MLB
BALTIMORE LORDS @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
03/11/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Pitching: RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: RHB Tom Payton 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB James Pendleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Balliet 0-0: Called Strike
Tom Payton is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Hector Velazquez
Pitching: RHP Hector Velazquez
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at second, runner OUT! 1-6
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Mark Sisson to second
Mark Sisson to third
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Mark Sisson scores
Lou Ward to second
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: LHB Woodie Scheideler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bobby Capps 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mike Caito 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Hector Velazquez
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Van Loon 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Chuck Walton to second
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: RHB Bob Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Sheffield 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Hector Velazquez 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Hector Velazquez
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Mark Sisson to third
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Mark Sisson scores
Mike Wells scores
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Lou Ward to third
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: RHB Tom Payton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB James Pendleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
3-2: Base on Balls
Tom Payton to second
Batting: RHB John Balliet 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.3 MPH)
Tom Payton to third
Batting: LHB Woodie Scheideler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 94.4 MPH), Distance : 362 ft
Batting: LHB Bobby Capps 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Caito 0-0: Called Strike
Bobby Capps is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Hector Velazquez
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Van Loon 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Dave Van Loon to third
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 89M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Now at 1B: Jim Medrano
Now in LF: Joe Burke
Now in CF: Mickey Hoffman
Now in RF: Bobby Jackson
Batting: RHB Mike Caito 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bob Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Mike Caito to second
Batting: RHB Mike Sheffield 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, P, EV 87.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Mike Caito to third
Bob Carter to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB George McIntyre 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tim Alderfer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB James Pendleton 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 107.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Hector Velazquez
Pitching: RHP Denny Boyd
Now at 2B: Joe Savard
Now in LF: George Kiss
Now in CF: Buddy Wharton
Now in RF: Tim Alderfer
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 93.8 MPH), Distance : 341 ft
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Flyball, 5D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Pitching: RHP Dick Knight
Now at 1B: Mike Lockhart
Now at 2B: Jim Medrano
Now at 3B: Wade Fields
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dale Whitehouse 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tim McNeely 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Kiss 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Denny Boyd
Pitching: RHP Dan Haggard
Now at 1B: Tim McNeely
Now at 3B: Dale Whitehouse
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Pitching: LHP Hank Mitchell
Batting: RHB Mike Caito 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Wharton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Sheffield 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Savard 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Mike Sheffield to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Johnny Flakes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Joe Savard to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Danny Fierro 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Mike Sheffield scores
Joe Savard to third
Johnny Flakes to second
Batting: RHB Dale Whitehouse 0-0: Reached on error, E7 (Flyball, 7, EV 97.5 MPH)
Joe Savard scores
Johnny Flakes scores
Danny Fierro to third
Batting: LHB Tim McNeely 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Baltimore 5 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Dan Haggard
Pitching: RHP Terry Stallings
Now at C: John Raymond
Now in RF: Steve Burke
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Mitchell 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 5 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Hank Mitchell
Batting: RHB George Kiss 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Caito 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Wharton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Burke 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 25F, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 5 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Terry Stallings
Pitching: RHP Phil Morris
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 5 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Hank Mitchell
Pitching: RHP Randy Robins
Batting: RHB Joe Savard 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Raymond 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Joe Savard to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Doug Stewart 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 98.1 MPH)
Joe Savard to third
John Raymond to second
Batting: RHB Dale Whitehouse 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 105.0 MPH)
Joe Savard scores
John Raymond to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Tim McNeely 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Dale Whitehouse to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dave Murcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MD, EV 61.3 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: RHB Mike Caito 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5D, EV 70.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 7 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Phil Morris
Pitching: LHP Pete Veirs
Now in LF: Doug Stewart
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Mike Lockhart to second
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jeff Ferguson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to third
Charlie Fee to second
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 7 - Houston 5
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