MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
06/01/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 709 - SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (31-21) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 1
Chicago Hawks (20-32) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Drillers Win at Chicago, 4-2
The Houston Drillers wanted a good start from Francisco Castro -- and he delivered one. The result was a 4-2 Houston win over the Chicago Hawks at Hyde Park Stadium. Rick McStay earned the save, his 2nd, for the Drillers. The win for the Drillers raised their record to 31-21.

Houston used a well-timed hit by Jackie Frost to capture the win. The center fielder socked a bases-clearing double in the top of the third inning to put the Drillers ahead, 3-1. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Frost said after the game.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .309 8 26
   a-M. Sisson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 6 25
M. Lockhart RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .289 4 18
   b-M. Hoffman CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 3
J. Frost CF, RF 4 0 1 3 0 2 0 .308 4 29
C. Fee 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .260 6 26
   c-B. Fitch 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 2 12
L. Ward 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .232 4 26
R. Lewis C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 2 21
W. Fields 3B 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 .264 5 21
J. Johnson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .250 5 14
F. Castro P 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .125 1 1
   d-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172 1 8
   R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 4 5 4 6 8 10      
a - M. Sisson substituted for M. Wells in the 8th
b - M. Hoffman substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th
c - B. Fitch substituted for C. Fee in the 8th
d - J. Burke pinch hit for F. Castro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frost (13, 3rd Inning off R. Woods, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Castro (1, 5th Inning off R. Woods, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , C. Fee , L. Ward , W. Fields , F. Castro 4
2-out RBI: J. Frost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Ward , J. Johnson
GIDP: J. Johnson
Sac Bunt: F. Castro
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Ward (7)
CS: L. Ward (2)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ward (8)
OF assists: 1 (Wells(Bires at 1st base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .204 6 23
D. Taranto 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .246 0 8
L. Eccles C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 0 10
M. Morris RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .277 8 27
B. DeFalco 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .338 3 17
M. Haynes LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 3 17
R. Gardner 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .226 7 32
A. Bires CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .312 2 11
R. Woods P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .105 1 4
   a-J. Farrar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 0 22
   M. Evert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Bozza PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .316 4 22
Totals 35 2 8 2 1 7 8      
a - J. Farrar pinch hit for R. Woods in the 7th
b - D. Bozza pinch hit for M. Evert in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Haynes (3, 2nd Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gardner (7, 4th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Morales , D. Taranto , L. Eccles , B. DeFalco , M. Haynes 4 , R. Gardner 4 , A. Bires 2
2-out RBI: R. Gardner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. DeFalco
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Eccles (9)
CS: B. DeFalco (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morales-Taranto-DeFalco)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro W (2-3) 8.0 7 2 2 1 4 2 105 4.66   
R. McStay SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 17 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 63
Batters Faced: F. Castro 32, R. McStay 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 8-11, R. McStay 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 105-69, R. McStay 17-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Woods L (2-7) 7.0 3 4 4 6 5 1 101 5.09   
M. Evert 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 32 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Woods 54
Batters Faced: R. Woods 29, M. Evert 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Woods 10-5, M. Evert 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Woods 101-61, M. Evert 32-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Castro
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 17296
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