MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
06/03/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 717 - MONDAY, JUNE 3RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (20-31) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 15 0
Houston Drillers (23-28) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
Chicago Beats Houston, 5-3
The Chicago Hawks dealt the Houston Drillers a 5-3 loss at Sam Houston Field. Don Bozza, who is tied for 9th in the ABL with a .844 OPS, went 3-4 with a double, 2 singles, and was hit by a pitch. At 20-31, the Hawks are currently last in the American Baseball League Western Division.

With Chicago leading 1-0 in the top of the first, Bozza hit a fastball from Tom McAteer for a run-scoring double. It was his 13th double of the season and put the Hawks ahead, 2-0.

"We did a lot of things right," said Bozza.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Farrar 2B 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .229 2 10
B. Strange LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .237 3 19
D. Bozza 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .301 6 25
M. Morris RF 4 0 2 2 1 0 2 .247 6 19
L. Eccles C 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 .250 1 8
P. Backer CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 0 6
   a-B. DeFalco PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 2 6
   c-A. Bires CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269 0 5
R. Gardner 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .266 0 14
R. Brown SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .239 0 13
B. Elsner P 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .160 0 3
   b-D. Taranto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 1 3
   G. Ingram P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   d-M. Haynes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179 1 6
   M. Evert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
Totals 40 5 15 5 3 6 25      
a - B. DeFalco pinch hit for P. Backer in the 7th
b - D. Taranto pinch hit for B. Elsner in the 7th
c - A. Bires substituted for B. DeFalco in the 7th
d - M. Haynes pinch hit for G. Ingram in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bozza (13, 1st Inning off T. McAteer, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Farrar (5, 5th Inning off T. McAteer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Farrar 4 , B. Strange 2 , D. Bozza 4 , M. Morris 2 , B. DeFalco , A. Bires , R. Gardner , R. Brown , B. Elsner
2-out RBI: M. Morris , R. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Eccles , P. Backer , R. Brown , D. Taranto
GIDP: L. Eccles
Sac Bunt: R. Gardner
Hit by Pitch: D. Bozza
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Farrar (15) , B. DeFalco (6)
CS: J. Farrar (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gardner-Farrar-Bozza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .286 4 20
M. Sisson LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .189 5 18
M. Wells 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .276 5 26
L. Ward 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .207 5 20
W. Fields 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .270 7 32
R. Lewis C 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .344 4 14
M. Hoffman CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .225 1 9
   H. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   b-M. Lockhart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 2 21
   D. Witt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Martucci SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .223 1 9
T. McAteer P 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 .333 1 7
   a-B. Jackson CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .231 0 2
Totals 33 3 7 3 4 3 19      
a - B. Jackson substituted for T. McAteer in the 6th
b - M. Lockhart pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: L. Ward , R. Lewis 2 , M. Hoffman , T. Martucci , T. McAteer 2
2-out RBI: T. McAteer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sisson , W. Fields , M. Hoffman
GIDP: M. Sisson
Hit by Pitch: R. Lewis
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Martucci (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Wells (10) , T. Martucci (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Fields-Wells)
OF assists: 1 (Sisson(Elsner at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Elsner W (4-6) 6.0 7 3 3 3 3 0 119 5.17   
G. Ingram H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.77   
M. Evert SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Elsner 46
Batters Faced: B. Elsner 29, G. Ingram 6, M. Evert 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Elsner 9-6, G. Ingram 3-3, M. Evert 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Elsner 119-70, G. Ingram 17-11, M. Evert 11-4
Hit Batsmen: B. Elsner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McAteer L (6-4) 5.1 12 4 4 3 4 0 117 4.52   
H. Mitchell 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
L. Bilski 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 28 5.00   
D. Witt 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 14 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McAteer 29
Batters Faced: T. McAteer 30, H. Mitchell 2, L. Bilski 8, D. Witt 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McAteer 6-4, H. Mitchell 1-0, L. Bilski 2-3, D. Witt 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. McAteer 117-71, H. Mitchell 8-5, L. Bilski 28-19, D. Witt 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Mitchell 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. McAteer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Bozza
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 15023
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