MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ ATLANTA GENERALS
03/13/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : LHP George Palmer
Pitching: LHP George Palmer
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
Mike Lockhart steals 2nd base
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Mike Wells to second
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Kyle Devine 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : LHP George Palmer
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 94.4 MPH), Distance : 361 ft
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Preston Lee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Glenn Ercolano 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Phil Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dale Decoste 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Phil Bailey to second
Throwing error, E8
Phil Bailey scores
Dale Decoste to second
Batting: RHB George Palmer 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Dale Decoste to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Kyle Devine 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : LHP George Palmer
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 90.0 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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pitching: RHP Charlie Weber
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 110.6 MPH)
Jackie Frost scores
Mike Wells to second
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 15S, EV 72.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Mike Wells to third
Wade Fields to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 3 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 400 ft
Batting: RHB Preston Lee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Charlie Weber
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Ed Shofner to second
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Ed Shofner to third
Rick McStay to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 9-3-5
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
Jackie Frost is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6M, EV 95.0 MPH)
Mark Sisson to second
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-1: Base on Balls
Mark Sisson to third
Mickey Hoffman to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Now at 3B: Ed Shofner
Now at SS: Chuck Walton
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Now in CF: Mickey Hoffman
Batting: RHB Glenn Ercolano 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Phil Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dale Decoste 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Charlie Weber
Now at 1B: Rob Webster
Now at 2B: Cliff Sanford
Now in LF: Mike McRae
Now in CF: Rich Hoffman
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Hit by Pitch
Jim Medrano to second
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, 15, EV 66.9 MPH)
Jim Medrano to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Pitching: RHP Larry Bilski
Now at C: Rich Lewis
Now at 2B: Chuck Walton
Now at SS: Tom Martucci
Now in RF: Joe Burke
Batting: RHB Charlie Weber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Kyle Devine 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cliff Sanford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Hit by Pitch
Pinch Hitting: RHB Joe Harrison 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Cliff Sanford to second
Batting: RHB Rich Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Charlie Weber
Pitching: RHP Bill Wilson
Now at C: Ron Bullins
Now in RF: Joe Harrison
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Pinch Hitting: RHB Zach Hodge 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rob Webster 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Zach Hodge to second
Batting: RHB Ron Bullins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike McRae 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Zach Hodge scores
Pinch Hitting: LHB Rudy Spencer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Bill Wilson
Pitching: LHP Paul Hodges
Now at 3B: Zach Hodge
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Chuck Walton to second
Batting: RHB Tom Martucci 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Larry Bilski 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Single, Error in OF, E8, batter to second base (Groundball, 4MD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Chuck Walton scores
Ed Shofner to third
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 106.3 MPH)
Ed Shofner scores
Larry Bilski to third
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Ball
Passed Ball!
Larry Bilski scores
Joe Burke to second
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 7 - Atlanta 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Pitching: RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: RHB Kyle Devine 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cliff Sanford 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Harrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rich Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4D, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 7 - Atlanta 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : LHP Paul Hodges
Pitching: RHP Renie White
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Martucci 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 7 - Atlanta 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: RHB Zach Hodge 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rob Webster 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Bullins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 7 - Atlanta 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Renie White
Pitching: RHP John Phillips
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 2R, EV 69.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Dave Van Loon 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Ed Shofner to second
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 7 - Atlanta 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Pitching: LHP Hank Mitchell
Batting: LHB Mike McRae 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Mika 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Kyle Devine 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 76.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Wilkes Balk!
Ed Mika to second
0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56D, EV 60.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 7 - Atlanta 4
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