MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
06/09/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 855 - FRIDAY, JUNE 9TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (33-29) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Chicago Hawks (21-40) 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 X 7 12 2
Morris Slugs 2 Home Runs, Hawks Beat Drillers, 7-2
Chicago right fielder Mark Morris was instrumental in helping the Hawks triumph, 7-2, over the Houston Drillers. Morris slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Billy Reed got the win, improving to 2-5. He worked 7.1 innings, giving up 2 runs on 6 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 6. The win puts Chicago at 21-40.

With Chicago trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Morris hit a changeup from Randy Robins for a 2-run home run. It was his 16th home run of the season and put the Hawks ahead, 2-1.

"Winning is hard sometimes," said Hawks manager Mike Flaherty. "This one was nice to get."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .252 4 18
L. Ward 2B 4 0 3 1 1 1 2 .256 6 19
W. Fields 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .218 6 23
M. Sisson CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .238 10 31
A. Amador 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 4 .273 1 16
M. Wells LF 2 1 0 0 3 1 4 .284 8 32
E. Ellison C 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .237 4 11
D. Martinez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 4 17
   b-R. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .130 0 1
R. Robins P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .207 0 5
   A. Fagnani P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128 0 2
   J. Pederson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 2 8 2 7 6 32      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for A. Fagnani in the 8th
b - R. Lewis pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frost (10, 1st Inning off B. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Sisson (5, 5th Inning off B. Reed, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Amador (14, 9th Inning off B. Hill, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , L. Ward 3 , M. Sisson 2 , A. Amador 3 , R. Robins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Ward , W. Fields , A. Amador , M. Wells , E. Ellison , D. Martinez , R. Lewis
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Frost(Backer at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Middleton LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .212 4 15
T. Greenlee 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .230 3 25
M. Morris RF 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 .345 16 70
J. Cardenas 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .216 3 10
P. Backer CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .210 1 16
L. Eccles C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .259 4 23
H. Alterman 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .250 4 20
R. Brown SS 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .260 3 26
B. Reed P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .042 0 2
   G. Ingram P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Ray PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .198 2 8
   B. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
Totals 35 7 12 7 3 6 13      
a - B. Ray pinch hit for G. Ingram in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Morris 2 (16, 1st Inning off R. Robins, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off R. Robins, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Alterman (4, 5th Inning off R. Robins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Middleton 2 , T. Greenlee 2 , M. Morris 8 , J. Cardenas , P. Backer , L. Eccles , H. Alterman 4 , R. Brown , B. Ray
2-out RBI: T. Greenlee , M. Morris
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Greenlee , P. Backer , B. Reed
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Middleton (7) , L. Eccles (6)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Morris (5) , J. Cardenas (6)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Robins L (5-5) 4.2 8 6 6 0 4 3 83 5.28   
A. Fagnani 2.1 2 0 0 2 1 0 28 2.57   
J. Pederson 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 23 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robins 28
Batters Faced: R. Robins 21, A. Fagnani 11, J. Pederson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robins 4-5, A. Fagnani 4-2, J. Pederson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robins 83-56, A. Fagnani 28-19, J. Pederson 23-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Reed W (2-5) 7.1 6 2 2 6 5 0 152 3.43   
G. Ingram 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 7.18   
B. Hill 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 0.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Reed 57
Batters Faced: B. Reed 36, G. Ingram 3, B. Hill 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Reed 3-14, G. Ingram 2-0, B. Hill 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Reed 152-90, G. Ingram 12-7, B. Hill 16-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Morris
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 16237
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