MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
08/01/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 1543 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (60-51) 4 3 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 14 15 0
Chicago Hawks (33-79) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Drillers Wax Hawks, 14-1
A 4-RBI performance from Eddie Ellison, who is a seven-time All-Star, helped the Houston Drillers beat the Chicago Hawks, 14-1. The win gives Houston a season record of 60-51.

Early in the game, Ellison had a 2-run double for Houston. It was his 7th double of the season and put the Drillers on top, 2-0.

"Well, that ended badly," said losing manager Mike Flaherty.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 4 3 1 1 0 1 .265 7 35
L. Ward 2B 5 1 2 1 1 1 3 .261 8 35
W. Fields 3B 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 .210 11 40
   a-J. Medrano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 0 2
   b-E. Shofner 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 2 9
E. Ellison C 6 2 4 4 0 1 0 .241 7 24
A. Amador 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .268 7 43
J. Burke LF 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 .174 1 8
B. Jackson CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 4 .268 2 7
D. Martinez SS 5 1 2 3 0 0 4 .208 7 27
S. Farooqi P 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .159 1 5
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
Totals 40 14 15 13 8 5 21      
a - J. Medrano pinch hit for W. Fields in the 7th
b - E. Shofner substituted for J. Medrano in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frost (20, 1st Inning off S. Papa, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Ellison (7, 1st Inning off S. Papa, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Amador 2 (20, 1st Inning off S. Papa, 1 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off S. Papa, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Ward (12, 3rd Inning off B. Walker, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Farooqi (1, 3rd Inning off B. Walker, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Martinez (7, 8th Inning off B. Reed, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost 4 , L. Ward 3 , E. Ellison 5 , A. Amador 4 , J. Burke , D. Martinez 5 , S. Farooqi 3
2-out RBI: , E. Ellison 2 , A. Amador , J. Burke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , L. Ward , D. Martinez , S. Farooqi
Sac Fly: W. Fields
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (28)
CS: W. Fields (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ward-Martinez-Amador)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Middleton LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 7 23
S. Morales CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .258 1 3
M. Morris RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .317 23 95
J. Cardenas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 5 23
T. Greenlee 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .220 5 32
L. Eccles C 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .224 4 31
H. Alterman 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 .261 7 31
R. Brown SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .236 3 35
S. Papa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 0 4
   B. Walker P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Bires PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 2 12
   T. Latour P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Ray PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .208 3 10
   B. Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 2
   c-M. Haynes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 15
Totals 32 1 6 0 6 8 17      
a - A. Bires pinch hit for B. Walker in the 5th
b - B. Ray pinch hit for T. Latour in the 6th
c - M. Haynes pinch hit for B. Reed in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: M. Morris (5, 1st Inning off S. Farooqi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Morris 4 , T. Greenlee 2 , L. Eccles , R. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Morris , H. Alterman , R. Brown , B. Ray
GIDP: H. Alterman
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: R. Brown (22)
OF assists: 1 (Middleton(Ward at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Farooqi W (11-5) 8.1 6 1 1 6 7 0 144 2.33   
L. Bilski 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Farooqi 68
Batters Faced: S. Farooqi 36, L. Bilski 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Farooqi 8-9, L. Bilski 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Farooqi 144-87, L. Bilski 8-4
WP: S. Farooqi 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Papa L (7-13) 1.2 5 7 7 5 0 0 64 3.59   
B. Walker 3.1 8 4 4 1 2 0 62 3.38   
T. Latour 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 20 3.08   
B. Reed 3.0 1 2 2 1 3 1 40 5.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Papa 6
Batters Faced: S. Papa 14, B. Walker 18, T. Latour 6, B. Reed 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Papa 2-2, B. Walker 5-2, T. Latour 1-2, B. Reed 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Papa 64-34, B. Walker 62-39, T. Latour 20-11, B. Reed 40-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Walker 1-1
WP: S. Papa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Ellison
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Rain (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 12021
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