MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
10/15/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 2721 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Lords 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2
Houston Drillers 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 X 4 5 1
Raucous Sam Houston Field Crowd Propels Drillers to 4-2 Victory; Series Tied at 2
The Houston Drillers took down the Baltimore Lords by the score of 4-2 and moved into a 2-2 tie in the League Championship Series. The largest share of the credit belongs to Houston starter Bill Switzer, who threw 7.0 innings of 3-hit ball.

In the bottom of the 3rd, Houston took the lead on a 2-run double by Mike Lockhart. At the time, the Drillers were trailing 2-1, but Lockhart's hit with two outs against Baltimore pitcher John Pardoe put them in front, 3-2.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Lockhart.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Sam Houston Field in Houston.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pendleton 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .333 5 10
M. Caito SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .268 0 2
W. Scheideler 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .234 2 9
M. Sheffield C 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .242 1 8
J. Balliet 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .227 0 2
T. Payton RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .294 0 1
   b-D. Fierro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
   c-W. Romero RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
B. Carter CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .226 1 2
T. McNeely LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .130 0 1
J. Pardoe P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Kiss PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 2
   B. Dunsley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. Stewart PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .364 0 1
Totals 31 2 5 2 5 7 16      
a - G. Kiss pinch hit for J. Pardoe in the 7th
b - D. Fierro pinch hit for T. Payton in the 8th
c - W. Romero substituted for D. Fierro in the 8th
d - D. Stewart pinch hit for B. Dunsley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Balliet (3, 1st Inning off B. Switzer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pendleton 2 , J. Balliet 3 , D. Stewart
2-out RBI: J. Balliet
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Payton , D. Fierro , T. McNeely
GIDP: M. Caito
Sac Fly: M. Sheffield
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pendleton , J. Balliet
Double Plays: 2 (Pendleton-Caito-Scheideler, Caito-Pendleton-Scheideler)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .324 1 5
M. Sisson CF, LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .200 2 3
M. Lockhart LF 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .286 1 5
   b-M. Hoffman CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
M. Wells 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .214 1 2
   c-J. Pavlik 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Fields 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .290 2 3
R. Lewis C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .074 0 0
L. Ward 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 2 8
J. Johnson SS 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 .240 1 2
B. Switzer P 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   a-B. Fitch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 4 5 4 3 7 11      
a - B. Fitch pinch hit for B. Switzer in the 7th
b - M. Hoffman substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th
c - J. Pavlik substituted for M. Wells in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lockhart (5, 3rd Inning off J. Pardoe, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Frost (1, 3rd Inning off J. Pardoe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 3 , M. Lockhart 2 , M. Wells , W. Fields , L. Ward
2-out RBI: J. Frost , M. Lockhart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , J. Johnson
GIDP: J. Frost , W. Fields
Sac Bunt: R. Lewis 2 , B. Switzer
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ward
Double Plays: 1 (Ward-Johnson-Wells)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pardoe L (0-2) 6.0 5 4 3 3 7 0 94 3.46   
B. Dunsley 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pardoe 52
Batters Faced: J. Pardoe 26, B. Dunsley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pardoe 8-2, B. Dunsley 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pardoe 94-54, B. Dunsley 25-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Switzer W (2-0) 7.0 3 2 2 4 4 0 114 1.93   
T. McAteer SV (2) 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 39 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Switzer 63
Batters Faced: B. Switzer 28, T. McAteer 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Switzer 6-10, T. McAteer 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Switzer 114-61, T. McAteer 39-25
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Switzer
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 30560
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