MLB
CHICAGO HAWKS @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
09/08/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Strange 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Mike Haskett
Pitching: LHP Mike Haskett
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 359 ft
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 386 ft
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ron Brown 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3S, EV 76.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Mike Haskett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Mike Haskett
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Strange 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Mike Haskett
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Rick McStay to second
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ron Brown 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Mike Haskett
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Rich Lewis to second
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Rich Lewis to third
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Mike Haskett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Strange 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Mike Haskett
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Lute Eccles to second
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ron Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Lute Eccles to third
Jim Farrar to second
Batting: LHB Mike Haskett 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Mike Haskett
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Strange 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 102.5 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Larry Bilski
Now at 2B: Tom Martucci
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bobby Strange to third
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bobby Strange scores
Mark Morris to third
Mark Morris scores
Batting: SHB Jim Farrar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Lute Eccles scores
Batting: LHB Ray Gardner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 5 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Mike Haskett
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Martucci 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 7LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
Tom Martucci is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 103.8 MPH)
Jackie Frost to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Pinch Runner at 3rd Brian Fitch:
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Brian Fitch scores
Mark Sisson to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Mike Lockhart to second
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Chicago 5 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Now at 1B: Brian Fitch
Now in LF: Mike Wells
Now in RF: Mike Lockhart
Batting: LHB Ron Brown 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dave Taranto 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Sergio Morales 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 3-6-3 (Groundball, 3, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 5 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Mike Haskett
Pitching: LHP Kevin Edwards
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 88.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 5 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Hawks batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: SHB Bobby Strange 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Bozza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Mark Morris 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 5 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Chicago Hawks : LHP Kevin Edwards
Batting: RHB Tom Martucci 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 384 ft
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, P, EV 84.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 5 - Houston 2
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