MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
05/28/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 715 - MONDAY, MAY 28TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (22-31) 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 11 19 0
Houston Drillers (28-24) 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 9 11 1
Chicago Grabs 11-9 Road Win
Bobby Strange was instrumental in his team's 11-9 triumph over the Houston Drillers. The left fielder was 3 for 5 with a triple, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Chicago Hawks. Chicago is now 22-31, while Houston is 28-24.

Early in the game, Strange had a 2-run triple for Chicago. It was his 3rd triple of the season and put the Hawks on top, 2-0.

"We got the victory," said Strange. "That's all that matters at the end of the day."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 1B 3 2 1 2 2 0 5 .273 6 23
D. Taranto 2B 6 2 4 1 0 0 1 .243 1 14
M. Morris RF 4 1 1 0 2 1 3 .227 6 24
B. Strange LF 5 2 3 3 1 0 5 .270 3 24
R. Gardner 3B 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 .261 7 29
   a-R. Brown PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .344 0 2
J. Farrar SS 6 1 2 0 0 3 7 .215 1 18
P. Backer CF 6 1 2 1 0 2 2 .220 1 10
   G. Ingram P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
G. Malone C 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 .283 1 3
S. Papa P 5 0 3 1 0 0 4 .240 0 3
   T. Latour P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Morales PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 2 6
Totals 45 11 19 11 8 7 31      
a - R. Brown pinch hit for R. Gardner in the 7th
b - S. Morales pinch hit for T. Latour in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Taranto 2 (12, 1st Inning off S. Farooqi, 1 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off S. Farooqi, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Strange (12, 2nd Inning off S. Farooqi, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Strange (3, 1st Inning off S. Farooqi, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. DeFalco (6, 8th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. DeFalco 4 , D. Taranto 6 , M. Morris , B. Strange 6 , R. Gardner , J. Farrar 2 , P. Backer 2 , G. Malone 2 , S. Papa 3
2-out RBI: D. Taranto , P. Backer , G. Malone , S. Papa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. DeFalco , B. Strange , J. Farrar 2 , G. Malone , S. Papa 2
Sac Fly: B. DeFalco
Team LOB: 16

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gardner-Taranto-DeFalco, Farrar-Taranto-DeFalco)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .324 6 31
   b-J. Drago PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Burke 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .237 1 3
M. Wells LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .304 15 40
M. Sisson CF, RF 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .325 11 30
W. Fields 3B 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 .261 7 26
C. Fee C 4 0 3 1 1 0 1 .285 9 29
C. Walton 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .389 0 10
   c-B. Jackson PH, CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .250 2 4
D. Martinez SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .220 1 9
S. Farooqi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 1 3
   D. Van Loon P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Shofner PH, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .259 2 5
Totals 35 9 11 9 6 2 13      
a - E. Shofner pinch hit for D. Van Loon in the 7th
b - J. Drago pinch hit for J. Frost in the 7th
c - B. Jackson pinch hit for C. Walton in the 7th
d - J. Johnson pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Wells (12, 7th Inning off S. Papa, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sisson (11, 7th Inning off T. Latour, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Burke , M. Wells 2 , M. Sisson 5 , W. Fields , C. Fee 3 , C. Walton , D. Martinez , E. Shofner
2-out RBI: C. Fee , C. Walton , D. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , D. Martinez , E. Shofner
GIDP: M. Wells , C. Walton
Sac Fly: B. Jackson
Hit by Pitch: W. Fields
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: W. Fields (7)
OF assists: 1 (Sisson(Gardner at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Papa W (3-5) 6.0 9 7 7 5 1 0 108 3.97   
T. Latour 2.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 36 2.82   
G. Ingram SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Papa 22
Batters Faced: S. Papa 30, T. Latour 9, G. Ingram 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Papa 6-9, T. Latour 4-2, G. Ingram 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Papa 108-63, T. Latour 36-23, G. Ingram 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Latour 1-1
Hit Batsmen: G. Ingram
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Farooqi L (6-4) 1.0 9 8 8 2 2 0 44 3.32   
D. Van Loon 6.0 8 2 2 5 3 0 112 2.31   
L. Bilski 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 15 5.74   
J. Ferguson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Farooqi -3
Batters Faced: S. Farooqi 14, D. Van Loon 31, L. Bilski 6, J. Ferguson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Farooqi 0-1, D. Van Loon 4-10, L. Bilski 1-0, J. Ferguson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Farooqi 44-28, D. Van Loon 112-67, L. Bilski 15-10, J. Ferguson 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Van Loon 1-0
WP: D. Van Loon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Strange
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 17308
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