MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/24/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1363 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (39-58) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Houston Drillers (49-50) 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 X 7 9 2
Chicago Upended, 7-2, by Houston
The Houston Drillers knocked off the Chicago Hawks, 7-2, at Sam Houston Field. Mark Sisson was a big reason Houston won. The center fielder was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Dick Knight picked up the win, lifting his record to 7-5 on the season. He struck out 6 and walked 1 in 8 innings, while yielding 2 runs. Houston has now won 3 in a row.

Sisson contributed in the bottom of the first. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run. It was one at-bat among others that helped Houston get the win.

"Mark was ready to go. Big day for him," said Houston manager Nate Nilsson.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .261 4 22
R. Brown SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .223 0 24
D. Bozza 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .311 7 41
M. Morris RF 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .280 13 54
B. Strange LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .240 7 35
R. Gardner 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .257 5 29
G. Malone C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .268 3 8
D. King Jr. 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .125 0 0
M. Haskett P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   A. Villatoro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
   a-B. DeFalco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 3 12
Totals 33 2 6 2 1 7 12      
a - B. DeFalco pinch hit for A. Villatoro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Strange (15, 6th Inning off D. Knight, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Morales 2 , R. Brown , D. Bozza , B. Strange 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bozza , B. Strange , R. Gardner , G. Malone
GIDP: G. Malone
Sac Fly: M. Morris
Hit by Pitch: R. Gardner
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Morales (17)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .292 4 39
M. Lockhart LF 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .258 6 43
M. Sisson CF 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .240 17 48
W. Fields 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .246 14 61
L. Ward 2B 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .245 10 39
R. Lewis C 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .293 7 28
J. Medrano 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .327 1 6
J. Johnson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .210 0 10
D. Knight P 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .152 0 2
   a-M. Hoffman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .195 2 14
   D. Witt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 7 9 6 3 5 15      
a - M. Hoffman pinch hit for D. Knight in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lockhart (17, 7th Inning off M. Haskett, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Ward (1, 7th Inning off M. Haskett, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sisson (17, 1st Inning off M. Haskett, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Lockhart 4 , M. Sisson 5 , L. Ward 3 , J. Medrano 2 , D. Knight
2-out RBI: L. Ward , J. Medrano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , R. Lewis , J. Johnson
Sac Bunt: D. Knight
Sac Fly: R. Lewis
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart (30)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ward (10) , D. Knight (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Ward-Medrano)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Haskett L (1-3) 6.2 9 7 7 3 4 1 126 3.00   
A. Villatoro 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Haskett 29
Batters Faced: M. Haskett 32, A. Villatoro 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Haskett 8-8, A. Villatoro 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Haskett 126-79, A. Villatoro 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Villatoro 1-0
WP: M. Haskett
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Knight W (7-5) 8.0 6 2 2 1 6 0 112 2.24   
D. Witt 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 7.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Knight 67
Batters Faced: D. Knight 33, D. Witt 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Knight 7-10, D. Witt 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Knight 112-76, D. Witt 14-8
Hit Batsmen: D. Knight
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Sisson
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 16120
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