MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
09/06/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1955 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (53-87) 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Houston Drillers (78-63) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 0
Hawks Win at Houston, 4-3
Chicago pitcher Johnny Russell did his part in helping his team beat the Houston Drillers, 4-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. In 5.2 innings, Russell surrendered 2 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 5. He allowed 2 runs. The win puts Chicago at 53-87.

Bobby Strange had a direct impact on the outcome. Strange contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put Chicago up, 3-2.

"We're a talented bunch when we're playing well," said Russell. "I think we showed that here."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .270 6 35
B. Strange LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .229 9 44
D. Bozza 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .293 10 66
M. Morris RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .301 18 76
L. Eccles C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .254 3 24
J. Farrar 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .222 2 25
   G. Ingram P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-B. DeFalco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 5 21
   K. Edwards P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 0 5
R. Gardner 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .240 7 40
R. Brown SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .220 0 34
J. Russell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .116 0 3
   a-D. Taranto 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 1 14
Totals 32 4 9 3 3 8 7      
a - D. Taranto substituted for J. Russell in the 6th
b - B. DeFalco pinch hit for G. Ingram in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Brown (18, 7th Inning off D. Knight, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Strange 2 , D. Bozza , M. Morris , L. Eccles 2 , J. Farrar , R. Brown 3
2-out RBI: B. Strange , D. Bozza , J. Farrar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Morales , B. DeFalco
GIDP: D. Bozza
Sac Bunt: J. Russell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Morales (28)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Morris(Jackson at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 7 50
M. Sisson CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .265 22 72
M. Lockhart LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .271 10 72
M. Wells 1B 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .268 19 71
   d-B. Fitch PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
W. Fields 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .252 19 84
R. Lewis C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .248 8 39
L. Ward 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .256 12 58
J. Johnson SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .201 2 23
   a-B. Jackson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237 2 10
   c-C. Walton SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 2 12
D. Knight P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .179 0 4
   b-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 0 2
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 0 1
Totals 29 3 4 3 5 6 8      
a - B. Jackson pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 7th
b - J. Burke pinch hit for D. Knight in the 7th
c - C. Walton substituted for B. Jackson in the 8th
d - B. Fitch pinch hit for M. Wells in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Wells (19, 3rd Inning off J. Russell, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost , M. Wells 2 , L. Ward , B. Jackson
2-out RBI: M. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , W. Fields , R. Lewis
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sisson 2 (42) , M. Lockhart (44)
CS: J. Frost (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fields-Ward-Wells)
OF assists: 2 (Sisson(Eccles at 3rd base), Frost(Bozza at 2nd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Russell W (6-6) 5.2 2 2 2 5 3 0 103 3.51   
G. Ingram H (3) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 18 3.42   
K. Edwards SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Russell 55
Batters Faced: J. Russell 23, G. Ingram 5, K. Edwards 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Russell 5-8, G. Ingram 2-1, K. Edwards 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Russell 103-61, G. Ingram 18-11, K. Edwards 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Ingram 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Knight L (10-8) 7.0 7 4 4 3 6 0 112 2.57   
L. Bilski 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 28 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Knight 50
Batters Faced: D. Knight 28, L. Bilski 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Knight 8-4, L. Bilski 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Knight 112-64, L. Bilski 28-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Russell
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 25923
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