MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
07/08/1973
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Pitching: RHP Ben Hall
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Mark Sisson scores
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to third
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Randy Robins
Pitching: RHP Randy Robins
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 15S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Randy Robins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Randy Robins
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89XD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Darrell Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Rick Giardina to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 9-3-5
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd with throw by RF
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Randy Robins
Batting: RHB Ben Hall 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 53.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 44.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 5SF, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Joe Burke to second
Batting: RHB Randy Robins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Joe Burke to third
Don Martinez to second
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 90.0 MPH)
Joe Burke scores
Don Martinez to third
Randy Robins to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Randy Robins to third
Jackie Frost to second
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Houston 3 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Randy Robins
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Randy Robins
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Darrell Miller 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ben Hall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 111.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Chuck Walton scores
Batting: RHB Randy Robins 0-0: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-4
Don Martinez to third
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Don Martinez scores
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
Passed Ball!
Mark Sisson to third
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Randy Robins
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 56.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Melvin Perez to second
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Melvin Perez to third
Buddy Shingleton to second
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 3rd, U5 (Groundball, 5, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 70.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Joe Burke to second
Pitching: RHP Brian Williams
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Randy Robins
Batting: SHB Darrell Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jim McCusker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Brian Williams
Pitching: RHP Archie Makins
Batting: RHB Randy Robins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
Mark Sisson steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Randy Robins
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 4D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Melvin Perez to second
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 80.6 MPH)
Melvin Perez to third
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Melvin Perez scores
Carl Jacobs to second
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Twin Cities 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Archie Makins
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Lou Ward to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
Joe Burke to second
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 107.5 MPH)
Lou Ward scores
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 100.6 MPH)
Joe Burke to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Don Martinez to second
Pitching: RHP Rick Lindstrom
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Don Martinez to third
Mike Wells to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 9-3-5
Top of the 9th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 8 - Twin Cities 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Randy Robins
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Darrell Miller 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Steve Pavey to second
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 8 - Twin Cities 1
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