MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ ATLANTA GENERALS
05/01/1973
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Bill Davis
Pitching: RHP Bill Davis
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Wade Fields to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Danny Bleicher 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Mika 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Bill Davis
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Zach Hodge 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Armando Lima 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-4
Roberto Palacios to third
Zach Hodge to second
Batting: RHB Kyle Devine 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2RF, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Davis 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Bill Davis
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Danny Bleicher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Danny Bleicher to second
Batting: RHB Ed Mika 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Danny Bleicher to third
Batting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Danny Bleicher scores
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Bill Davis
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
Jackie Frost is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
Balk!
Charlie Fee to third
3-2: Single, Error in OF, E8, batter to second base (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Charlie Fee scores
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Zach Hodge 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Armando Lima 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at second, runner OUT! 1-6
Batting: RHB Kyle Devine 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Bill Davis
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Mark Sisson to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Bill Davis 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Bleicher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6M, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Danny Bleicher to second
Batting: RHB Ed Mika 0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 105.0 MPH)
Danny Bleicher to third
Chris Berman to second
Batting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Houston 3 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Bill Davis
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Zach Hodge 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Armando Lima 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kyle Devine 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Bill Davis
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Rick McStay to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 9-5
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Now in CF: Mickey Hoffman
Batting: RHB Bill Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Bleicher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Danny Bleicher to second
Pitching: RHP Larry Bilski
Batting: RHB Ed Mika 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Danny Bleicher to third
Batting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 103.8 MPH)
Danny Bleicher scores
Ed Mika to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Bill Davis
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 99.4 MPH), Distance : 388 ft
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Batting: RHB Zach Hodge 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Armando Lima 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Kyle Devine 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Armando Lima to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Rudy Spencer 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 15S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Bill Davis
Pitching: RHP Renie White
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Larry Bilski 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Batting: RHB Danny Bleicher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89XD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Mika 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 111.3 MPH)
Chris Berman to third
Batting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Chris Berman scores
Ed Mika scores
Batting: RHB Zach Hodge 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: SHB Armando Lima 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 4
TOP OF THE 10TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Renie White
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 70.6 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 4
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Pitching: RHP Billy Gray
Now in LF: Joe Burke
Batting: RHB Kyle Devine 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 63.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Cliff Sanford 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Bleicher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunt missed!
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 110.0 MPH)
Cliff Sanford to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Chris Berman to second
Batting: RHB Ed Mika 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 4
TOP OF THE 11TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Renie White
Pitching: RHP Dave Kretz
Pinch Hitting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Armando Amador to second
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 11th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 4
BOTTOM OF THE 11TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Billy Gray
Now at SS: Chuck Walton
Now in CF: Bobby Jackson
Batting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 360 ft
Bottom of the 11th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 5
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