MLB
ATLANTA GENERALS @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/24/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Pitching: RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: LHB Mike McRae 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richie Lord 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kyle Devine 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 2-6 (Groundball, 2R, EV 61.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Gary Ovitt
Pitching: RHP Gary Ovitt
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Jackie Frost steals 2nd base
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 64.4 MPH)
Lined into DP, 6-4 (Line Drive, 6, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Mike Lockhart steals 2nd base (no throw)
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Matt Legrow 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Emil Wathen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Gary Ovitt
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Gary Ovitt 0-0: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 15, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jose Arriaga 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Gary Ovitt to second
Batting: LHB Mike McRae 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter safe!
Gary Ovitt to third
Jose Arriaga to second
Batting: RHB Richie Lord 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Gary Ovitt scores
Jose Arriaga to third
Mike McRae to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by CF and OUT! 8-2
Batting: RHB Kyle Devine 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Mike McRae to third
Richie Lord to second
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Matt Legrow 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Gary Ovitt
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Zaruba 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Emil Wathen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Gary Ovitt 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jose Arriaga 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Gary Ovitt
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: LHB Mike McRae 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richie Lord 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kyle Devine 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Gary Ovitt
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 3SF, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Zaruba 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Matt Legrow 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Emil Wathen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Gary Ovitt
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Gary Ovitt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jose Arriaga 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike McRae 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Gary Ovitt
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 108.8 MPH)
Lute Eccles to second
Lute Eccles to third
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Lou Ward steals 2nd base
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 65.0 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Renie White
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Pitching: RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: RHB Richie Lord 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Kyle Devine 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 112.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MD, EV 43.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Matt Legrow 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Renie White
Pitching: RHP Ron Winder
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: SHB John Darnell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Emil Wathen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ron Winder 0-0: Ball
Emil Wathen steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 95.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Mika 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Emil Wathen to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Mike McRae 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34, EV 65.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Ron Winder
Now at C: Ron Bullins
Now at 1B: Rudy Spencer
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Houston 0
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