MLB
DETROIT WOLVERINES @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/18/1973
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Juan Rodriguez
Pitching: LHP Juan Rodriguez
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 6, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Juan Rodriguez
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, 15S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 68.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Gasper Copeland 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Randy Cowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Juan Rodriguez 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Randy Cowell to second
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Juan Rodriguez
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Rick McStay to second
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Rick McStay scores
Jackie Frost to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Mark Sisson to third
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
Jerry Plumley is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Juan Rodriguez
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4MD, EV 46.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 439 ft
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Booker Lee to second
Batting: RHB Gasper Copeland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.6 MPH)
Booker Lee to third
Batting: RHB Randy Cowell 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LMF, EV 90.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB Juan Rodriguez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Juan Rodriguez
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
Pete Morrison is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Juan Rodriguez
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Mike Lockhart to third
Mike Wells to second
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Grounds into fielders choice 5-2 (Groundball, 5L, EV 76.9 MPH)
Mike Wells to third
Charlie Fee to second
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Grounds into fielders choice 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Charlie Fee to third
Lou Ward to second
Pitching: LHP Gary Doll
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Now in CF: Bobby Jackson
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gasper Copeland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Gary Doll
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Rick McStay to second
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Randy Cowell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Steve Price 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Randy Cowell to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made at trailing runner, OUT! 8-6
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 106.3 MPH)
Randy Cowell scores
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bill Taylor to third
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Gary Doll
Pitching: RHP Paul Carter
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 107.5 MPH), Distance : 440 ft
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E9 (Flyball, 9, EV 93.1 MPH)
Charlie Fee to second
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Charlie Fee to third
Lou Ward to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Lou Ward to third
Don Martinez to second
Batting: LHB Jeff Ferguson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 23, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Grounds into double play, 5-2-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Now at 3B: Ed Shofner
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 107.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 5
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