MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
06/23/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1053 - SATURDAY, JUNE 23RD , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (31-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0
Houston Drillers (40-35) 0 6 0 0 0 0 4 3 X 13 13 1
Houston Rocks Chicago, 13-1
Sam Houston Field was the site for American Baseball League action featuring the Chicago Hawks and Houston Drillers.

The Houston Drillers buried the Chicago Hawks, 13-1, under a barrage of hits. Mark Sisson led the onslaught, going 3-for-3 for Houston. The winning pitcher was Randy Robins. He's now 4-5. He went 8 innings, allowing 1 run on 2 hits for the Drillers.

Early in the game, shortstop Don Martinez had a 2-run double for Houston. It was his 10th double of the season and put the Drillers on top, 2-0.

"It was a tough day, no getting around it," said losing manager Mike Flaherty.

The Drillers move to 40-35 with the win, while the Hawks drop to 31-47.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .285 10 33
D. Taranto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .245 1 27
L. Eccles C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 3 24
M. Morris RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .210 7 31
B. Strange LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .242 4 31
R. Gardner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .252 10 41
J. Farrar SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 2 27
P. Backer CF 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .212 4 15
S. Papa P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 0 3
   A. Villatoro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-M. Haynes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 3 15
   T. Torda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
Totals 29 1 2 1 3 7 12      
a - M. Haynes pinch hit for A. Villatoro in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. DeFalco (10, 8th Inning off R. Robins, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. DeFalco 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Taranto , L. Eccles
Sac Bunt: S. Papa
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Morris(Drago at home))
PB: L. Eccles
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .341 9 42
   d-A. Amador PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 4 19
M. Sisson CF 3 3 3 5 2 0 0 .304 17 48
M. Lockhart LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .281 3 5
   a-J. Drago PH, LF 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
M. Wells 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .299 17 54
   b-C. Walton PH, 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .287 1 14
C. Fee C 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .272 13 39
L. Ward 2B, 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .239 7 32
E. Shofner 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .277 2 8
D. Martinez SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .230 4 23
R. Robins P 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .227 0 2
   c-B. Jackson PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273 2 6
   D. Knight P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 13 13 13 7 3 11      
a - J. Drago pinch hit for M. Lockhart in the 7th
b - C. Walton pinch hit for M. Wells in the 7th
c - B. Jackson pinch hit for R. Robins in the 8th
d - A. Amador pinch hit for J. Frost in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Martinez (10, 2nd Inning off S. Papa, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Drago (1, 7th Inning off A. Villatoro, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Jackson (2, 8th Inning off T. Torda, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Sisson 2 (17, 2nd Inning off S. Papa, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off A. Villatoro, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Fee (13, 7th Inning off A. Villatoro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost , M. Sisson 9 , J. Drago 3 , C. Walton , C. Fee 5 , E. Shofner , D. Martinez 2 , R. Robins , B. Jackson 2
2-out RBI: M. Sisson , J. Drago , C. Walton , C. Fee , D. Martinez , R. Robins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Sisson (5) , M. Lockhart (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sisson (4)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Papa L (3-9) 5.0 5 6 6 4 2 1 74 5.00   
A. Villatoro 2.0 3 4 4 2 1 2 29 6.21   
T. Torda 1.0 5 3 3 1 0 0 26 5.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Papa 31
Batters Faced: S. Papa 22, A. Villatoro 11, T. Torda 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Papa 4-7, A. Villatoro 2-3, T. Torda 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Papa 74-37, A. Villatoro 29-16, T. Torda 26-15
WP: A. Villatoro
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Robins W (4-5) 8.0 2 1 1 3 5 1 113 4.56   
D. Knight 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robins 76
Batters Faced: R. Robins 30, D. Knight 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robins 9-11, D. Knight 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robins 113-67, D. Knight 14-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Sisson
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 20479
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