MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
09/07/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1969 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (53-88) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1
Houston Drillers (79-63) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 X 4 10 1
Chicago 4-1 Losers to Drillers
The Houston Drillers beat the Chicago Hawks, 4-1. Houston starter Tom McAteer pitched a gem. Houston now has a record of 79-63 with the win.

Lou Ward, who finished 4th in the ABL in doubles with 37 in 1971, chipped in a run-scoring single for Houston in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"I didn't want to let them take the game from my hands," said McAteer.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267 6 35
B. Strange LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .231 9 44
D. Bozza 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .292 10 67
M. Morris RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .298 18 76
L. Eccles C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .251 3 24
J. Farrar 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 2 25
R. Gardner 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 7 40
R. Brown SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 0 34
A. Estrada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 0 5
   K. Herbert P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Taranto PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 1 14
   G. Ingram P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   A. Villatoro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
   L. Ibarra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
   b-B. DeFalco PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .228 5 21
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 1 11      
a - D. Taranto pinch hit for K. Herbert in the 6th
b - B. DeFalco pinch hit for L. Ibarra in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Taranto (13, 6th Inning off T. McAteer, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. DeFalco (7, 9th Inning off T. McAteer, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Bozza (31, 9th Inning off T. McAteer, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Strange 2 , D. Bozza 2 , D. Taranto 2 , B. DeFalco 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Morales , L. Eccles
GIDP: D. Bozza
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gardner (12)
Double Plays: 2 (Brown-Farrar-Bozza, Gardner-Farrar-Bozza)
OF assists: 1 (Morales(Fields at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .297 7 50
M. Sisson CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .264 22 72
M. Lockhart LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .272 10 73
M. Wells 1B 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .269 19 72
   a-J. Medrano 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 2 18
W. Fields 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .252 19 84
L. Ward 2B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .258 13 60
C. Fee C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276 11 34
J. Johnson SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .201 2 23
T. McAteer P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 1 9
Totals 30 4 10 4 4 1 12      
a - J. Medrano substituted for M. Wells in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Ward (13, 8th Inning off A. Villatoro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lockhart 2 , M. Wells , W. Fields , L. Ward 5 , C. Fee 2 , J. Johnson , T. McAteer
2-out RBI: M. Lockhart , L. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , W. Fields , C. Fee
GIDP: J. Frost , J. Johnson
Sac Bunt: T. McAteer
Hit by Pitch: L. Ward
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sisson (43) , M. Lockhart (45)
CS: W. Fields (7)

FIELDING
Errors: T. McAteer (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Lockhart-Wells, Fields-Ward-Wells)
OF assists: 1 (Lockhart(Morales at 1st base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Estrada 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 3.53   
K. Herbert L (0-1) 4.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 74 1.93   
G. Ingram 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.39   
A. Villatoro 1.1 7 3 3 3 0 1 40 3.74   
L. Ibarra 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Estrada 42
Batters Faced: A. Estrada 2, K. Herbert 17, G. Ingram 2, A. Villatoro 13, L. Ibarra 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Estrada 1-0, K. Herbert 7-4, G. Ingram 2-0, A. Villatoro 2-1, L. Ibarra 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Estrada 10-6, K. Herbert 74-47, G. Ingram 8-4, A. Villatoro 40-23, L. Ibarra 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Herbert 1-0 , L. Ibarra 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Herbert
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McAteer W (15-11) 9.0 5 1 1 1 1 0 113 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McAteer 73
Batters Faced: T. McAteer 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McAteer 14-10
Pitches - Strikes: T. McAteer 113-73
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom McAteer
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 25363
Special Notes: SP Armando Estrada was injured while pitching. RP Gary Ingram was injured while throwing the ball.
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