MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
03/09/1973
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Danny Prentice
Pitching: RHP Danny Prentice
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 15S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
Mark Sisson steals 2nd base
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Pitching: RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Danny Prentice
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34, EV 98.8 MPH)
Buddy Shingleton to third
Rick Giardina to second
Batting: SHB Darrell Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Danny Prentice 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Danny Prentice
Batting: LHB Francisco Castro 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 60.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 34, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Greg Clement to second
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Greg Clement steals 3rd base
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 106.3 MPH)
Greg Clement scores
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 70.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Danny Prentice
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: SHB Ed Laub 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at second, runner OUT! 5-6
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Darrell Miller 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 364 ft
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mark Clark 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Danny Prentice
Pitching: LHP Jeff Jordan
Now at 1B: John Wilson
Now at 3B: Bob Hall
Now in LF: Pete Walker
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4D, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Pitching: RHP Warner Manning
Now at 2B: Ed Shofner
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Hall 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : LHP Jeff Jordan
Pitching: RHP Brian Williams
Now at C: Juan Alicea
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 111.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bobby Jackson to second
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 389 ft
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Twin Cities 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Warner Manning
Pitching: RHP Dick Knight
Now at 2B: Chuck Walton
Now at 3B: Ed Shofner
Now in LF: Bobby Jackson
Now in RF: Jackie Frost
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Single, Error in OF, E9, batter to second base (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Juan Alicea 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Twin Cities 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Brian Williams
Pitching: RHP Edgar Trask
Now in CF: Greg Clement
Now in RF: Carl Jacobs
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Knight 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Twin Cities 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Pitching: RHP Milt Erb
Batting: RHB John Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Edgar Trask 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Twin Cities 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Edgar Trask
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Bunt - Flyout to 15S! F1
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Ball
Ed Shofner steals 2nd, throwing error, E2
Ed Shofner to third
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Ed Shofner scores
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 100.6 MPH)
Chuck Walton to third
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Chuck Walton scores
Rich Lewis to second
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 68.1 MPH)
Rich Lewis to third
Jim Medrano to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Milt Erb 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 7 - Twin Cities 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Milt Erb
Pitching: RHP Billy Gray
Batting: RHB Pete Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 50.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 7 - Twin Cities 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Edgar Trask
Pitching: RHP Ken Eldridge
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bobby Jackson to second
Bobby Jackson to third
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
Bobby Jackson scores
Chuck Walton to second
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 8 - Twin Cities 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Billy Gray
Pitching: RHP Adrian Fagnani
Batting: RHB Juan Alicea 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Wilson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 8 - Twin Cities 3
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