MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ CHICAGO HAWKS
04/08/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Ken Eldridge
Pitching: RHP Ken Eldridge
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Lute Eccles to second
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Lute Eccles to third
Mike Wells to second
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Pitching: RHP Dick Knight
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-1
Sergio Morales to second
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Ball
Balk!
Sergio Morales to third
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34, EV 98.8 MPH)
Sergio Morales scores
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Don Bozza to second
Batting: SHB Tyree Davis 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Don Bozza to third
Ernie Ronnebaum to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Felipe Chavez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
Passed Ball!
Ernie Ronnebaum to third
Mark Morris to second
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Ken Eldridge
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Knight 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 76.3 MPH)
Lined into DP, 6-3 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 76.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ken Eldridge 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
Jim Farrar steals 2nd base
1-1: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-4
Jim Farrar to third
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Jim Farrar scores
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Ken Eldridge
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4D, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 70.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Tyree Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56D, EV 46.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Ernie Ronnebaum to second
Batting: RHB Felipe Chavez 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 66.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Ken Eldridge
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Lou Ward steals 2nd base
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Lou Ward to third
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Lou Ward scores
Paul Parkyn to second
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Knight 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Paul Parkyn to third
Mickey Hoffman to second
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 110.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ken Eldridge 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3 CS
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Ken Eldridge to second
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Ken Eldridge
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Tyree Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 62.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Ken Eldridge
SUSPENSION The game was called in the 6th inning due to bad weather.
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