MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
04/27/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 301 - THURSDAY, APRIL 27TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (11-11) 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 3 0 11 14 1
Chicago Hawks (8-13) 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 6 9 0
Sisson Powers Drillers to 11-6 Win
The Houston Drillers handed the Chicago Hawks a loss at Hyde Park Stadium. The final score was 11-6. Mark Sisson was one of the major contributors for Houston. In addition to his 2 singles and 1 home run, he scored 2 runs and drove in 4. The winner in relief was Larry Bilski. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. He now owns a record of 1-1. The win gives Houston a record of 11-11.

Joe Burke helped out the Houston cause in the top of the seventh inning with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. For the game, the pinch hitter drove in one run.

"We maximized our offense today," said Houston skipper Steven Palps. "That makes everyone's life easier."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 .256 1 6
L. Ward 2B 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .194 0 4
J. Frost RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .218 0 5
M. Sisson CF 5 2 3 4 0 0 1 .257 4 15
M. Wells LF 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .240 0 7
E. Ellison C 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 .212 1 4
   c-R. Lewis C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
W. Fields 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .282 2 5
   d-E. Shofner 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 0 1
D. Martinez SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 .196 0 5
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Burke PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .067 0 1
   J. Pederson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-C. Fee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 1 3
   G. Decker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Robins P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 0 3
   a-C. Walton SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .136 0 2
Totals 40 11 14 11 4 6 21      
a - C. Walton substituted for R. Robins in the 5th
b - J. Burke pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 7th
c - R. Lewis substituted for E. Ellison in the 7th
d - E. Shofner substituted for W. Fields in the 7th
e - C. Fee pinch hit for J. Pederson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Amador (8, 1st Inning off R. Norton, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Wells (6, 7th Inning off G. Ingram, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Amador (3, 3rd Inning off R. Norton, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Frost (2, 7th Inning off G. Ingram, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Ellison (1, 3rd Inning off R. Norton, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Sisson (4, 8th Inning off G. Ingram, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Amador 6 , L. Ward , J. Frost 4 , M. Sisson 6 , M. Wells 2 , E. Ellison 4 , W. Fields 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Martinez , R. Robins , C. Walton
Sac Fly: J. Burke
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sisson (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Haynes LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .273 1 4
T. Greenlee 3B 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 .253 1 9
M. Morris RF 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 .310 8 29
J. Cardenas 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .194 2 3
P. Backer CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .153 1 5
L. Eccles C 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .266 1 6
H. Alterman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .217 1 6
R. Brown SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .303 1 10
R. Norton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-L. Middleton PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .204 0 2
   M. Haskett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Bires PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 0 4
   G. Ingram P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Ray PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 0 0
   K. Herbert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6 4 8 15      
a - L. Middleton pinch hit for R. Norton in the 4th
b - A. Bires pinch hit for M. Haskett in the 6th
c - B. Ray pinch hit for B. Hill in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Eccles (2, 2nd Inning off R. Robins, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Cardenas (2, 4th Inning off R. Robins, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Middleton (2, 4th Inning off R. Robins, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Morris (8, 5th Inning off R. Robins, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Greenlee , M. Morris 4 , J. Cardenas 3 , L. Eccles 3 , R. Brown 2 , L. Middleton 2
2-out RBI: T. Greenlee , R. Brown , L. Middleton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Haynes , H. Alterman , R. Brown
Sac Bunt: R. Norton
Team LOB: 7
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Robins 4.0 8 6 6 1 3 1 75 6.21   
L. Bilski W (1-1) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 40 3.71   
J. Pederson H (2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 34 0.00   
G. Decker 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robins 24
Batters Faced: R. Robins 21, L. Bilski 9, J. Pederson 7, G. Decker 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robins 5-4, L. Bilski 4-1, J. Pederson 0-3, G. Decker 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robins 75-49, L. Bilski 40-20, J. Pederson 34-19, G. Decker 12-9
WP: R. Robins
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Norton 4.0 8 6 6 1 2 1 73 2.88   
M. Haskett 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 34 0.00   
G. Ingram L (1-2) 1.1 5 5 5 2 0 1 36 7.56   
B. Hill 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
K. Herbert 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Norton 23
Batters Faced: R. Norton 21, M. Haskett 8, G. Ingram 11, B. Hill 2, K. Herbert 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Norton 7-3, M. Haskett 1-2, G. Ingram 1-3, B. Hill 0-2, K. Herbert 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Norton 73-44, M. Haskett 34-19, G. Ingram 36-21, B. Hill 5-3, K. Herbert 11-7
WP: R. Norton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Sisson
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 14660
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