Browning 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 4MD, EV 76 MPH)
Steve Nelson scores
Roberto Hinojosa to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 8-5
Bottom of the 5th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Toronto 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : LHP Wayne Roberts
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 67 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 83 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Lute Eccles to second
Batting: RHB Dick Knight 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 55 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Toronto 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: RHB Jorge Luna 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7, EV 97 MPH)
Batting: RHB Max Lasseter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
Jorge Luna is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 92 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gary Rios 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 85 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Toronto 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : LHP Wayne Roberts
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Tice 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, W LL, EV 105 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Ben Immel
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 61 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, P, EV 68 MPH) (infield hit)
Mike Tice to third
Mark Sisson to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 98 MPH)
Mike Tice scores
Mark Sisson scores
Jackie Frost to third
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 13S, EV 61 MPH) (infield hit)
Jackie Frost scores
Charlie Hall to third
Lute Eccles to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 113 MPH), Distance : 371 ft
Pitching: LHP Alex Mendoza
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 84 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 7 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 10 - Toronto 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Pitching: RHP Bill Footman
Batting: SHB Don Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 58 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vern Friend 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Steve Nelson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 75 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 10 - Toronto 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : LHP Alex Mendoza
Batting: RHB Mike Tice 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 80 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 92 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Mark Sisson to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 99 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Pitching: RHP Jerry Toups
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 90 MPH)
Mark Sisson to third
Jackie Frost to second
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 86 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Houston 11 - Toronto 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Bill Footman
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bill Hunt 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 107 MPH), Distance : 362 ft
Batting: RHB Roberto Hinojosa 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: SHB Dave Browning 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jorge Luna 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 79 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 11 - Toronto 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : RHP Jerry Toups
Pitching: RHP Randy Robins
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 85 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Tice 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 48 MPH)
Lowell Bickle to second
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 11 - Toronto 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Bill Footman
Pitching: RHP Gary Dale
Batting: RHB Max Lasseter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Gary Rios 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 92 MPH)
Batting: SHB Don Jackson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 78 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vern Friend 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 99 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 11 - Toronto 5
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