MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
08/29/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 1849 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (74-60) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Chicago Hawks (52-80) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Drillers Top Hawks, 1-0, Behind McStay
Rick McStay brought his A-game to help Houston defeat the Chicago Hawks, 1-0. Picking up the save was Larry Bilski. He's now 15 for 22 in save chances. With the win, Houston raised its record to 74-60.

McStay gave Houston an exquisite performance. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits over 8 innings.

"Rick just settled in and did what he does," said Houston manager Jared Placeholder.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .294 7 49
   a-M. Hoffman CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 2 21
M. Sisson CF, RF 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .258 22 72
M. Lockhart LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .277 10 69
   b-B. Jackson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 8
M. Wells 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .271 19 64
   d-J. Medrano 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 2 17
W. Fields 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .253 18 80
R. Lewis C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .253 8 36
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252 12 55
J. Johnson SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .205 2 21
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 0 0
R. McStay P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .186 0 4
   c-C. Walton SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 2 10
Totals 31 1 5 0 4 6 16      
a - M. Hoffman substituted for J. Frost in the 8th
b - B. Jackson substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th
c - C. Walton substituted for R. McStay in the 9th
d - J. Medrano substituted for M. Wells in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Frost , M. Sisson 3 , J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Fields , R. Lewis 2 , J. Johnson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sisson (37)
CS: M. Sisson (11) , M. Lockhart (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 5 34
B. Strange LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 9 43
D. Bozza 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298 10 63
   c-M. Haynes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 1 7
M. Morris RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .301 18 74
L. Eccles C 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .255 3 22
J. Farrar 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 2 23
   G. Ingram P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
R. Gardner 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 7 39
R. Brown SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .214 0 32
M. Haskett P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 0 1
   a-D. Taranto 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 1 13
   b-B. DeFalco PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 5 21
Totals 27 0 3 0 3 3 10      
a - D. Taranto substituted for M. Haskett in the 8th
b - B. DeFalco pinch hit for D. Taranto in the 8th
c - M. Haynes pinch hit for D. Bozza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Brown (16, 8th Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Morris , R. Brown 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Morales , B. Strange , R. Gardner
Sac Bunt: J. Farrar , M. Haskett
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Farrar (14)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gardner (11)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McStay W (14-5) 8.0 2 0 0 3 2 0 96 3.78   
L. Bilski SV (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 77
Batters Faced: R. McStay 28, L. Bilski 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 9-12, L. Bilski 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 96-60, L. Bilski 16-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Haskett L (3-6) 7.2 5 1 0 2 6 0 118 3.15   
G. Ingram 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 19 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Haskett 71
Batters Faced: M. Haskett 30, G. Ingram 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Haskett 11-5, G. Ingram 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Haskett 118-83, G. Ingram 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Ingram 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick McStay
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 13752
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