MLB
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
03/06/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Pitching: RHP Larry Bilski
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jim Thorman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Ball
Jim Thorman steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Pete Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gary Forgette
Pitching: RHP Gary Forgette
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom McNabb 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richie Brown 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gary Forgette
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Lou Ward to second
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Batting: RHB Gary Forgette 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 56, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jim Thorman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Jim Thorman steals 2nd base
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gary Forgette
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Larry Bilski 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 112.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Carl Jacobs steals 2nd base
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 101.9 MPH)
Carl Jacobs to third
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Tom McNabb 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Richie Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gary Forgette
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Lou Ward steals 2nd base
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Now at 2B: Jerry Duersch
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Now in CF: Mickey Hoffman
Now in RF: Jackie Frost
Pinch Hitting: RHB Len Emery 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Now at 1B: Rick Mounts
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ross Clifford 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Earl Haack 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5D, EV 62.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gary Forgette
Pitching: RHP Pete McMillian
Now at 2B: Ross Clifford
Now at 3B: Earl Haack
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Mounts 0-0: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Jim Johnson to second
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Now at C: Lute Eccles
Now at 3B: Jim Sparks
Now at SS: Al Thompson
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mike McGurn 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 98.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 87.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dave Weaver 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, 15S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Pete McMillian
Now at 1B: Mike McGurn
Now in LF: Dave Weaver
Now in CF: Noland Lockhart
Now in RF: Richie Brown
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mike Tice 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 13, EV 93.1 MPH)
Mickey Hoffman to third
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Jerry Duersch to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jose Acosta 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 88.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Jerry Duersch to third
Lute Eccles to second
Batting: RHB Jim Sparks 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Pitching: RHP Bill Footman
Now in RF: Dave Elwood
Pinch Hitting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: RHB Richie Brown 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jay Heisserer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Pete McMillian
Pitching: RHP Paul Whitaker
Now at C: Marv Honer
Now at SS: Buddy Shingleton
Batting: LHB Rick Mounts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: RHB Ross Clifford 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Haack 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Ross Clifford to second
Batting: RHB Mike McGurn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Ross Clifford scores
Batting: LHB Dave Weaver 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Paul Whitaker
Pitching: RHP Steve Eaton
Batting: LHB Dave Elwood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Pitching: RHP Gary Greco
Batting: SHB Marv Honer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richie Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Buddy Shingleton to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Buddy Shingleton to third
Richie Brown to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by LF and OUT! 7-6-2
Richie Brown to third
Chris Berman to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Uhlenkamp 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Steve Eaton
Pitching: RHP Jose Menendez
Now at 2B: Chris Berman
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jose Gonzalez 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Sparks 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 1
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