MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
05/20/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 609 - SUNDAY, MAY 20TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (24-20) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0
Chicago Hawks (18-28) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 5 7 1
Chicago Topples Houston, 5-3
The Chicago Hawks beat the Houston Drillers, 5-3. Chicago pitcher and Mexico City, Mexico, native Armando Estrada led the way. Gary Ingram collected his 5th save. The Hawks, now 18-28, know that wins in May count the same as wins in September.

Jim Farrar hit a 2-run triple off Bill Switzer in the bottom of the second, which put the Hawks in front, 2-1. Farrar had 1 walk, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 3.

"Armando did a nice job," said Hawks manager Mike Flaherty.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sisson RF, CF 4 1 2 0 1 2 4 .340 10 24
L. Ward 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .242 5 18
M. Wells LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .295 12 29
W. Fields 3B 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 .259 6 23
C. Fee C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .266 7 24
A. Amador 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 3 12
B. Jackson CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .226 2 2
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226 1 1
D. Martinez SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .192 0 5
   c-R. Lewis PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .146 0 4
B. Switzer P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 0 3
   a-J. Frost CF, RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .316 4 26
Totals 30 3 5 3 6 4 23      
a - J. Frost substituted for B. Switzer in the 7th
b - J. Burke pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 9th
c - R. Lewis pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sisson (6, 1st Inning off A. Estrada, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Martinez (4, 2nd Inning off A. Estrada, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sisson 3 , L. Ward , D. Martinez 2 , J. Frost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sisson , L. Ward , M. Wells , C. Fee , B. Switzer
GIDP: W. Fields
Sac Bunt: B. Switzer
Hit by Pitch: L. Ward
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Ward-Amador)
OF assists: 1 (Jackson(Morris at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Taranto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .230 0 10
M. Morris RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .210 4 20
B. Strange LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .260 3 18
B. DeFalco 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .266 4 17
P. Backer CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .217 1 8
   a-M. Haynes PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .243 2 12
   b-S. Morales CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 2
J. Farrar SS 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .197 1 15
G. Malone C 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .268 1 2
R. Gardner 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .277 7 26
A. Estrada P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 1
   G. Ingram P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
Totals 27 5 7 5 5 6 15      
a - M. Haynes pinch hit for P. Backer in the 8th
b - S. Morales substituted for M. Haynes in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Farrar (1, 2nd Inning off B. Switzer, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Haynes (2, 8th Inning off L. Bilski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Morris 2 , B. Strange , B. DeFalco 2 , M. Haynes 4 , J. Farrar 3
2-out RBI: M. Haynes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Taranto
GIDP: P. Backer
Sac Fly: R. Gardner
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. DeFalco (13)
CS: M. Morris (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Taranto (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Farrar-Taranto, Gardner-Taranto-DeFalco)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Switzer L (2-3) 6.2 5 3 3 5 4 0 108 3.45   
L. Bilski 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 1 18 5.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Switzer 51
Batters Faced: B. Switzer 27, L. Bilski 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Switzer 6-7, L. Bilski 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Switzer 108-66, L. Bilski 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Bilski 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Estrada W (1-3) 7.2 4 1 1 3 3 0 100 4.17   
G. Ingram SV (5) 1.1 1 2 2 3 1 0 29 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Estrada 67
Batters Faced: A. Estrada 29, G. Ingram 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Estrada 15-3, G. Ingram 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Estrada 100-62, G. Ingram 29-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Ingram 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Estrada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Armando Estrada
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 16126
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