MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/11/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1677 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (36-85) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 9 0
Houston Drillers (61-59) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Hawks Take Home 4-2 Win Over Houston
Led by Mark Morris, the Chicago Hawks defeated the Houston Drillers, 4-2. Morris went 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Hawks. Tanner Latour earned his 7th save in 10 tries. The victory makes Chicago 36-85.

Bobby Ramon had a direct impact on the outcome. Ramon contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the eighth inning to put Chicago up, 4-2.

"No one player deserves all the credit when you win," Ramon said. "And the same is true when you lose."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Middleton LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .243 7 23
   a-P. Backer LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 2 30
S. Morales CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .261 2 6
M. Morris RF 4 1 3 2 1 0 2 .322 24 98
J. Cardenas 1B 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 .212 5 27
T. Greenlee 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .209 5 35
L. Eccles 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .232 5 34
R. Brown SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .228 3 37
B. Ramon C 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .150 2 8
S. Papa P 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .213 0 4
   T. Latour P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4 5 6 18      
a - P. Backer substituted for L. Middleton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Morales (6, 1st Inning off D. Van Loon, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Eccles (14, 6th Inning off D. Van Loon, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Middleton (15, 7th Inning off D. Van Loon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Morris (24, 6th Inning off D. Van Loon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Middleton 3 , S. Morales 3 , M. Morris 6 , L. Eccles 2 , B. Ramon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Middleton , M. Morris , T. Greenlee , R. Brown
GIDP: J. Cardenas
Hit by Pitch: L. Eccles
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .274 8 46
L. Ward 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .255 8 35
J. Frost RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .265 8 38
M. Sisson LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .283 25 76
W. Fields 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .217 12 45
   d-E. Ellison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 7 24
   f-E. Shofner 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 2 9
C. Fee C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .238 6 32
M. Hoffman CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 0 0
   B. Switzer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   e-R. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .170 0 3
   J. Pederson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Martinez SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198 7 27
   b-J. Burke PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .170 1 8
   c-C. Walton SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .228 0 7
D. Van Loon P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .077 0 0
   a-B. Jackson CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 2 7
Totals 33 2 9 2 3 3 19      
a - B. Jackson substituted for D. Van Loon in the 7th
b - J. Burke pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 7th
c - C. Walton substituted for J. Burke in the 8th
d - E. Ellison pinch hit for W. Fields in the 8th
e - R. Lewis pinch hit for B. Switzer in the 8th
f - E. Shofner substituted for E. Ellison in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Amador (21, 3rd Inning off S. Papa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Amador 4 , J. Frost , M. Sisson 2 , C. Fee 2 , J. Burke
2-out RBI: M. Sisson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Ward , W. Fields , M. Hoffman , C. Walton , D. Van Loon
Sac Bunt: M. Hoffman , B. Jackson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (31)
CS: A. Amador (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Frost (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Ward-Walton-Amador)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Papa W (8-14) 7.0 8 2 2 3 3 0 114 3.84   
T. Latour SV (7) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Papa 53
Batters Faced: S. Papa 31, T. Latour 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Papa 11-6, T. Latour 0-6
Pitches - Strikes: S. Papa 114-71, T. Latour 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Latour 2-0
WP: S. Papa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Van Loon L (0-4) 6.2 8 3 3 0 5 1 106 3.59   
B. Switzer 1.1 1 1 1 3 1 0 41 2.16   
J. Pederson 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Van Loon 51
Batters Faced: D. Van Loon 28, B. Switzer 9, J. Pederson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Van Loon 7-8, B. Switzer 1-2, J. Pederson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Van Loon 106-72, B. Switzer 41-22, J. Pederson 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Switzer 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Switzer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Morris
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 20451
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