MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
05/07/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 431 - SUNDAY, MAY 7TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (12-18) 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 11 11 0
Houston Drillers (16-15) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 13 1
Hawks Trounce Drillers, 11-3
The Chicago Hawks pinned a convincing loss on the Houston Drillers, 11-3, at Sam Houston Field. Mark Morris was a main factor in the win. He was 1 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3 for Chicago. Houston now is 16-15.

Early in the game, Morris had a 3-run home run for Chicago. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Hawks on top, 3-0.

"We hit the ball hard," said Chicago manager Mike Flaherty. "Line drive after line drive."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Haynes LF 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .247 1 6
T. Greenlee 3B 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .236 2 14
M. Morris RF 3 3 1 3 2 1 3 .310 10 38
J. Cardenas 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .202 2 5
P. Backer CF 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 .191 1 7
L. Eccles C 4 0 3 2 1 0 2 .273 1 11
H. Alterman 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 .219 2 10
R. Brown SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .286 1 11
R. Norton P 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .250 0 0
   a-L. Middleton PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .194 1 4
   M. Haskett P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 11 11 11 7 4 19      
a - L. Middleton pinch hit for R. Norton in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: J. Cardenas (1, 8th Inning off J. Pederson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Morris (10, 1st Inning off S. Farooqi, 2 on, 0 outs) , L. Middleton (1, 8th Inning off J. Pederson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Haynes , T. Greenlee , M. Morris 4 , J. Cardenas 4 , L. Eccles 3 , R. Brown , R. Norton , L. Middleton 4
2-out RBI: J. Cardenas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Backer , H. Alterman
GIDP: M. Morris , H. Alterman
Sac Bunt: T. Greenlee
Sac Fly: H. Alterman
Hit by Pitch: M. Haynes , J. Cardenas
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Eccles (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Backer(Sisson at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 1 7
L. Ward 2B 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .243 2 9
J. Frost RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .244 0 9
M. Sisson CF 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 .259 5 17
M. Wells LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .265 2 10
E. Ellison C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .227 2 7
W. Fields 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .264 2 7
   b-J. Medrano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   c-E. Shofner 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
D. Martinez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .226 3 11
S. Farooqi P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .188 1 3
   L. Bilski P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Walton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .185 0 4
   J. Pederson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Manning P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 3 13 3 2 4 19      
a - C. Walton pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 6th
b - J. Medrano pinch hit for W. Fields in the 8th
c - E. Shofner substituted for J. Medrano in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Farooqi (1, 2nd Inning off R. Norton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Wells (2, 2nd Inning off R. Norton, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Ward (2, 7th Inning off R. Norton, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Amador , L. Ward 5 , J. Frost 2 , M. Sisson 3 , M. Wells 6 , W. Fields , S. Farooqi 2
2-out RBI: S. Farooqi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Amador , M. Wells 2 , E. Ellison , C. Walton
Hit by Pitch: L. Ward
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (9)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Fields (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Amador-Martinez-Amador, Ward-Martinez-Amador)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Norton W (3-0) 7.0 11 3 3 2 4 2 109 2.82   
M. Haskett 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Norton 45
Batters Faced: R. Norton 33, M. Haskett 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Norton 7-8, M. Haskett 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Norton 109-69, M. Haskett 25-15
Hit Batsmen: R. Norton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Farooqi L (3-2) 3.0 5 7 5 2 2 1 63 1.94   
L. Bilski 3.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 40 3.00   
J. Pederson 1.2 4 4 4 3 0 1 43 4.91   
W. Manning 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Farooqi 23
Batters Faced: S. Farooqi 19, L. Bilski 10, J. Pederson 11, W. Manning 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Farooqi 7-1, L. Bilski 4-1, J. Pederson 2-2, W. Manning 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Farooqi 63-37, L. Bilski 40-22, J. Pederson 43-23, W. Manning 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Manning 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Farooqi 2
Balk: S. Farooqi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Morris
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 19659
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