MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/25/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1816 - MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (47-84) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3
Houston Drillers (78-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Evert Schools Houston in 1-0 Chicago Triumph
Sam Houston Field was the site of a true pitchers' duel.

The Chicago Hawks picked up a win at Sam Houston Field, knocking off the Houston Drillers, 1-0. On the mound for Chicago was right-hander Mark Evert. He played a key role in the triumph. Ron Woods got the save, his 12th in 18 chances.

Evert scattered 4 hits over 8 innings for the Hawks. With the win, Evert goes to 5-11 on the year with 67 strikeouts.

"Main thing is I want the team to win," Evert told a reporter after the game. "Just have to go out there, take care of my job, and give my team a chance to win."

Chicago goes to 47-84, Houston to 78-53.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .253 13 50
D. Taranto SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267 4 26
D. Bozza C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .330 14 80
B. Strange LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 9 37
B. DeFalco 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 7 39
R. Gardner 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 11 58
A. Bires RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 5 21
J. Farrar 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275 0 36
M. Evert P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 1 6
   R. Woods P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 1 4
Totals 28 1 4 0 2 1 8      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Morales (15, 1st Inning off D. Knight, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Morales 2 , D. Taranto , D. Bozza , R. Gardner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Taranto , A. Bires
GIDP: S. Morales , D. Bozza
Sac Bunt: M. Evert
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: B. DeFalco (19) , J. Farrar 2 (24)
Double Plays: 2 (Evert-Farrar-DeFalco, Taranto-Farrar-DeFalco)
OF assists: 1 (Bires(Fee at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .293 17 53
M. Lockhart RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .312 12 53
J. Frost CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .285 10 76
C. Fee 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .266 23 87
L. Ward 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 9 59
   a-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .191 3 15
   b-J. Duersch 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .216 4 17
R. Lewis C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 4 54
B. Rawlins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 4 31
J. Johnson SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 10 34
   d-B. Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 1 4
D. Knight P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 0 5
   c-M. Sisson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 9 36
   R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0 3 5 22      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for L. Ward in the 6th
b - J. Duersch substituted for J. Burke in the 7th
c - M. Sisson pinch hit for D. Knight in the 8th
d - B. Jackson pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Wells , J. Duersch , R. Lewis , J. Johnson , M. Sisson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Burke , B. Jackson
GIDP: C. Fee , L. Ward
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ward-Johnson-Fee, Johnson-Duersch-Fee)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Evert W (5-11) 8.0 4 0 0 3 5 0 113 5.46   
R. Woods SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Evert 76
Batters Faced: M. Evert 32, R. Woods 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Evert 8-9, R. Woods 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Evert 113-72, R. Woods 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Woods 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Knight L (10-11) 8.0 4 1 1 2 1 0 93 4.37   
R. McStay 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Knight 69
Batters Faced: D. Knight 28, R. McStay 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Knight 10-11, R. McStay 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Knight 93-59, R. McStay 7-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Evert
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 23875
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