MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
05/22/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 554 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (18-21) 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 9 12 0
Chicago Hawks (17-22) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 5 9 3
Drillers Win, Lewis 4-for-5
Drillers catcher Rich Lewis put his stamp on his team's 9-5 win over the Chicago Hawks. Lewis was 4 for 5 with 4 singles, while adding 5 RBI for Houston in the contest. Larry Bilski was credited with the save for Houston, his 2nd of the season. The loss makes Chicago 17-22.

With Houston leading 3-2 in the top of the seventh, Lewis hit a 2-run single off Chicago hurler Gary Ingram. It was the 27th hit of the season for Lewis and put his team ahead, 5-2.

"It was a good night for them and a bad night for us," said Chicago manager Mike Flaherty.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 6 0 2 1 0 0 3 .288 4 18
M. Sisson CF, LF 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 .223 4 14
M. Lockhart LF 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 .224 0 15
   c-J. Johnson SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238 0 1
M. Wells 1B 4 2 0 0 1 1 4 .290 4 18
W. Fields 3B 5 3 3 0 0 0 1 .270 6 26
L. Ward 2B 5 2 1 2 0 0 6 .183 4 15
R. Lewis C 5 0 4 5 0 0 0 .380 4 14
T. Martucci SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .200 0 7
   b-B. Jackson CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 0 2
D. Knight P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 0 1
   a-M. Hoffman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .220 1 8
   D. Witt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Bilski P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 0 0
Totals 41 9 12 8 7 3 27      
a - M. Hoffman pinch hit for D. Knight in the 7th
b - B. Jackson substituted for T. Martucci in the 8th
c - J. Johnson substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Fields (7, 2nd Inning off A. Estrada, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Ward (4, 3rd Inning off A. Villatoro, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , M. Lockhart 2 , W. Fields 4 , L. Ward 2 , R. Lewis 4
2-out RBI: J. Frost , L. Ward , R. Lewis 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , J. Johnson , M. Wells 2 , T. Martucci , M. Hoffman
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart 2 (10)
CS: J. Frost (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fields-Ward-Wells)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .234 3 12
B. Strange LF 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .250 3 18
D. Bozza 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286 5 20
   d-B. DeFalco PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 1 5
M. Morris RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .255 3 9
L. Eccles C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .232 1 6
J. Farrar 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .205 2 8
R. Gardner 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 0 8
   A. Villatoro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-M. Haynes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 1 5
   G. Ingram P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-A. Bires PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 4
   L. Ibarra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
   e-G. Malone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
R. Brown SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .289 0 11
A. Estrada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 0
   a-F. Chavez 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .217 1 5
Totals 33 5 9 5 1 4 13      
a - F. Chavez substituted for A. Estrada in the 3rd
b - M. Haynes pinch hit for A. Villatoro in the 5th
c - A. Bires pinch hit for G. Ingram in the 7th
d - B. DeFalco pinch hit for D. Bozza in the 7th
e - G. Malone pinch hit for L. Ibarra in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bozza (8, 4th Inning off D. Knight, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Farrar (3, 7th Inning off D. Witt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Chavez (1, 5th Inning off D. Knight, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Morales , D. Bozza 3 , L. Eccles , J. Farrar 2 , R. Brown 2 , F. Chavez 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. DeFalco , R. Brown
GIDP: L. Eccles
Sac Fly: B. Strange
Hit by Pitch: S. Morales
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Eccles (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Strange (2) , J. Farrar (8) , R. Brown (6)
PB: L. Eccles
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Knight W (2-1) 6.0 5 2 2 1 3 1 94 1.41   
D. Witt 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 16 8.31   
L. Bilski SV (2) 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 34 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Knight 56
Batters Faced: D. Knight 23, D. Witt 5, L. Bilski 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Knight 5-8, D. Witt 1-0, L. Bilski 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Knight 94-59, D. Witt 16-10, L. Bilski 34-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Bilski 2-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Knight
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Estrada 2.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 48 3.97   
A. Villatoro L (1-1) 2.2 3 3 0 2 0 0 45 1.86   
G. Ingram 2.0 2 3 2 3 1 0 54 3.20   
L. Ibarra 2.0 4 3 1 1 1 0 50 4.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Estrada 47
Batters Faced: A. Estrada 11, A. Villatoro 14, G. Ingram 11, L. Ibarra 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Estrada 5-1, A. Villatoro 4-4, G. Ingram 1-4, L. Ibarra 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Estrada 48-28, A. Villatoro 45-28, G. Ingram 54-28, L. Ibarra 50-30
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rich Lewis
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 16027
Special Notes: SP Armando Estrada was injured while pitching.
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