MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
06/15/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 874 - SATURDAY, JUNE 15TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (30-33) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Chicago Hawks (24-38) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 2 1
Hawks Grind Out 2-1 Win
The Chicago Hawks got a magnificent effort from pitcher Ken Eldridge, who kept Houston hitters in check en route to a 2-1 Hawks win at Hyde Park Stadium. Eldridge, the winner, moves to 7-6. He threw 7.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 3 and giving up 5 walks. Leonardo Ibarra finished to wrap up his 3rd save.

Chicago catcher Don Bozza contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the third. With two down, he hit a fastball to left field for a run-scoring single. It was his 67th hit of the season and put the Hawks ahead, 2-1.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Chicago manager Mike Flaherty.

The Hawks raised their record to 24-38.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .283 4 21
M. Sisson LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .207 5 21
M. Wells 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .278 7 31
L. Ward 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .244 8 29
W. Fields 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .260 9 42
C. Fee C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 8 25
M. Hoffman CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 1 11
   a-R. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 5 17
   b-B. Jackson CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 2
T. Martucci SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .220 1 10
   d-M. Lockhart PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266 2 24
B. Switzer P 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .133 0 0
   c-C. Walton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 4
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1 5 5 18      
a - R. Lewis pinch hit for M. Hoffman in the 6th
b - B. Jackson substituted for R. Lewis in the 6th
c - C. Walton pinch hit for B. Switzer in the 7th
d - M. Lockhart pinch hit for T. Martucci in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Fields (8, 4th Inning off K. Eldridge, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sisson , M. Wells , W. Fields 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Fields , B. Switzer
GIDP: C. Fee
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ward (5)
OF assists: 1 (Sisson(Bozza at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .275 3 16
B. Strange LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .247 3 23
D. Bozza C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .296 6 27
M. Morris RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 7 24
B. DeFalco 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 3 7
J. Farrar 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 2 11
   L. Ibarra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
R. Gardner 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277 3 19
R. Brown SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 0 16
K. Eldridge P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 0 1
   a-D. Taranto 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 3
Totals 24 2 2 2 1 5 2      
a - D. Taranto substituted for K. Eldridge in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Bozza , R. Gardner
2-out RBI: D. Bozza
Sac Bunt: K. Eldridge
Sac Fly: S. Morales
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: R. Brown (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Farrar-Brown-DeFalco)
OF assists: 1 (Morris(Frost at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Switzer L (3-3) 6.0 2 2 0 1 4 0 66 3.34   
L. Bilski 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Switzer 67
Batters Faced: B. Switzer 21, L. Bilski 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Switzer 5-8, L. Bilski 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Switzer 66-44, L. Bilski 25-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Eldridge W (7-6) 7.1 4 1 1 5 3 0 121 3.75   
L. Ibarra SV (3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Eldridge 64
Batters Faced: K. Eldridge 30, L. Ibarra 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Eldridge 10-7, L. Ibarra 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Eldridge 121-75, L. Ibarra 14-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Ibarra 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Eldridge
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:22
Attendance: 17776
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