MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
06/16/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 888 - SUNDAY, JUNE 16TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (31-33) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 9 1
Chicago Hawks (24-39) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
Drillers Score Late, Topple Hawks, 7-4
The Chicago Hawks got a superb performance from pitcher Johnny Russell, but the Houston Drillers still won the game, 7-4. Russell threw 6.0 innings of 5-hit ball. Larry Bilski claimed the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 3 hits in 3 innings. His record stands at 4-4. The Drillers now own a record of 31-33.

Houston needed the clutch hitting of Mike Wells to seal the deal. The first baseman swatted a 2-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Drillers on top, 5-4. For the game, Wells had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"When I'm in the lineup, I always feel like we're going to win the game," said Wells.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .282 4 21
M. Sisson CF, LF 3 1 0 0 2 3 1 .204 5 21
M. Lockhart LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .270 2 25
   b-B. Jackson CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 2
M. Wells 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .282 8 33
   c-J. Medrano 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 0 1
W. Fields 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .260 9 42
L. Ward 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .244 8 29
R. Lewis C 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 .299 5 17
J. Johnson SS 4 0 2 4 0 0 0 .244 0 5
D. Knight P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .100 0 1
   a-M. Hoffman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .198 1 11
   L. Bilski P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .077 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 7 3 11 11      
a - M. Hoffman pinch hit for D. Knight in the 7th
b - B. Jackson substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th
c - J. Medrano substituted for M. Wells in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Johnson 2 (2, 2nd Inning off J. Russell, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off L. Ibarra, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Wells (8, 8th Inning off L. Ibarra, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost , M. Lockhart 2 , M. Wells 5 , W. Fields , L. Ward , J. Johnson 6
2-out RBI: , J. Johnson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Ward , D. Knight , L. Bilski
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sisson (12)
CS: M. Sisson (5)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ward (6)
OF assists: 1 (Frost(Morales at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273 3 16
B. Strange LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .247 3 24
D. Bozza 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .300 6 27
M. Morris RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .240 7 24
L. Eccles C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .256 1 8
J. Farrar 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .209 2 11
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .276 3 19
R. Brown SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .235 0 16
J. Russell P 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .158 0 3
   a-D. Taranto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 3
   G. Ingram P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   L. Ibarra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
   b-B. DeFalco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 3 7
Totals 35 4 10 4 2 6 15      
a - D. Taranto pinch hit for J. Russell in the 6th
b - B. DeFalco pinch hit for L. Ibarra in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Russell (1, 4th Inning off D. Knight, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Morales , B. Strange , D. Bozza 2 , L. Eccles 2 , J. Farrar 2 , R. Gardner , J. Russell 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Strange , J. Farrar , R. Brown 2
Sac Bunt: M. Morris
Sac Fly: B. Strange
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Eccles (11)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Farrar (12)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Knight 6.0 7 4 3 2 3 0 94 2.32   
L. Bilski W (4-4) 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 34 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Knight 45
Batters Faced: D. Knight 27, L. Bilski 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Knight 7-7, L. Bilski 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Knight 94-56, L. Bilski 34-25
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Russell 6.0 5 3 3 2 7 0 114 2.38   
G. Ingram H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 3.44   
L. Ibarra L (0-6), BS (3) 2.0 4 4 2 1 2 1 43 4.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Russell 55
Batters Faced: J. Russell 25, G. Ingram 3, L. Ibarra 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Russell 7-4, G. Ingram 1-0, L. Ibarra 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Russell 114-67, G. Ingram 10-7, L. Ibarra 43-26
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Russell
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 17527
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