MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ CHICAGO HAWKS
08/28/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Kevin Edwards
Pitching: LHP Kevin Edwards
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 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: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Strange 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Don Bozza to third
Throwing error, E7
Don Bozza scores
Mark Morris to second
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Kevin Edwards
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Wade Fields to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 13, EV 68.1 MPH)
Lou Ward to third
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Lou Ward scores
Jim Johnson to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made at trailing runner, OUT! 9-3-6
Top of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ron Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2RF, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Kevin Edwards
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Mike Lockhart steals 2nd base (no throw)
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 67.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Kevin Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Strange 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Kevin Edwards
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Charlie Fee to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made at trailing runner, OUT! 9-3-6
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 82.5 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 77.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Kevin Edwards
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging 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: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ron Brown 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kevin Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Kevin Edwards
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Wade Fields to second
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Wade Fields to third
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 69.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Wade Fields scores
Lou Ward to second
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Lou Ward to third
Jim Johnson to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Jim Johnson to third
Bill Switzer to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bill Switzer scores
Jackie Frost to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Pitching: RHP Angel Villatoro
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 7 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Strange 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Sergio Morales to second
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Sergio Morales scores
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 104.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Don Bozza to third
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 7 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Angel Villatoro
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Wade Fields to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 7 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ron Brown 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 66.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Andy Bires 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 7 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Angel Villatoro
Pitching: RHP Mark Evert
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Jackie Frost to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Mike Lockhart to second
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Jackie Frost scores
Mike Lockhart to third
Mike Wells to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by LF and OUT! 7-2
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 8 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Strange 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 93.1 MPH), Distance : 339 ft
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 8 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : RHP Mark Evert
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
Jim Johnson steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 8 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: RHP Dick Witt
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 110.6 MPH), Distance : 425 ft
Batting: LHB Ron Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 8 - Chicago 4
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