MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ DALLAS WRANGLERS
07/17/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : RHP Vern Gould
Pitching: RHP Vern Gould
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Dallas 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Dick Howard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Palmer 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Dick Howard to second
Batting: LHB Roger McCoy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Dick Howard scores
Batting: RHB Ron Somers 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 70.6 MPH)
Lined into DP, 4-6 (Line Drive, 4, EV 70.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Dallas 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : RHP Vern Gould
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 70.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Dallas 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB John Hammit 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pat Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 67.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Fred Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 101.3 MPH), Distance : 383 ft
Batting: RHB Mike Weatherby 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Vern Gould 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Dallas 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : RHP Vern Gould
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2LF, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Mark Sisson steals 2nd base
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Mark Sisson to third
Mike Lockhart to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Mike Lockhart to third
Mike Wells to second
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Dallas 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Dick Howard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Ron Palmer 0-0: Ball
Dick Howard is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Roger McCoy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Dallas 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : RHP Vern Gould
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Dallas 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Ron Somers 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Hammit 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Ron Somers to third
Batting: RHB Pat Simmons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Ron Somers scores
Batting: RHB Fred Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Weatherby 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Dallas 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : RHP Vern Gould
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
Mike Lockhart to third
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Dallas 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Vern Gould 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Howard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Palmer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Dallas 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : RHP Vern Gould
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 105.0 MPH)
Wade Fields to second
Wade Fields to third
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Rich Lewis to second
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Wade Fields scores
Rich Lewis scores
Lou Ward scores
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Jim Johnson scores
Jackie Frost to second
Pitching: RHP Frank Dunn
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Dallas 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Roger McCoy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ron Somers 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Hammit 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pat Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Roger McCoy to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Pat Simmons to second
Batting: RHB Fred Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - Dallas 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : RHP Frank Dunn
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Dallas 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Mike Weatherby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Toby Golf 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Howard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ron Palmer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Dallas 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : RHP Frank Dunn
Pitching: LHP Charlie Sokol
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 91.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Dallas 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Now in CF: Mickey Hoffman
Batting: LHB Roger McCoy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Somers 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Hammit 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pat Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Dallas 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : LHP Charlie Sokol
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 89M, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Dallas 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Now at 1B: Jim Medrano
Batting: RHB Fred Johnson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Weatherby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Hughes 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Howard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
Pickoff Throw to First - Error! E1
Mike Weatherby to second
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Mike Weatherby to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Dick Howard to second
Batting: RHB Ron Palmer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 59.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Dallas 5
TOP OF THE 10TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : LHP Charlie Sokol
Pitching: RHP Ken Morrison
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Dallas 5
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: LHB Roger McCoy 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Somers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Hammit 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Dallas 5
TOP OF THE 11TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Dallas Wranglers : RHP Ken Morrison
Pinch Hitting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 2-4 (Groundball, 2L, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
Jackie Frost steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 11th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - Dallas 5
BOTTOM OF THE 11TH
Dallas Wranglers batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Pitching: RHP Dick Witt
Batting: RHB Pat Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 390 ft
Bottom of the 11th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Dallas 6
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