MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
07/20/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gary Forgette
Pitching: RHP Gary Forgette
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Mike Wells to second
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 63.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gary Forgette
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 78M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Brian Fitch to second
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 13S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike McGurn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 9D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Steve Pavey to third
Batting: RHB Ross Clifford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Kinney 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Steve Pavey scores
Mike McGurn scores
Ross Clifford to third
Batting: RHB Gary Forgette 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 103.1 MPH), Distance : 399 ft
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 15, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
Carl Jacobs is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 2nd over - 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 5
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gary Forgette
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 64.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 5
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike McGurn 0-0: Ball
Greg Clement steals 2nd base
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ross Clifford 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Flyball, 3D, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 5
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gary Forgette
Batting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 77.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Bob Rawlins steals 2nd base
1-1: Ball
2-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 108.1 MPH), Distance : 427 ft
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Twin Cities 5
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB John Kinney 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Forgette 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Twin Cities 5
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gary Forgette
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Twin Cities 5
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 100.6 MPH)
Chris Berman to second
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Chris Berman to third
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Twin Cities 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gary Forgette
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Twin Cities 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Mike McGurn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ross Clifford 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Now in CF: Mark Sisson
Now in RF: Jackie Frost
Batting: RHB John Kinney 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Forgette 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 72.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Twin Cities 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gary Forgette
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 55.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Twin Cities 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Carl Jacobs to second
1-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Called Strike
Greg Clement is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Carl Jacobs advances to 3rd base
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Twin Cities 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gary Forgette
Now in LF: Melvin Perez
Now in CF: Noland Lockhart
Now in RF: Richie Brown
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 79.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Twin Cities 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike McGurn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ross Clifford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Mike McGurn to second
Batting: RHB John Kinney 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Twin Cities 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gary Forgette
Pitching: RHP Rick Lindstrom
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 1B, E1 (Groundball, 34, EV 98.1 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Jeff Jordan
Batting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 95.6 MPH)
Jackie Frost to second
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Jackie Frost to third
Bob Rawlins to second
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Grounds into fielders choice 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bob Rawlins to third
Lou Ward to second
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Bob Rawlins scores
Lou Ward to third
Mickey Hoffman to second
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Lou Ward scores
Mickey Hoffman scores
Brian Fitch to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 4 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 6 - Twin Cities 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Now at C: Rich Lewis
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Now in CF: Mickey Hoffman
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 100.6 MPH)
Noland Lockhart to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 25, EV 90.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Darrell Miller 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 105.6 MPH)
Noland Lockhart scores
Chris Berman to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 6 - Twin Cities 7
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