MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT BALTIMORE LORDS
10/11/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT BALTIMORE LORDS
GAME ID: 2718 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Houston Drillers 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3
Baltimore Lords 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 1
Diego, Lords Take Dramatic Game 1 for 1-0 Series Lead
The Baltimore Lords started the League Championship Series in dramatic fashion, stealing Game 1 from the Houston Drillers in a walk-off in the 11th inning. Baltimore took the 3-2 win thanks in large part to a good day from starter Larry Diego. The right-hander threw 7.0 innings of 4-hit ball in the win, which gave the Lords a 1-0 lead to start the best-of-7 series.

Batting in the bottom of the 11th, former first round draft pick Mike Sheffield had a real shot to win the game. Houston pitcher Randy Robins was determined not to let it happen. But with no outs, Sheffield hit a run-scoring single. The Lords had a walk-off triumph.

"I like what I saw today," said Baltimore manager Steve Read, "and I can't wait to get back out there and do it again."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Seton Hill Stadium in Baltimore.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .320 1 4
M. Sisson CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .217 1 1
M. Lockhart LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .250 1 2
M. Wells 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 1 2
W. Fields 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .300 2 2
R. Lewis C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 0 0
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 2 6
J. Johnson SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 1 1
   a-J. Burke PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-C. Walton SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Bilski P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Fee PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-M. Hoffman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Robins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 2 5 2 2 4 12      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 8th
b - C. Fee pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 8th
c - C. Walton substituted for J. Burke in the 8th
d - M. Hoffman pinch hit for T. McAteer in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lockhart (2, 1st Inning off L. Diego, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Sisson , M. Lockhart 3 , W. Fields 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , M. Sisson
GIDP: M. Lockhart
Sac Fly: L. Ward
Hit by Pitch: J. Frost
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (1) , W. Fields (2)
CS: M. Lockhart (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Frost , L. Ward 2
Double Plays: 1 (Ward-Walton-Wells)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Scheideler 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 1 6
J. Balliet 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .182 0 1
B. Capps RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .316 1 2
M. Sheffield C 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 .273 0 5
T. Payton LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .375 0 1
   d-D. Stewart PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 0 1
J. Pendleton 2B 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .321 4 9
   a-D. Fierro PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 0
   b-G. McIntyre 2B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 1
M. Caito SS, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .323 0 2
B. Carter CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 1 2
   e-W. Romero PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   G. Rivera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Diego P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-T. McNeely PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   D. Boyd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-G. Kiss PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 0 1
   g-E. Campbell CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 3 5 3 4 8 11      
a - D. Fierro pinch hit for J. Pendleton in the 6th
b - G. McIntyre substituted for D. Fierro in the 7th
c - T. McNeely pinch hit for L. Diego in the 7th
d - D. Stewart pinch hit for T. Payton in the 9th
e - W. Romero pinch hit for B. Carter in the 10th
f - G. Kiss pinch hit for D. Boyd in the 10th
g - E. Campbell substituted for G. Kiss in the 11th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Capps (1, 4th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Balliet , B. Capps 5 , M. Sheffield , M. Caito
2-out RBI: B. Capps
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Scheideler , M. Caito
GIDP: W. Scheideler
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Carter
Double Plays: 1 (Caito-Pendleton-Scheideler)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Bilski 7.0 2 2 1 4 4 1 98 0.90   
T. McAteer 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 30 0.00   
R. Robins L (0-1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 9 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bilski 67
Batters Faced: L. Bilski 28, T. McAteer 6, R. Robins 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bilski 5-12, T. McAteer 1-1, R. Robins 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bilski 98-59, T. McAteer 30-18, R. Robins 9-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Diego 7.0 4 2 2 0 3 0 76 3.92   
D. Boyd 3.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 49 3.12   
G. Rivera W (3-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Diego 64
Batters Faced: L. Diego 24, D. Boyd 13, G. Rivera 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Diego 6-10, D. Boyd 3-6, G. Rivera 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Diego 76-52, D. Boyd 49-29, G. Rivera 9-7
WP: D. Boyd
Hit Batsmen: L. Diego
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Diego
Ballpark: Seton Hill Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 30434
Special Notes: RF George Kiss was injured on a defensive play.
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