MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
03/14/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Pitching: RHP Ben Hall
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Pitching: RHP Dick Knight
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Greg Clement to second
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunt - Flyout to P! F1
Batting: RHB Earl Haack 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Knight 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Jim Johnson to third
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Jim Johnson scores
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: RHB Ben Hall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Steve Pavey to second
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 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, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Bunt - Flyout to P! F1
Batting: RHB Earl Haack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 365 ft
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
Jim Johnson steals 2nd, throwing error, E2
Jim Johnson to third
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 95.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Pitching: RHP Bobby Newman
Now at 1B: Brian Fitch
Now at 3B: Ed Shofner
Now at SS: Al Thompson
Now in LF: Joe Burke
Batting: RHB Ben Hall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ross Clifford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Now at 1B: Mike McGurn
Now at 2B: Ross Clifford
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bobby Jackson to second
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bobby Jackson to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Bobby Newman
Pitching: RHP Tom McAteer
Now at C: Charlie Fee
Now at 2B: Jerry Duersch
Now in CF: Jeff Drago
Batting: RHB Mike McGurn 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Richie Brown 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4MS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Darrell Miller 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Ben Hall
Pitching: RHP Paul Whitaker
Now at C: John Wilson
Now at SS: Darrell Miller
Now in CF: Noland Lockhart
Now in RF: Richie Brown
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Charlie Fee to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 8-5
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jeff Drago 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Pitching: LHP Hank Mitchell
Batting: RHB John Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Pete Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 56D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dave Weaver 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Pete Walker to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Ross Clifford 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Paul Whitaker
Pitching: RHP Edgar Trask
Now at 3B: Chris Berman
Now in LF: Dave Weaver
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jose Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Called Strike
Joe Burke steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Hank Mitchell
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: RHB Mike McGurn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Richie Brown 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Darrell Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Edgar Trask
Pitching: RHP Rick Lindstrom
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB John Wilson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tom McNabb 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dave Weaver 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Tom McNabb to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Kane 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 97.5 MPH)
Tom McNabb to third
Dave Weaver to second
Batting: RHB Mike McGurn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.6 MPH)
Tom McNabb scores
Dave Weaver scores
Frank Kane to third
Batting: RHB Richie Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Twin Cities 2
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