MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
07/22/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 1374 - THURSDAY, JULY 22ND , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (56-43) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Chicago Hawks (51-49) 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 X 6 8 0
Houston Draws Blanks Against Papa
A favor to his bullpen. That's what Steve Papa was doing at Hyde Park Stadium, as he blanked the Houston Drillers, 6-0.

"I went out there to try to eat up innings and help out our bullpen," the Chicago Hawks right-hander said later. "I felt I had my good stuff, and it turned out my command was solid."

Papa notched 4 strikeouts, surrendered 5 walks, allowed 4 hits, and kept the bullpen phone quiet all day long.

Checking out his stats for the year, Papa has racked up 8 wins and 7 losses in 20 starts, posted a 3.57 ERA, and struck out 75 batters in 143.2 innings.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .301 4 33
L. Ward 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .264 8 46
J. Frost RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .350 13 65
M. Sisson LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .293 24 66
J. Bitting CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .278 3 34
W. Fields 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 7 35
C. Walton SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .288 1 31
   b-E. Ellison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 3 20
R. Lewis C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .217 5 24
R. Robins P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .140 0 2
   a-M. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 2 9
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 28 0 4 0 5 4 15      
a - M. Wells pinch hit for R. Robins in the 8th
b - E. Ellison pinch hit for C. Walton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Ward (18, 8th Inning off S. Papa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Ward 2 , J. Frost , W. Fields , R. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Amador , L. Ward , J. Frost , W. Fields , E. Ellison
GIDP: W. Fields
Sac Bunt: R. Robins
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Amador (7) , C. Walton (14)
Double Plays: 2 (Ward-Walton-Amador, Walton-Ward-Amador)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Baum LF 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 .217 22 45
B. Raley SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .265 5 44
M. Morris RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .317 15 56
B. Ray 1B 4 1 1 5 0 0 2 .255 7 34
L. Eccles C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 9 34
T. Greenlee 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .224 4 48
D. Obert 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247 2 37
P. Backer CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .173 10 34
S. Papa P 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .208 0 6
Totals 30 6 8 6 4 3 11      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Baum (9, 1st Inning off R. Robins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Ray (7, 5th Inning off R. Robins, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Baum 3 , B. Raley , M. Morris , B. Ray 4 , L. Eccles 2 , P. Backer
2-out RBI: B. Ray
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Eccles
GIDP: T. Greenlee , D. Obert
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Baum (20) , L. Eccles (6)
CS: M. Morris (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Raley-Obert-Ray)
OF assists: 1 (Morris(Amador at 3rd base))
PB: L. Eccles 2
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Robins L (11-6) 7.0 7 6 2 4 3 1 119 2.22   
W. Manning 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robins 46
Batters Faced: R. Robins 31, W. Manning 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robins 9-7, W. Manning 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robins 119-68, W. Manning 10-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Papa W (8-7) 9.0 4 0 0 5 4 0 116 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Papa 78
Batters Faced: S. Papa 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Papa 14-7
Pitches - Strikes: S. Papa 116-72
WP: S. Papa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Papa
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:29
Attendance: 18842
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