MLB
DETROIT WOLVERINES @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
05/26/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Chuck McCormick to second
Batting: RHB Troy Stallings 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Joe Voss 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gary Jordan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Pitching: LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Luis Banda 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Scott Litwak 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Luis Banda to second
Batting: RHB Dave Cox 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Luis Banda to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Dave Cox to second
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Paul Parkyn to second
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.6 MPH)
Paul Parkyn to third
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Troy Stallings 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Voss 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gary Jordan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 75.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 3SF, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
Jackie Frost is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Luis Banda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Scott Litwak 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at third, runner OUT! 1-6
Luis Banda to second
Batting: RHB Dave Cox 0-0: Grounds into double play, 3-6-3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Mike Wells to second
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Mike Wells to third
Mark Sisson to second
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Grounds into fielders choice 5-2 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.0 MPH)
Mark Sisson to third
Lou Ward to second
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Bunt missed!
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Hit by Pitch
Chuck McCormick to second
Batting: RHB Troy Stallings 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Chuck McCormick to third
Bill Taylor to second
Batting: RHB Joe Voss 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Chuck McCormick scores
Bill Taylor to third
Batting: LHB Gary Jordan 0-0: Called Strike
Joe Voss steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Luis Banda 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Bill Taylor scores
Joe Voss to third
Booker Lee to second
Batting: LHB Scott Litwak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Base on Balls
Joe Voss scores
Booker Lee to third
Luis Banda to second
Batting: RHB Dave Cox 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 3 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: RHP Milt Erb
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Troy Stallings 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Chuck McCormick to second
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Voss 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Gary Jordan 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Chuck McCormick to third
Joe Voss to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Joe Voss to third
Gary Jordan to second
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 65.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Milt Erb
Batting: RHB Luis Banda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Litwak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Cox 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 65.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Dave Cox to third
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
Lou Ward steals 2nd base
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 106.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 77.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Milt Erb
Pitching: RHP Gary Dale
Batting: RHB Troy Stallings 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Voss 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gary Jordan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Gary Dale
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Luis Banda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Pinch Runner at 2nd Steve Hudson:
Batting: RHB Dave Cox 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Pitching: RHP Elmer Bernstein
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Paul Parkyn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Mark Sisson to second
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 71.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 0
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