MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ CHICAGO HAWKS
07/05/1973
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Bill Hill
Pitching: RHP Bill Hill
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 98.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Lou Ward to second
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 13S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Lou Ward to third
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Pitching: RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Strange 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Bill Hill
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Tom McAteer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 107.5 MPH)
Bobby Jackson to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Paul Backer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Bill Hill
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Mike Lockhart to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to third
Mike Wells to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF, Error on foul ball, E9
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Mike Wells to third
Bobby Jackson to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: RHB Bill Hill 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Strange 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Bobby Strange to second
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
Bobby Strange to third
Dave Taranto to second
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Bill Hill
Batting: SHB Tom McAteer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 13, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Lou Ward to third
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 108.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Jim Farrar is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Paul Backer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Ray Gardner to second
Batting: RHB Bill Hill 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Ray Gardner to third
Paul Backer to second
Batting: SHB Bobby Strange 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Bill Hill
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Mike Wells to second
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Bill Hill
Batting: SHB Tom McAteer 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Mike Haskett
Now at SS: Ron Brown
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 88.1 MPH)
Lou Ward to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Mike Lockhart to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 99.4 MPH)
Lou Ward scores
Mike Lockhart to third
Mike Wells to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by CF and OUT! 8-2
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Backer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Ron Brown 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 75.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Mike Haskett
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Bobby Jackson to second
Batting: SHB Tom McAteer 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Strange 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
Buck DeFalco is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Mike Haskett
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 102.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Mike Haskett
Pitching: LHP Kevin Edwards
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Ed Shofner to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 106.9 MPH)
Ed Shofner scores
Don Martinez to third
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Don Martinez scores
Jackie Frost to third
Mark Sisson to second
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Jackie Frost scores
Mark Sisson scores
Lou Ward to third
Pitching: RHP Angel Villatoro
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jeff Drago 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 8 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Pitching: RHP Dave Van Loon
Now at 1B: Jeff Drago
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Paul Backer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 378 ft
Batting: LHB Ron Brown 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 8 - Chicago 1
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