MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
06/12/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 897 - MONDAY, JUNE 12TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (36-29) 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 6 10 1
Chicago Hawks (21-43) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 7 2
Drillers Victorious at Chicago, 6-4
Houston second baseman Lou Ward played a vital role in his team's 6-4 conquest of Chicago. He went 2-3 with 2 singles and 2 walks, while scoring 3 times for Houston. Houston pitcher Larry Bilski got the win. He's now 3-1. Steve Papa was tagged with the loss. The win puts Houston at 36-29 this season.

Houston used a clutch at-bat from Ed Shofner to capture the win. The third baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Drillers ahead, 3-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"I'm proud of the way we took care of business and got the 'W' today," Ward told the Houston Citizen. "Whatever it takes."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Ward 2B 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 .262 6 20
E. Shofner 3B 4 1 1 3 1 0 3 .193 2 7
M. Wells LF 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .295 10 36
M. Sisson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .242 10 33
   d-E. Ellison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 4 11
   e-B. Jackson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 2 6
A. Amador RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .268 1 16
   B. Switzer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
C. Fee C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 3 14
   c-R. Lewis C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 1
J. Medrano 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .281 0 1
D. Martinez SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .224 5 20
D. Van Loon P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   L. Bilski P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   a-J. Burke PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .146 0 2
   b-J. Frost RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 4 18
Totals 36 6 10 5 4 2 16      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 7th
b - J. Frost substituted for J. Burke in the 7th
c - R. Lewis substituted for C. Fee in the 8th
d - E. Ellison pinch hit for M. Sisson in the 9th
e - B. Jackson substituted for E. Ellison in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Burke (3, 7th Inning off S. Papa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Shofner (2, 5th Inning off S. Papa, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Wells (10, 7th Inning off S. Papa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Ward 2 , E. Shofner 4 , M. Wells 4 , M. Sisson , C. Fee , J. Medrano , D. Martinez 2 , J. Burke 2
2-out RBI: M. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Ward , M. Wells , E. Ellison , A. Amador
GIDP: M. Sisson , J. Medrano
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Fee (2)
OF assists: 1 (Sisson(Greenlee at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   b-L. Middleton PH, LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .203 4 15
T. Greenlee 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .230 3 25
M. Morris RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .340 16 72
J. Cardenas 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .210 3 11
L. Eccles C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .254 4 23
M. Haynes LF 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 .279 1 11
   c-P. Backer PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .202 1 16
H. Alterman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .241 4 20
R. Brown SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .260 3 26
   d-A. Bires PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 0 7
S. Papa P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
   a-B. Ray PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 2 8
   T. Latour P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-B. Ramon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 1
Totals 31 4 7 4 4 8 12      
a - B. Ray pinch hit for S. Papa in the 7th
b - L. Middleton pinch hit for S. Morales in the 8th
c - P. Backer pinch hit for M. Haynes in the 8th
d - A. Bires pinch hit for R. Brown in the 9th
e - B. Ramon pinch hit for T. Latour in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: M. Haynes (3, 6th Inning off L. Bilski, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Greenlee , M. Morris 2 , J. Cardenas , L. Eccles , M. Haynes 3 , S. Papa
2-out RBI: M. Morris , M. Haynes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Backer , R. Brown
Sac Bunt: S. Morales
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Haynes (3)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Alterman 2 (6)
Double Plays: 3 (Greenlee-Alterman-Cardenas, Greenlee-Alterman-Cardenas, Brown-Alterman)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Van Loon 2.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 43 3.71   
L. Bilski W (3-1) 3.1 2 2 2 1 3 0 43 3.26   
B. Switzer SV (8) 3.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 38 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Van Loon 46
Batters Faced: D. Van Loon 12, L. Bilski 12, B. Switzer 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Van Loon 3-3, L. Bilski 6-0, B. Switzer 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Van Loon 43-27, L. Bilski 43-28, B. Switzer 38-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Bilski 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Papa L (4-7) 7.0 10 5 5 3 1 2 117 2.89   
T. Latour 2.0 0 1 0 1 1 0 25 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Papa 35
Batters Faced: S. Papa 32, T. Latour 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Papa 8-9, T. Latour 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Papa 117-71, T. Latour 25-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lou Ward
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 13613
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