MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
06/15/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 889 - SUNDAY, JUNE 15TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (23-42) 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 1
Houston Drillers (39-25) 1 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 X 8 10 1
Sisson slugs 3 home runs, Drillers Move to 39-25
The Houston Drillers knocked off the Chicago Hawks, 8-6, at Sam Houston Field. Mark Sisson was a big reason Houston won. The left fielder slugged 3 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring three times. Larry Bilski got the win, improving to 9-2. He pitched 8 innings, giving up 8 hits and 5 runs, while striking out 7 and walking 1. The win makes Houston 39-25.

Sisson contributed in the bottom of the third. With runners on 1st and 3rd, he hit a 3-run home run. It was one at-bat among others that helped Houston get the win.

"Nice win for us," said Sisson. "Now we'll go after the next one."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .213 10 31
D. Taranto 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .253 2 10
L. Eccles C 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .312 0 13
D. Bozza 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 3 .308 7 35
M. Morris RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .273 10 37
B. Strange LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .279 6 22
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .230 8 38
J. Farrar SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 0 24
M. Haskett P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 3
   a-A. Bires PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .322 2 12
   G. Bailey P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   L. Ibarra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. DeFalco PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .314 3 17
Totals 38 6 10 5 2 9 17      
a - A. Bires pinch hit for M. Haskett in the 4th
b - B. DeFalco pinch hit for L. Ibarra in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Strange (11, 1st Inning off L. Bilski, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Morris (2, 3rd Inning off L. Bilski, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Taranto (2, 2nd Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Morales (10, 2nd Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Morales 5 , D. Taranto 5 , D. Bozza 2 , M. Morris 4 , B. Strange 3
2-out RBI: S. Morales , D. Taranto , B. Strange
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Morris 2 , R. Gardner 2 , J. Farrar
Hit by Pitch: D. Bozza
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Taranto (7)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Morris (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .321 10 34
   a-M. Hoffman CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 0 5
M. Sisson RF, LF 4 3 3 5 0 1 0 .268 9 30
J. Frost CF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 7 45
C. Fee 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .271 9 35
   b-B. Fitch 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 2 12
W. Fields 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269 7 27
R. Lewis C 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .275 2 25
J. Duersch 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .200 2 8
J. Johnson SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .246 8 22
L. Bilski P 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .211 1 6
   c-L. Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 4 31
   R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 8 10 8 3 4 8      
a - M. Hoffman substituted for M. Wells in the 8th
b - B. Fitch substituted for C. Fee in the 8th
c - L. Ward pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (6, 3rd Inning off M. Haskett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sisson 3 (9, 1st Inning off M. Haskett, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off M. Haskett, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off G. Bailey, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Wells , M. Hoffman , M. Sisson 12 , C. Fee , R. Lewis , J. Johnson 3 , L. Bilski
2-out RBI: R. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , J. Duersch , L. Bilski
Sac Bunt: J. Duersch
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Johnson (11)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Haskett 3.0 5 5 5 0 1 2 57 6.46   
G. Bailey L (0-1) 3.2 4 3 2 3 2 1 74 6.88   
L. Ibarra 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Haskett 28
Batters Faced: M. Haskett 14, G. Bailey 19, L. Ibarra 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Haskett 3-5, G. Bailey 1-8, L. Ibarra 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Haskett 57-35, G. Bailey 74-48, L. Ibarra 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Ibarra 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Bilski W (9-2) 8.0 8 5 5 1 7 2 119 3.55   
R. McStay SV (3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 26 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bilski 52
Batters Faced: L. Bilski 35, R. McStay 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bilski 7-10, R. McStay 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bilski 119-83, R. McStay 26-14
WP: R. McStay
Hit Batsmen: L. Bilski
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Sisson
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 22740
Special Notes: Mark Sisson ties the HOU regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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