MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
07/04/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 1207 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 4TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (44-42) 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 8 12 0
Chicago Hawks (34-54) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 13 1
Drillers Deal Hawks 8-4 Defeat
The Houston Drillers knocked off the Chicago Hawks, 8-4, at Hyde Park Stadium. Mark Sisson was a big reason Houston won. The center fielder was 2-3 with a double and 2 walks. He scored 2 times. Rick McStay, the winning pitcher, improved to 8-7. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 9 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 1. The Drillers now have a record of 44-42 with the win over Chicago.

In the first inning, Sisson had a run-scoring double for Houston. It was his 11th double of the season and put the Drillers on top, 1-0.

"Nice win for us," said Sisson. "Now we'll go after the next one."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .351 10 43
M. Sisson CF 3 2 2 1 2 1 0 .300 17 50
M. Lockhart LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .264 4 12
M. Wells 1B 3 2 0 0 2 1 6 .284 19 58
C. Fee C 4 2 1 3 1 1 6 .291 15 43
L. Ward 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .245 7 37
E. Shofner 3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .221 2 11
C. Walton SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .290 2 16
R. McStay P 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .229 0 3
   D. Van Loon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   a-D. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 4 25
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 8 8 7 24      
a - D. Martinez pinch hit for D. Van Loon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sisson (11, 1st Inning off T. Torda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Fee (15, 4th Inning off T. Torda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , M. Sisson 3 , M. Lockhart 2 , C. Fee 4 , L. Ward , C. Walton 2 , R. McStay 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , C. Fee 2
GIDP: C. Fee
Sac Fly: E. Shofner
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost 2 (27) , M. Sisson (25) , M. Lockhart (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Walton-Wells, Walton-Ward)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .288 11 37
B. Strange LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .245 6 38
D. Taranto 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .254 2 29
M. Morris RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .228 9 39
L. Eccles C 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .254 3 28
J. Farrar SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .220 2 34
R. Gardner 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .255 10 44
   G. Ingram P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1
   b-S. Morales PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 2 8
   K. Edwards P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .086 1 3
P. Backer CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .209 4 17
T. Torda P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 0 1
   a-R. Brown 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .320 0 2
Totals 36 4 13 4 2 5 11      
a - R. Brown substituted for T. Torda in the 7th
b - S. Morales pinch hit for G. Ingram in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Taranto (17, 1st Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Morris (13, 4th Inning off R. McStay, 2 on, 0 outs) , P. Backer (6, 4th Inning off R. McStay, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. DeFalco (12, 7th Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Farrar (3, 8th Inning off D. Van Loon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. DeFalco 3 , B. Strange , D. Taranto 3 , M. Morris 3 , L. Eccles 3 , J. Farrar 3 , P. Backer 3
2-out RBI: J. Farrar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Strange , M. Morris , R. Gardner , S. Morales , T. Torda
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. DeFalco (11)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Farrar (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Taranto-Farrar-DeFalco)
OF assists: 2 (Backer(Ward at 3rd base), Backer(McStay at 2nd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McStay W (8-7) 7.0 9 3 3 1 5 0 114 3.48   
D. Van Loon 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 19 3.96   
W. Manning 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 6.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 51
Batters Faced: R. McStay 29, D. Van Loon 5, W. Manning 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 8-6, D. Van Loon 2-0, W. Manning 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 114-69, D. Van Loon 19-12, W. Manning 15-7
WP: R. McStay
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Torda L (2-3) 6.0 7 4 4 3 4 1 102 5.08   
G. Ingram 2.0 4 4 4 5 2 0 46 4.03   
K. Edwards 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 6.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Torda 43
Batters Faced: T. Torda 28, G. Ingram 13, K. Edwards 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Torda 9-4, G. Ingram 0-2, K. Edwards 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Torda 102-61, G. Ingram 46-23, K. Edwards 14-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Sisson
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 12794
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