MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
06/10/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 869 - SATURDAY, JUNE 10TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (34-29) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 11 1
Chicago Hawks (21-41) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 0
Hawks Suffer 3-2 Home Loss
In a tight tilt between the Houston Drillers and the Chicago Hawks, Francisco Castro was the deciding factor. The Houston right-hander spearheaded the 3-2 win. Castro, now 5-5, was the winner. In 8.2 innings, he gave up 8 hits, while striking out 3, walking 2, and allowing 2 runs. Warner Manning recorded the save, his 3rd.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Mark Sisson? The Houston center fielder had a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put the Drillers on top, 3-0. For the game, Sisson had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

Sisson attributed the win to his team's "collective resolve."

The Drillers now have a mark of 34-29.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .255 4 18
L. Ward 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .256 6 20
W. Fields 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .220 6 23
   a-E. Shofner 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .189 1 4
M. Sisson CF 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .242 10 33
A. Amador 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .273 1 16
C. Fee C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .264 3 14
   b-R. Lewis C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 1
M. Wells LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .289 8 32
D. Martinez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .217 4 17
F. Castro P 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .103 0 2
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3 4 2 18      
a - E. Shofner substituted for W. Fields in the 7th
b - R. Lewis substituted for C. Fee in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sisson (6, 1st Inning off R. Norton, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Wells (13, 2nd Inning off R. Norton, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , L. Ward , W. Fields , E. Shofner , M. Sisson 3 , A. Amador , M. Wells 3 , F. Castro
2-out RBI: L. Ward , M. Sisson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , A. Amador 2 , F. Castro 2
GIDP: W. Fields
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost 2 (18)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Amador (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Ward-Amador)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Middleton LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 4 15
   b-M. Haynes PH, LF 2 1 1 1 0 1 3 .278 1 9
T. Greenlee 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 3 25
   c-A. Bires PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .211 0 7
M. Morris RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .343 16 71
J. Cardenas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 3 10
P. Backer CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .207 1 16
   d-L. Eccles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 4 23
   T. Latour P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Alterman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245 4 20
S. Morales SS 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .263 0 0
B. Ramon C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .078 0 1
   e-B. Ray PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .196 2 8
R. Norton P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 0 0
   a-R. Brown PH, 3B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .263 3 26
Totals 36 2 8 2 2 3 19      
a - R. Brown pinch hit for R. Norton in the 8th
b - M. Haynes pinch hit for L. Middleton in the 8th
c - A. Bires pinch hit for T. Greenlee in the 8th
d - L. Eccles pinch hit for P. Backer in the 8th
e - B. Ray pinch hit for B. Ramon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Haynes (6, 8th Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Haynes 2 , T. Greenlee , M. Morris , S. Morales 4 , R. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bires , B. Ramon
GIDP: R. Norton
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Backer-Ramon, Greenlee-Alterman-Cardenas)
OF assists: 1 (Backer(Frost at home))
PB: B. Ramon
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro W (5-5) 8.2 8 2 2 2 3 0 134 2.85   
W. Manning SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 61
Batters Faced: F. Castro 37, W. Manning 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 10-13, W. Manning 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 134-82, W. Manning 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Manning 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Norton L (3-6) 8.0 10 3 3 4 2 0 127 4.79   
T. Latour 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Norton 48
Batters Faced: R. Norton 36, T. Latour 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Norton 9-11, T. Latour 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Norton 127-74, T. Latour 13-10
WP: R. Norton 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Castro
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 16505
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