MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ CHICAGO HAWKS
05/29/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Mike Haskett
Pitching: LHP Mike Haskett
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 40.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
Mike Lockhart steals 2nd base
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.9 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to third
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Mike Haskett
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter safe!
Lute Eccles to second
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Lute Eccles to third
Buck DeFalco to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 8-3-5
Batting: LHB Andy Bires 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Mike Haskett
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
Bill Switzer to third
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 103.8 MPH), Distance : 422 ft
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 75.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, P, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Haskett 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Ray Gardner to third
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Ray Gardner scores
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Mike Haskett
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 7LM, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.0 MPH)
Mike Wells to third
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Mike Wells scores
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter safe!
Lute Eccles to second
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Andy Bires 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Lute Eccles to third
Buck DeFalco to second
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Grounds into fielders choice 5-2 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Buck DeFalco to third
Andy Bires to second
Batting: LHB Mike Haskett 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Buck DeFalco scores
Andy Bires to third
Ray Gardner to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Ray Gardner to third
Mike Haskett to second
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Mike Haskett
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 9D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 95.0 MPH)
Lou Ward scores
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to third
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Reached on error, E8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Dave Taranto to second
Dave Taranto to third
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Dave Taranto scores
Buck DeFalco to second
Batting: LHB Andy Bires 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Mike Haskett
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
0-1: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Wade Fields to second
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
Wade Fields to third
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Wade Fields scores
Jim Johnson to second
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.8 MPH)
Jim Johnson to third
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - Chicago 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Marv Haynes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Chicago 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Mike Haskett
Pitching: RHP Gary Ingram
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
Mark Sisson steals 2nd base
1-0: Intentional Walk
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Mark Sisson to third
Mike Wells to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Mike Wells to third
Jackie Frost to second
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 6 - Chicago 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Now at 3B: Jerry Duersch
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Don Bozza to second
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 13, EV 73.8 MPH)
Don Bozza to third
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Don Bozza scores
Buck DeFalco to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 7-5
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 6 - Chicago 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Gary Ingram
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Alfredo Alvarado
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
Pickoff Play to 1st, Runner tries for 2nd, SAFE after rundown.
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 6 - Chicago 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Pitching: RHP Warner Manning
Batting: LHB Andy Bires 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Felipe Chavez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 6 - Chicago 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Alfredo Alvarado
Pitching: RHP Mark Evert
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Mike Wells to second
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Intentional Walk
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 353 ft
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Single, Error in OF, E9, batter to second base (Flyball, 89S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 9 - Chicago 6
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Warner Manning
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Now at 1B: Brian Fitch
Now at SS: Ed Shofner
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Now in CF: Mickey Hoffman
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Sergio Morales to third
Dave Taranto to second
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 60.0 MPH)
Lined into DP, U5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 60.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 9 - Chicago 6
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