MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ CHICAGO HAWKS
07/25/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Johnny Russell
Pitching: RHP Johnny Russell
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 101.9 MPH)
Mike Wells to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by LF and OUT! 7-6-2
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Sergio Morales scores
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Mark Morris to second
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Johnny Russell
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 105.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: SHB Bobby Strange 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Russell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Johnny Russell
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 102.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Mark Morris to second
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Mark Morris to third
Don Bozza to second
Batting: SHB Bobby Strange 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Johnny Russell
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 58.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Lou Ward to second
Batting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Lou Ward to third
Rich Lewis to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Rich Lewis to third
Bob Rawlins to second
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Russell 0-0: Called Strike
Buck DeFalco is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 111.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Johnny Russell
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 112.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: TRIPLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 100.6 MPH)
Mike Wells scores
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Sergio Morales to second
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Sergio Morales to third
Mark Morris to second
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 73.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: SHB Bobby Strange 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Johnny Russell
Batting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Bob Rawlins steals 2nd base
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Intentional Walk
Pitching: RHP Gary Ingram
Now in LF: Paul Backer
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bob Rawlins to third
Mike Wells to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Mike Wells to third
Mike Lockhart to second
2-1: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Mike Wells scores
Mike Lockhart scores
Jackie Frost to third
Jackie Frost scores
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 8 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Backer 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Paul Backer steals 2nd base
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 8 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Gary Ingram
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Rich Lewis to second
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 79.4 MPH)
Rich Lewis to third
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 108.1 MPH)
Rich Lewis scores
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Al Thompson to second
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 9 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Now in LF: Bobby Jackson
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Dave Taranto steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Marv Haynes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Dave Taranto scores
Lute Eccles to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Marv Haynes to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 9 - Chicago 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Gary Ingram
Pitching: RHP Angel Villatoro
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 71.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Mike Lockhart to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 96.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Mike Lockhart to third
Jackie Frost to second
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Grounds into fielders choice 6-2 (Groundball, 6S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Jackie Frost to third
Lou Ward to second
Batting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Ball
1-0: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 373 ft
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Houston 13 - Chicago 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: RHB Paul Backer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 13 - Chicago 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Angel Villatoro
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 13 - Chicago 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Pitching: RHP Warner Manning
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Base on Balls
Don Bozza to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Felipe Chavez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Irv Trudell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 105.6 MPH)
Don Bozza to third
Lute Eccles to second
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Don Bozza scores
Lute Eccles to third
Irv Trudell to second
Batting: RHB Paul Backer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 64.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Lute Eccles scores
Irv Trudell to third
Ray Gardner to second
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Irv Trudell scores
Ray Gardner to third
Paul Backer to second
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 65.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 13 - Chicago 8
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