MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ CHICAGO HAWKS
08/27/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Johnny Russell
Pitching: RHP Johnny Russell
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
Jackie Frost steals 2nd base
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Jackie Frost to third
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Jackie Frost scores
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Pitching: RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Johnny Russell
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Called Strike
Lute Eccles steals 2nd base
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Felipe Chavez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Johnny Russell
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Tom McAteer 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Jim Johnson to second
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 101.9 MPH)
Jim Johnson to third
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: LHB Ron Brown 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Russell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 6MS, EV 36.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Ron Brown to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Sergio Morales to second
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Ron Brown scores
Sergio Morales to third
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Sergio Morales scores
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Don Bozza to second
Don Bozza to third
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 6MD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Don Bozza scores
Mark Morris to second
Mark Morris to third
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Johnny Russell
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Mike Wells to second
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Mike Wells to third
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: RHB Felipe Chavez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ron Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Johnny Russell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Ron Brown to second
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 105.0 MPH)
Ron Brown scores
Johnny Russell to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 5
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Johnny Russell
Batting: SHB Tom McAteer 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 338 ft
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Mark Sisson to second
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Mark Sisson to third
Mike Lockhart to second
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 5
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
Mark Morris steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.6 MPH)
Mark Morris to third
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Mark Morris scores
Pitching: RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: RHB Felipe Chavez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Jim Farrar steals 2nd base
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 60.6 MPH)
Lined into DP, U6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 60.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 6
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Johnny Russell
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Rich Lewis to third
3-0: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Ken Eldridge
Now at 3B: Ray Gardner
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Rich Lewis scores
Batting: RHB Dave Van Loon 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Jim Johnson to second
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 106.3 MPH)
Jim Johnson to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 6 - Chicago 6
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: LHB Ron Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: TRIPLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 6 - Chicago 6
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Ken Eldridge
Pitching: RHP Gary Ingram
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 93.1 MPH), Distance : 348 ft
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 7 - Chicago 6
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Pitching: RHP Larry Bilski
Now at C: Mickey Hoffman
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 7 - Chicago 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Gary Ingram
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 7 - Chicago 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Now at C: Charlie Fee
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Now in CF: Mickey Hoffman
Now in RF: Mike Lockhart
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 68.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 101.9 MPH)
Jim Farrar to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB Ron Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Dave Taranto to second
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Jim Farrar scores
Dave Taranto to third
Ron Brown to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 7-6-5
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 7 - Chicago 8
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Gary Ingram
Pitching: RHP Alfredo Alvarado
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt - Flyout to 3S! F3
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Charlie Fee to second
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 7 - Chicago 8
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