MLB
BALTIMORE LORDS @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
09/29/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Pitching: RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: RHB John Balliet 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB James Pendleton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.8 MPH)
John Balliet to second
Batting: RHB Mike Sheffield 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bobby Capps 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Payton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 110.0 MPH)
John Balliet to third
James Pendleton to second
Batting: LHB Danny Fierro 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 94.4 MPH)
John Balliet scores
James Pendleton to third
Tom Payton to second
James Pendleton scores
Tom Payton to third
Batting: RHB George McIntyre 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Tom Payton scores
Danny Fierro to second
Batting: RHB Bob Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Hector Velazquez
Pitching: RHP Hector Velazquez
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: RHB Hector Velazquez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Balliet 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Hector Velazquez to second
Batting: RHB James Pendleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Sheffield 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Capps 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 65.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Hector Velazquez to third
John Balliet to second
Batting: RHB Tom Payton 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Hector Velazquez scores
John Balliet to third
Bobby Capps to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Danny Fierro 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 96.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 5 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Hector Velazquez
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Lou Ward to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Called Strike
Lou Ward is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 5 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: RHB George McIntyre 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Bob Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hector Velazquez 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 5 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Hector Velazquez
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Van Loon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 5 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: RHB John Balliet 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB James Pendleton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Sheffield 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bobby Capps 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 5 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Hector Velazquez
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Joe Burke to second
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Joe Burke scores
Lou Ward to third
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Lou Ward scores
Wade Fields to third
Charlie Fee to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Dave Van Loon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 5 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: RHB Tom Payton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: LHB Danny Fierro 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB George McIntyre 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Danny Fierro to second
Batting: RHB Hector Velazquez 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3D, EV 43.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 5 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Hector Velazquez
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Baltimore 5 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: RHB John Balliet 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB James Pendleton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Sheffield 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 107.5 MPH), Distance : 449 ft
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: LHB Bobby Capps 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Hector Velazquez
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Wade Fields to second
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Wade Fields to third
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jeff Ferguson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: RHB Tom Payton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Danny Fierro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB George McIntyre 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Hector Velazquez
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Mike Wells to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Mike Wells to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Lou Ward to second
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Lou Ward to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: RHB Bob Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 81.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB George Kiss 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Balliet 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Hector Velazquez
Pitching: RHP Phil Morris
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 104.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Pitching: RHP Randy Robins
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tim McNeely 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 59.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Woodie Scheideler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Capps 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-1: Base on Balls
Woodie Scheideler to second
Pinch Runner at 2nd Dave Murcia:
Batting: RHB Tom Payton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Danny Fierro 0-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 71.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Phil Morris
Now at C: Ed Campbell
Now at 2B: Mike Caito
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 60.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: 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: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Joe Burke to second
Joe Burke to third
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Joe Burke scores
Lou Ward to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Wade Fields to second
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 10TH
Baltimore Lords batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Randy Robins
Batting: RHB George McIntyre 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Doug Stewart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: LHB Willie Romero 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 108.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB John Balliet 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 9D, EV 102.5 MPH), Distance : 393 ft
Batting: RHB Mike Caito 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 8 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Lords : RHP Phil Morris
Pitching: LHP Gilberto Rivera
Now in CF: Steve Burke
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Hit by Pitch
Pinch Hitting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Jim Johnson to second
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 76.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 8 - Houston 6
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