MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ BOSTON TERRIERS
08/20/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Boston Terriers : LHP Bruce Shurtleff
Pitching: LHP Bruce Shurtleff
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Boston Terriers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Pitching: RHP Larry Bilski
Batting: LHB Mike Cash 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Alvarez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Charlie Zacharias 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Whitlock 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Boston Terriers : LHP Bruce Shurtleff
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Hit by Pitch
Charlie Hall to second
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Charlie Hall to third
Mike Wells to second
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Boston Terriers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Batting: RHB Zach Hodge 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Marty Berberet 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Paul Knight 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Boston Terriers : LHP Bruce Shurtleff
Batting: RHB Larry Bilski 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 65.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Boston Terriers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Batting: RHB Chuck Bowers 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bruce Shurtleff 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Cash 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Alvarez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bruce Shurtleff to second
Batting: LHB Charlie Zacharias 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Boston Terriers : LHP Bruce Shurtleff
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Boston Terriers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Batting: RHB Jeff Whitlock 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Zach Hodge 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 13, EV 85.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Marty Berberet 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4D, EV 60.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Knight 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 109.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Boston Terriers : LHP Bruce Shurtleff
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Mickey Hoffman steals 2nd base
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Larry Bilski 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Boston Terriers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Batting: RHB Chuck Bowers 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 34, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bruce Shurtleff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Mike Cash 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Alvarez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Mike Cash to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
Batting: LHB Charlie Zacharias 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Boston Terriers : LHP Bruce Shurtleff
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Boston Terriers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Batting: RHB Jeff Whitlock 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Zach Hodge 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5L, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Marty Berberet 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Knight 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Zach Hodge to second
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Boston Terriers : LHP Bruce Shurtleff
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 110.0 MPH)
Lou Ward to second
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
Balk!
Lou Ward to third
Mickey Hoffman to second
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Boston Terriers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Batting: RHB Chuck Bowers 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bruce Shurtleff 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at second, runner safe!
Batting: LHB Mike Cash 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 13S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Chuck Bowers to third
Batting: RHB Roberto Alvarez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Chuck Bowers scores
Mike Cash to third
Pitching: RHP Tom McAteer
Now at C: Lute Eccles
Batting: LHB Charlie Zacharias 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 101.3 MPH)
Mike Cash scores
Roberto Alvarez to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Charlie Zacharias to second
Batting: RHB Jeff Whitlock 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Charlie Zacharias to third
Throwing error, E9
Charlie Zacharias scores
Jeff Whitlock to second
Batting: RHB Zach Hodge 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 88.1 MPH), Distance : 339 ft
Batting: RHB Marty Berberet 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Knight 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 363 ft
Pitching: RHP Warner Manning
Batting: RHB Chuck Bowers 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: LHB Bruce Shurtleff 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 66.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 8 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 8
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Boston Terriers : LHP Bruce Shurtleff
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 8
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Boston Terriers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Warner Manning
Batting: LHB Mike Cash 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Alvarez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Charlie Zacharias 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 8
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Boston Terriers : LHP Bruce Shurtleff
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 73.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 8
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