MLB
DETROIT WOLVERINES @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
03/12/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Pitching: RHP Dick Knight
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Cooper 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
Joe Cooper is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Larry Black
Pitching: RHP Larry Black
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 108.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Jackie Frost to second
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Jackie Frost to third
Mike Wells to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 8-3-5
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: RHB Troy Stallings 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Steve Hudson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cliff Sanford 0-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Larry Black
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Peeples 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Larry Black
Batting: RHB Dick Knight 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Jackie Frost to second
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Cooper 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 72.5 MPH)
Jerry Plumley to second
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 75.6 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd with throw by CF
Batting: RHB Troy Stallings 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Larry Black
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4D, EV 33.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 106.3 MPH)
Lou Ward to second
Batting: RHB Mark Peeples 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 15, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Pitching: RHP Bobby Newman
Now at 1B: Rick Mounts
Now at 2B: Jose Gonzalez
Now at 3B: Jerry Duersch
Now in CF: Mike Tice
Batting: SHB Steve Hudson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cliff Sanford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Bob Gilley to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bob Gilley scores
Chuck McCormick to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bob Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Larry Black
Pitching: RHP Darrell Klug
Now at 2B: Booker Lee
Now at SS: Bob Lutz
Now in RF: Pete Morrison
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 107.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jose Gonzalez 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Bobby Newman
Now at SS: Al Thompson
Now in RF: Mark Sisson
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Joe Voss 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 103.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gary Jordan 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Danny Strickland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Darrell Klug
Pitching: RHP Tim McGovern
Now at 1B: Gary Jordan
Now at 3B: Joe Voss
Now in LF: Chuck McCormick
Now in CF: Danny Strickland
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Rick Mounts 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Tice 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Bobby Newman
Pitching: RHP Angel Leiva
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Now in RF: Mike Lockhart
Batting: SHB Bob Lutz 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Tom McAteer
Now at 1B: Brian Fitch
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Bob Lutz to second
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
Balk!
Bob Lutz to third
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Tim McGovern
Pitching: RHP Doug Fiorentino
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Brian Fitch steals 2nd base
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Brian Fitch scores
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 65.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Jerry Duersch to third
Batting: RHB Jose Gonzalez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Mark Sisson steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Pinch Hitting: RHB Randy Cowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Joe Voss 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Doug Fiorentino
Pitching: RHP Elmer Bernstein
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Tom McAteer 0-0: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at second, runner safe!
Batting: RHB Mike Tice 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Lute Eccles to third
Tom McAteer to second
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 85.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Lute Eccles scores
Tom McAteer to third
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
Mike Tice steals 2nd base
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 34, EV 66.9 MPH)
Lined into DP, 3-5 (Line Drive, 34, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Pitching: RHP Judge Doyle
Batting: LHB Gary Jordan 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Strickland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Gary Jordan to second
Batting: SHB Bob Lutz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Luis Banda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 3
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