MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/26/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1825 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Chicago Hawks (48-84) 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 9 13 2
Houston Drillers (78-54) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 3 8 13 2
Hawks Win with Late Rally
Chicago and Houston took Mother Nature's best shot and still managed to complete their ballgame.

Houston first baseman Charlie Fee had a terrific game, but it still wasn't enough to get his team a win. Fee was 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2, even as Chicago beat the Drillers, 9-8, in 10 innings. The winner in relief was Ron Woods. He is now 5-12. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings.

Chicago used the timely hitting of Ray Gardner to seize the win. The center fielder stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the tenth inning to put the Hawks on top, 6-5. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Gardner told the Chicago Daily News.

The Hawks raised their record to 48-84.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .253 13 50
D. Taranto 2B 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .268 4 26
   a-R. Gardner 2B, CF 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .227 11 59
L. Eccles C 4 1 3 2 1 0 1 .295 2 39
M. Morris RF 5 2 1 1 0 1 5 .253 15 64
B. Strange LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .240 9 37
B. DeFalco 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .283 7 41
F. Chavez 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .228 4 18
J. Farrar SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .274 0 37
K. Edwards P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0 6
   G. Ingram P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Bires PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 5 21
   A. Alvarado P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Haynes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 4 23
   R. Woods P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 1 4
   d-G. Malone PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 6
   D. Chambers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 9 13 8 4 4 14      
a - R. Gardner substituted for D. Taranto in the 6th
b - A. Bires pinch hit for G. Ingram in the 7th
c - M. Haynes pinch hit for A. Alvarado in the 8th
d - G. Malone pinch hit for R. Woods in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Eccles (17, 1st Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Chavez (4, 7th Inning off T. McAteer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Morris (15, 9th Inning off T. McAteer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Morales , D. Taranto , R. Gardner , L. Eccles 4 , M. Morris 4 , B. DeFalco 2 , F. Chavez 3 , J. Farrar , G. Malone
2-out RBI: L. Eccles , F. Chavez , J. Farrar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Strange , J. Farrar
GIDP: D. Taranto
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Eccles 2 (13) , J. Farrar (6)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gardner (27) , B. DeFalco (20)
Double Plays: 1 (Alvarado-DeFalco)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 .294 17 54
M. Lockhart RF 5 0 1 1 1 1 3 .311 12 54
J. Frost CF 6 0 2 0 0 1 6 .285 10 76
C. Fee 1B 3 3 2 2 1 0 1 .269 25 89
   d-B. Fitch 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235 2 17
L. Ward 2B 4 1 2 0 2 1 2 .245 9 59
M. Hoffman C 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .223 4 19
E. Shofner 3B, SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .318 0 4
J. Johnson SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 10 34
   a-M. Sisson PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .279 9 37
   c-J. Duersch SS, 3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .214 4 17
F. Castro P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 2 7
   b-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .189 3 15
   T. McAteer P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 7
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-B. Rawlins PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 4 31
Totals 42 8 13 7 7 9 24      
a - M. Sisson pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 6th
b - J. Burke pinch hit for F. Castro in the 6th
c - J. Duersch substituted for M. Sisson in the 7th
d - B. Fitch substituted for C. Fee in the 8th
e - B. Rawlins pinch hit for J. Ferguson in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Wells (22, 10th Inning off D. Chambers, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Frost (10, 1st Inning off K. Edwards, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Fee 2 (25, 4th Inning off K. Edwards, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off A. Alvarado, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wells 3 , M. Lockhart , J. Frost 4 , C. Fee 8 , B. Fitch , L. Ward 2 , E. Shofner 2 , M. Sisson
2-out RBI: M. Lockhart , B. Fitch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Frost 3 , C. Fee , L. Ward , M. Hoffman , J. Johnson
Sac Bunt: B. Fitch
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart (42)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Fitch (2) , M. Hoffman (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Shofner-Ward-Fee)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Edwards 5.1 7 4 3 2 5 1 116 4.74   
G. Ingram 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 13 4.95   
A. Alvarado 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 13 5.23   
R. Woods W (5-12) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.74   
D. Chambers 1.0 2 3 1 2 2 0 35 7.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Edwards 43
Batters Faced: K. Edwards 25, G. Ingram 5, A. Alvarado 4, R. Woods 8, D. Chambers 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Edwards 4-7, G. Ingram 1-0, A. Alvarado 0-1, R. Woods 2-4, D. Chambers 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Edwards 116-74, G. Ingram 13-9, A. Alvarado 13-8, R. Woods 16-12, D. Chambers 35-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Ingram 2-2
Balk: K. Edwards
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro 6.0 4 2 2 2 1 0 79 4.04   
T. McAteer BS (8) 2.2 5 3 2 0 2 1 54 4.89   
W. Manning L (5-3) 0.2 4 4 4 2 0 0 23 4.56   
J. Ferguson 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 55
Batters Faced: F. Castro 21, T. McAteer 13, W. Manning 8, J. Ferguson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 7-7, T. McAteer 2-3, W. Manning 1-1, J. Ferguson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 79-46, T. McAteer 54-34, W. Manning 23-11, J. Ferguson 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Manning 1-0 , J. Ferguson 2-0
WP: F. Castro , W. Manning
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Fee
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 4:19
Attendance: 22583
Special Notes: SS Dave Taranto was injured while running the bases. Rain delay of 38 minutes in the 7th inning.
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