MLB
DETROIT WOLVERINES @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
10/10/1973
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Jerry Plumley to second
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Juan Rodriguez
Pitching: LHP Juan Rodriguez
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Eddie Estrada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gasper Copeland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 72.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Juan Rodriguez
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 94.4 MPH), Distance : 358 ft
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 95.0 MPH), Distance : 362 ft
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Juan Rodriguez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Juan Rodriguez
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3DF, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 9, EV 89.4 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to second
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Eddie Estrada 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4M, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Juan Rodriguez
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gasper Copeland 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 59.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Eddie Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Juan Rodriguez
Pitching: RHP Alfredo Morales
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Single, Error in OF, E7, batter to second base (Line Drive, 7S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 99.4 MPH)
Booker Lee to third
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Alfredo Morales
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Mark Sisson to second
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Mark Sisson to third
Wade Fields to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Wade Fields to third
Lou Ward to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Eddie Estrada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Gary Decker
Batting: RHB Gasper Copeland 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Alfredo Morales
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 85.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Jackie Frost to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Jackie Frost scores
Mike Lockhart to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Mike Wells to second
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Gary Decker
Pitching: RHP Warner Manning
Pinch Hitting: RHB Randy Cowell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Booker Lee to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Pinch Runner at 3rd Chuck McCormick:
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Chuck McCormick scores
Jerry Plumley to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Eddie Estrada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 15S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Alfredo Morales
Pitching: LHP Gary Doll
Now in LF: Jerry Plumley
Now in CF: Chuck McCormick
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 106.9 MPH)
Lou Ward to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 9-5
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Warner Manning
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Now in CF: Mickey Hoffman
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gasper Copeland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 5
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