MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ ATLANTA GENERALS
03/09/1972
 
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: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Jackie Frost to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 63.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 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 Danny Bleicher 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 15, EV 68.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Ed Mika 0-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
Chris Berman to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Chris Berman to third
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5L, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 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 Jim Medrano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Barajas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB George Emerson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Larry Moses 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kyle Devine 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Rodgers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Swinging Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Raymond 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 75.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : LHP George Palmer
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB George Palmer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Bleicher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : LHP George Palmer
Pitching: RHP Dick McCranie
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Barajas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Ed Mika 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by CF
Pitching: LHP Bill Switzer
Now at 2B: Chuck Walton
Batting: RHB Larry Moses 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kyle Devine 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ron Rodgers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached via error on a dropped throw from SS, E4 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Ed Mika scores
Kyle Devine to second
Batting: RHB John Raymond 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 3rd, U5 (Groundball, 5, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Dick McCranie
Pitching: RHP Renie White
Now at 1B: Zach Hodge
Pinch Hitting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Eddie Ellison to second
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Eddie Ellison scores
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Now at SS: Don Martinez
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Now in CF: Bobby Jackson
Now in RF: Armando Amador
Batting: RHB Zach Hodge 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Bleicher 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Renie White 0-0: Ball
Danny Bleicher steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mike McRae 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Danny Bleicher to third
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Renie White
Pitching: RHP Bill Roskam
Now at 3B: Mike Buccola
Now in LF: Mike McRae
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 105.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Martin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
John Martin to second
John Martin to third
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
John Martin scores
Bill Switzer to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Armando Amador to second
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4D, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: RHP Larry Bilski
Now at 1B: Lou Ward
Now in LF: Joe Burke
Batting: RHB Mike Buccola 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tom Martucci 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Raymond 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Bill Roskam
Now at C: Len Novak
Now at SS: Tom Martucci
Now in RF: Steve Walp
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Bobby Jackson scores
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Ed Shofner scores
Pitching: RHP Mike Chernock
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Pitching: RHP Gary Decker
Now at 3B: Ed Shofner
Batting: RHB Zach Hodge 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Joe Harrison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jose Nova 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Mike Chernock
Pitching: RHP Dave Kretz
Now in CF: Joe Harrison
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Armando Amador to second
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Gary Decker
Pitching: RHP Jerry Pederson
Batting: LHB Mike McRae 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 99.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Larry Rabb 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Base on Balls
Mike McRae to second
Batting: RHB Mike Buccola 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Mike McRae to third
Larry Rabb to second
Batting: RHB Tom Martucci 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Mike McRae scores
Larry Rabb scores
Mike Buccola to third
Batting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Len Novak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Luis Torres 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Dave Kretz
Pitching: LHP Frank Noorani
Now at 1B: Luis Torres
Now at 2B: Larry Rabb
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 56D, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Don Martinez to second
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 53.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Pederson
Pitching: RHP Warner Manning
Now at C: Rich Lewis
Batting: RHB Joe Harrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 83.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Cliff Sanford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Paul Walters 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Rabb 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Atlanta 3
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