MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
06/14/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 860 - FRIDAY, JUNE 14TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (30-32) 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 4 0 10 17 0
Chicago Hawks (23-38) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 1
McStay Stellar as Drillers Coast to 10-1 Win
Houston starter Rick McStay kept the Chicago hitters in check, helping his team cruise to a win, 10-1. Houston has now won 4 games in a row.

McStay pitched a complete game for Houston. The 27-year-old right-hander was charged with 1 run on 6 hits. He struck out 5 during his 118-pitch performance.

"I was determined to go the distance," said McStay.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 0 2 0 1 1 3 .286 4 21
M. Sisson CF, LF 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 .206 5 20
M. Lockhart LF 4 3 3 0 1 1 3 .268 2 24
   a-B. Jackson PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 0 2
M. Wells 1B 3 1 0 2 1 0 7 .277 7 31
W. Fields 3B 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .256 9 42
L. Ward 2B 4 1 3 1 1 0 2 .249 8 29
C. Fee C 5 1 3 4 0 1 1 .266 8 25
T. Martucci SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .223 1 10
R. McStay P 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .250 0 3
Totals 38 10 17 9 8 5 27      
a - B. Jackson pinch hit for M. Lockhart in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lockhart (10, 8th Inning off B. Hill, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Ward (6, 8th Inning off B. Hill, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Lockhart (3, 1st Inning off B. Elsner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Fee (8, 8th Inning off B. Hill, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , M. Sisson , M. Lockhart 6 , W. Fields 2 , L. Ward 4 , C. Fee 6 , T. Martucci , R. McStay 2
2-out RBI: W. Fields , L. Ward , C. Fee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , M. Sisson , M. Wells 2 , W. Fields , L. Ward
GIDP: M. Wells , T. Martucci
Sac Fly: M. Wells 2
Hit by Pitch: R. McStay
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sisson (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277 3 15
B. Strange LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249 3 23
D. Bozza 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296 6 26
M. Morris RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .247 7 24
L. Eccles C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 1 8
J. Farrar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .206 2 11
R. Gardner 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .276 3 19
R. Brown SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 0 16
B. Elsner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0 3
   T. Torda P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   M. Evert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-D. Taranto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 1 3
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1 0 5 11      
a - D. Taranto pinch hit for M. Evert in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Farrar (6, 2nd Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Morales (5, 6th Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Morris (7, 6th Inning off R. McStay, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Gardner (7, 7th Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Morales 2 , B. Strange , M. Morris 3 , J. Farrar 2 , R. Gardner 2
2-out RBI: M. Morris
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Eccles , R. Brown , D. Taranto
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: B. Strange (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Brown-Farrar-Bozza, Brown-Farrar-Bozza)
OF assists: 3 (Morales(Ward at 3rd base), Morales(Ward at 2nd base), Strange(Fee at home))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McStay W (4-4) 9.0 6 1 1 0 5 0 118 4.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 76
Batters Faced: R. McStay 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 118-84
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Elsner L (4-7) 0.2 1 1 0 0 1 0 17 5.47   
T. Torda 4.1 8 5 5 6 4 0 104 7.85   
M. Evert 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 19 2.38   
B. Hill 2.0 4 4 4 2 0 1 36 5.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Elsner 41
Batters Faced: B. Elsner 4, T. Torda 26, M. Evert 7, B. Hill 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Elsner 1-0, T. Torda 2-5, M. Evert 3-0, B. Hill 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Elsner 17-12, T. Torda 104-55, M. Evert 19-13, B. Hill 36-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Torda 1-0 , M. Evert 2-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Torda
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick McStay
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 17177
Special Notes: SP Bruce Elsner was injured while pitching.
Tuesday, November 18th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82