MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ MONTREAL HABITANTS
05/17/1972
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Montreal Habitants : RHP Manny Esparza
Pitching: RHP Manny Esparza
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 91.3 MPH), Distance : 333 ft
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Montreal 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Montreal Habitants batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Pitching: RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: RHB Daniel Chavez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Don Hill 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Alvarez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Montreal 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Montreal Habitants : RHP Manny Esparza
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Charlie Fee to second
Batting: RHB Dave Van Loon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 70.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Montreal 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Montreal Habitants batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: RHB Jerry Sullivan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ed Hudson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 94.4 MPH), Distance : 368 ft
Batting: RHB Les Fitzsimmons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Montreal 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Montreal Habitants : RHP Manny Esparza
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Montreal 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Montreal Habitants batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: SHB Jim Compton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 13S, EV 73.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Manny Esparza 0-0: Ball
Jim Compton is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Daniel Chavez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Montreal 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Montreal Habitants : RHP Manny Esparza
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Montreal 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Montreal Habitants batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: LHB Don Hill 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Alvarez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Adrian Fagnani
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Now in CF: Bobby Jackson
Batting: RHB Jerry Sullivan 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 103.1 MPH)
Don Hill to second
Batting: SHB Ed Hudson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Les Fitzsimmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Don Hill to third
Jerry Sullivan to second
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Montreal 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Montreal Habitants : RHP Manny Esparza
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Montreal 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Montreal Habitants batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Adrian Fagnani
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Jim Compton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Manny Esparza 0-0: Bunt - Flyout to 23! F3
Batting: RHB Daniel Chavez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Montreal 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Montreal Habitants : RHP Manny Esparza
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Wade Fields to third
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Armando Amador to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 2 - Montreal 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Montreal Habitants batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Adrian Fagnani
Pitching: LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Don Hill 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Roberto Alvarez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Don Hill to second
Batting: RHB Jerry Sullivan 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ed Hudson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Don Hill to third
Roberto Alvarez to second
Batting: RHB Les Fitzsimmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Grounds into fielders choice 3-2 (Groundball, 34S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Roberto Alvarez to third
Ed Hudson to second
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 2 - Montreal 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Montreal Habitants : RHP Manny Esparza
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Sac Bunt - play at second, runner OUT -> throw to first, DP!
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Montreal 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Montreal Habitants batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Now at C: Rich Lewis
Batting: SHB Jim Compton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: LHB Marvin Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Daniel Chavez 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Marvin Walker to second
Batting: LHB Don Hill 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Montreal 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Montreal Habitants : RHP Manny Esparza
Pitching: RHP Al Johns
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Ball
Mark Sisson steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Mark Sisson to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Armando Amador to second
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Montreal 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Montreal Habitants batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Now at 3B: Ed Shofner
Batting: RHB Roberto Alvarez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Sullivan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Ed Hudson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tim Delaney 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 362 ft
Batting: LHB Charlie Bartels 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 89M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Montreal 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Montreal Habitants : RHP Al Johns
Now at SS: Oscar Corte
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Montreal 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Montreal Habitants batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: RHP Warner Manning
Now at SS: Jim Medrano
Batting: SHB Jim Compton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Conley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Daniel Chavez 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Don Hill 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Daniel Chavez to second
Batting: RHB Roberto Alvarez 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Daniel Chavez to third
Don Hill to second
Batting: RHB Jerry Sullivan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Daniel Chavez scores
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Montreal 4
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