MLB
DETROIT WOLVERINES @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/19/1973
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Pitching: RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Pitching: LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 379 ft
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 75.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 78M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Price 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Paul Popeck to second
Batting: SHB Brian Cook 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Paul Popeck to third
Bob Gilley to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Scott Litwak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Bob Gilley to third
Brian Cook to second
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Bob Gilley scores
Brian Cook scores
Scott Litwak to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bill Taylor scores
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Wade Fields to second
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Wade Fields to third
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: LHB Steve Price 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: LHB Francisco Castro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: SHB Brian Cook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Litwak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Steve Price 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Pinch Hitting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
Mark Sisson steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 85.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Mark Sisson to third
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Brian Cook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Bob Gilley to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Randy Cowell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Pitching: RHP Alfredo Morales
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Bill Taylor to second
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Bill Taylor to third
Jerry Plumley to second
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Steve Price 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bill Taylor scores
Jerry Plumley to third
Pete Morrison to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Pete Morrison scores
Steve Price to second
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 8 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Alfredo Morales
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 8 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Pitching: RHP Gary Decker
Batting: SHB Brian Cook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Eddie Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 8 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Alfredo Morales
Pitching: RHP Elmer Bernstein
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 60.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 68.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 8 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Gary Decker
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, P, EV 86.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Pete Morrison scores
Batting: LHB Steve Price 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Booker Lee scores
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Paul Popeck to second
Batting: SHB Brian Cook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Detroit 10 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Elmer Bernstein
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Rich Lewis to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Base on Balls
Rich Lewis to third
Don Martinez to second
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 110.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Detroit 10 - Houston 2
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