MLB
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/15/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Angel Colon
Pitching: RHP Angel Colon
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 108.1 MPH)
David Davalos to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Pete Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : LHP Bob Freeland
Pitching: LHP Bob Freeland
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 7, EV 92.5 MPH)
Charlie Hall to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
Lou Ward to second
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Charlie Hall scores
Lou Ward to third
Throwing error, E8
Lou Ward scores
Lute Eccles to second
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 2ND
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Angel Colon
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Kinney 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 101.9 MPH)
Steve Pavey to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Bob Freeland 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Steve Pavey scores
John Kinney to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 8-5
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : LHP Bob Freeland
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Angel Colon 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Mickey Hoffman to second
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 6D, EV 87.5 MPH)
Mickey Hoffman to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Jackie Frost is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Angel Colon
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Pete Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Carl Jacobs steals 2nd base
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : LHP Bob Freeland
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 63.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Angel Colon
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 108.8 MPH)
Buddy Shingleton to second
Batting: RHB John Kinney 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Freeland 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : LHP Bob Freeland
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Mickey Hoffman to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT after rundown.
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Angel Colon
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : LHP Bob Freeland
Batting: RHB Angel Colon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Angel Colon to second
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter safe!
Angel Colon to third
Jackie Frost to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, 1-2-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Jackie Frost to third
Mark Sisson to second
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Jackie Frost scores
Mark Sisson to third
Lou Ward to second
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 62.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Angel Colon
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 106.3 MPH), Distance : 445 ft
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Kinney 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 97.5 MPH)
Steve Pavey to second
Batting: RHB Bob Freeland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 34, EV 70.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 3 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : LHP Bob Freeland
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Angel Colon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 3 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Angel Colon
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Called Strike
Noland Lockhart is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 80.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Chris Berman to second
Batting: RHB Pete Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 110.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Twin Cities 3 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : LHP Bob Freeland
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Rick Lindstrom
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Charlie Hall to third
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Charlie Hall scores
Lou Ward to third
Lute Eccles to second
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Twin Cities 3 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Angel Colon
Now at 1B: Jerry Duersch
Now in LF: Randy Barnes
Now in CF: Mickey Hoffman
Now in RF: Mark Sisson
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Kinney 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Len Emery 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 97.5 MPH)
John Kinney to second
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Twin Cities 3 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Rick Lindstrom
Pitching: LHP Bob Cole
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 13, EV 62.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Al Thompson to third
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Al Thompson scores
Jim Johnson scores
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Called Strike
Mark Sisson steals 2nd base (no throw)
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Randy Barnes scores
Mark Sisson to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 3 - Houston 9
TOP OF THE 9TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Pitching: RHP Gary Dale
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Pete Walker 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 3 - Houston 9
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