MLB
CHICAGO HAWKS @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
03/17/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Sergio Morales to second
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Sergio Morales steals 3rd base
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Sergio Morales scores
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Ken Eldridge
Pitching: RHP Ken Eldridge
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 100.6 MPH), Distance : 394 ft
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 103.8 MPH)
Mike Wells to second
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: SHB Tyree Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Felipe Chavez 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Ken Eldridge
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Mike Tice 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jeff Ferguson 0-0: Ball
Pickoff Throw to First - Error! E1
Mike Tice to second
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: LHB Garry Perritte 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Eldridge 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Sergio Morales to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Sergio Morales scores
Buck DeFalco to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Ken Eldridge
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: SHB Tyree Davis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Felipe Chavez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Tyree Davis to second
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Garry Perritte 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Ken Eldridge
Pitching: RHP Alfredo Alvarado
Now at C: Don Bozza
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Tice 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 102.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
Mike Tice steals 2nd base
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Pitching: RHP Bobby Newman
Now at 1B: Rick Mounts
Now at 2B: Jose Gonzalez
Now at SS: Al Thompson
Now in CF: Mickey Hoffman
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Irv Trudell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Sergio Morales to second
Batting: LHB Ernie Ronnebaum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Gary Getman 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Alfredo Alvarado
Pitching: RHP Don McCoy
Now at 2B: Jim Farrar
Now at SS: Irv Trudell
Now in CF: Lenny Hedgeman
Now in RF: Andy Bires
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jose Gonzalez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 72.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dave Elwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Bobby Newman
Now at 3B: Jerry Duersch
Now in LF: Mike Tice
Now in RF: Dave Elwood
Pinch Hitting: RHB Paul Backer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Felipe Chavez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3, EV 93.8 MPH)
Paul Backer to second
Batting: LHB Andy Bires 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U6 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 84.4 MPH)
Paul Backer to third
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Don McCoy
Pitching: RHP Tony Valdez
Now at 1B: Paul Backer
Now in RF: Chuck Burton
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Mounts 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 15S, EV 72.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Lute Eccles to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Sparks 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Lute Eccles to third
Jackie Frost to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Bobby Newman
Pitching: RHP Judge Doyle
Now in LF: Dave Elwood
Now in RF: Jackie Frost
Batting: LHB Lenny Hedgeman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 71.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Pitching: RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: RHB Irv Trudell 0-0: Ball
Lenny Hedgeman is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 74.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bobby Strange 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Tony Valdez
Pitching: LHP Tim Torda
Now in LF: Bobby Strange
Batting: RHB Jose Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Jose Gonzalez to second
Batting: LHB Dave Elwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Jose Gonzalez to third
Al Thompson to second
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 88.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Pinch Hitting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Al Thompson to third
Dave Elwood to second
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Pitching: RHP Steve Reed
Now at 1B: Brian Fitch
Batting: RHB Chuck Burton 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Backer 0-0: Ball
Chuck Burton is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Felipe Chavez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Tim Torda
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jose Acosta 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Angel Villatoro
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jose Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Jose Gonzalez to second
Batting: LHB Dave Elwood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Steve Reed
Pitching: RHP Angel Leiva
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Preston 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lenny Hedgeman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Irv Trudell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Lenny Hedgeman to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made at trailing runner, OUT! 8-3-4
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Angel Villatoro
Pitching: LHP Jeff McNeil
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 3
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