MLB
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/21/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Pitching: RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Roger Long
Pitching: RHP Roger Long
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Mike Lockhart to second
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to third
Mark Sisson to second
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 70.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Dave Weaver 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Roger Long
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 106.9 MPH) - OUT at third base trying to stretch hit.
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB Earl Haack 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richie Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Long 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Roger Long to second
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Roger Long
Batting: LHB Francisco Castro 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Francisco Castro to second
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Francisco Castro to third
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Francisco Castro scores
Mark Sisson to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Wade Fields to second
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Mark Sisson scores
Wade Fields to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 51.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Melvin Perez is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Roger Long
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 5D, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Francisco Castro 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Dave Weaver 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 60.6 MPH)
DELAY Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 5th inning.
Batting: RHB Earl Haack 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Roger Long
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB Richie Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Long 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at second, runner OUT! 1-6
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Single, Error in OF, E9, batter to second base (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Roger Long to third
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Roger Long scores
Greg Clement to third
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 3 errors, 2 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Roger Long
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dave Weaver 0-0: Swinging Strike
Rick Giardina is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Earl Haack 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Roger Long
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Francisco Castro 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB Richie Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Larry Bilski
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Richie Brown to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 98.8 MPH), Distance : 372 ft
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Buddy Shingleton to second
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Dave Weaver 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 103.8 MPH)
Buddy Shingleton scores
Rick Giardina to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Pitching: LHP Hank Mitchell
Batting: RHB Earl Haack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Richie Brown 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 101.3 MPH), Distance : 389 ft
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 8 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 9 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Roger Long
Pitching: RHP Archie Makins
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 76.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 9 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Hank Mitchell
Now in LF: Mike Lockhart
Now in RF: Jackie Frost
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 101.9 MPH), Distance : 383 ft
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 60.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Kinney 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Melvin Perez steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Melvin Perez to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
John Kinney to second
Batting: LHB Dave Weaver 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
John Kinney to third
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 11 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Archie Makins
Now at C: John Kinney
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 11 - Houston 3
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