MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
06/11/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 885 - SUNDAY, JUNE 11TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (35-29) 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 9 0
Chicago Hawks (21-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Drillers Top Hawks, 6-0, Behind McStay
Getting an impressive start from Rick McStay, Houston beat Chicago by the score of 6-0. The triumph puts Houston at 35-29 for the season.

McStay was the winning pitcher. He raised his season record to 5-5. In 8.2 innings of work, McStay gave up no runs on 2 hits, while striking out 5. The Hawks were never able to generate much offense.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Houston manager Steven Palps.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 .253 4 18
C. Walton 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .145 0 4
W. Fields 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .215 6 23
M. Wells LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .296 9 34
A. Amador 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272 1 16
C. Fee C 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .260 3 14
B. Jackson CF 4 1 3 1 0 1 2 .273 2 6
D. Martinez SS 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .218 5 20
R. McStay P 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267 0 1
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6 5 5 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Martinez (5, 2nd Inning off J. Russell, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Wells (9, 7th Inning off J. Russell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wells 6 , A. Amador , B. Jackson 3 , D. Martinez 4 , R. McStay
2-out RBI: M. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Walton , M. Wells , B. Jackson
GIDP: D. Martinez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost 3 (21)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Middleton LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .203 4 15
T. Greenlee 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .228 3 25
M. Morris RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .338 16 71
J. Cardenas 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .208 3 10
P. Backer CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .203 1 16
L. Eccles C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .254 4 23
H. Alterman 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .246 4 20
R. Brown SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .264 3 26
J. Russell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091 0 0
   M. Haskett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Haynes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 1 9
   K. Herbert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
Totals 29 0 2 0 3 5 9      
a - M. Haynes pinch hit for M. Haskett in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: H. Alterman , R. Brown
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Greenlee-Alterman-Cardenas)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McStay W (5-5) 8.2 2 0 0 3 5 0 136 2.31   
L. Bilski 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McStay 82
Batters Faced: R. McStay 31, L. Bilski 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McStay 8-13, L. Bilski 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. McStay 136-85, L. Bilski 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Bilski 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Russell L (3-8) 6.2 8 6 6 4 4 2 112 4.44   
M. Haskett 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.61   
K. Herbert 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Russell 34
Batters Faced: J. Russell 31, M. Haskett 5, K. Herbert 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Russell 5-10, M. Haskett 0-4, K. Herbert 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Russell 112-63, M. Haskett 14-10, K. Herbert 19-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick McStay
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 15660
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