MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
05/21/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 556 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 21ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (16-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 1
Houston Drillers (24-16) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 3 8 2
Houston Slaps 3-2 Loss on Chicago
Houston beat Chicago on the strength of starting pitcher Larry Bilski's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 3-2. Today's win puts Houston at 24-16, while Chicago falls to 16-24.

The Drillers got a big hit from catcher Rich Lewis. Facing Chicago pitcher Johnny Russell in the bottom of the fifth, Lewis pounded a run-scoring double to left. His 7th double of the season put the Drillers ahead, 3-0.

"Larry has got a slow heartbeat," said Houston manager Tom Harrington. "He doesn't panic or anything."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .185 6 19
D. Taranto 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .227 0 6
L. Eccles C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .296 0 9
D. Bozza 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .340 4 15
M. Morris RF 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .273 7 24
M. Haynes LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .294 2 12
J. Farrar SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .286 0 17
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .252 5 24
J. Russell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .071 0 0
   A. Villatoro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. DeFalco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 1 14
   L. Ibarra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 8 15      
a - B. DeFalco pinch hit for A. Villatoro in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: M. Haynes (1, 9th Inning off T. McAteer, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Morris (7, 9th Inning off L. Bilski, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Morales , L. Eccles 2 , M. Morris 5 , M. Haynes 3 , J. Farrar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gardner , J. Russell
GIDP: D. Taranto , L. Eccles
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Farrar (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Taranto (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312 7 25
   a-M. Sisson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 4 17
M. Lockhart RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .301 4 16
   b-B. Fitch 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 0 8
J. Frost CF, RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .316 3 22
C. Fee 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .263 6 25
   c-M. Hoffman CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 2
L. Ward 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .246 3 22
R. Lewis C 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .273 1 18
W. Fields 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .268 3 12
J. Johnson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 5 11
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
L. Bilski P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304 1 5
   d-E. Shofner SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 7 19      
a - M. Sisson substituted for M. Wells in the 8th
b - B. Fitch substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th
c - M. Hoffman substituted for C. Fee in the 8th
d - E. Shofner substituted for L. Bilski in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Fields (4, 2nd Inning off J. Russell, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Lewis (7, 5th Inning off J. Russell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Fee (6, 5th Inning off J. Russell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lockhart , J. Frost 2 , C. Fee 4 , L. Ward 2 , R. Lewis 2 , W. Fields 2
2-out RBI: C. Fee , R. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lockhart , R. Lewis , W. Fields 2 , J. Johnson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart (16)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ward (6) , W. Fields (7)
Double Plays: 3 (Ward-Johnson-Fee, Fields-Ward-Fitch, Fitch)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Russell L (1-4) 6.2 7 3 2 2 5 1 111 4.91   
A. Villatoro 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.93   
L. Ibarra 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Russell 53
Batters Faced: J. Russell 30, A. Villatoro 1, L. Ibarra 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Russell 3-12, A. Villatoro 0-0, L. Ibarra 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Russell 111-68, A. Villatoro 6-3, L. Ibarra 10-7
WP: L. Ibarra
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Bilski W (5-1) 8.1 6 2 2 1 8 1 121 4.55   
T. McAteer SV (6) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 3.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bilski 70
Batters Faced: L. Bilski 32, T. McAteer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bilski 5-10, T. McAteer 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bilski 121-89, T. McAteer 10-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Bilski
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 18398
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