MLB
TORONTO HURONS @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
03/16/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Roberto Hinojosa 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Barrera 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jorge Luna 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Toronto 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : RHP Joe Scott
Pitching: RHP Joe Scott
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
Mickey Hoffman is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Toronto 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: SHB Pete Hambrick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 363 ft
Batting: RHB Bob Bass 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Neyland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Carlos Perez 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Toronto 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : RHP Joe Scott
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Lou Ward to second
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Lou Ward to third
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Lou Ward scores
Joe Burke to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made at trailing runner, OUT! 8-3-6
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 71.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Toronto 1 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Joe Scott 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 103.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Roberto Hinojosa 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Barrera 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Joe Scott to second
Batting: RHB Jorge Luna 0-0: Ball
1-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 361 ft
Batting: SHB Pete Hambrick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bob Bass 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5L, EV 57.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Toronto 4 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : RHP Joe Scott
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
0-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter safe!
Bill Switzer to second
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Bill Switzer to third
Jackie Frost to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Jackie Frost to third
Mike Lockhart to second
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
Passed Ball!
Jackie Frost scores
Mike Lockhart to third
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 108.1 MPH)
Mike Lockhart scores
Pitching: LHP Ron Haney
Now at C: Steve Kurasz
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Charlie Fee to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Toronto 4 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 4TH
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Gary Neyland 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carlos Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Steve Kurasz 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Toronto 4 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : LHP Ron Haney
Pitching: RHP Larry Haddock
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunt - Flyout to 25! F5
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Toronto 4 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 5TH
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Now at 1B: Jim Medrano
Now in RF: Mark Sisson
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dave Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 15S, EV 70.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Pedro Barrera 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jorge Luna 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Dave Hunter to second
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 100.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Dave Hunter to third
Batting: SHB Pete Hambrick 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Jorge Luna to second
Batting: RHB Mike Walker 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: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Dave Hunter scores
Jorge Luna to third
Pete Hambrick to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Larry Haddock 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at third, runner OUT! 1-5
Mike Walker to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ron Paige 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Toronto 6 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : RHP Larry Haddock
Pitching: RHP Dave Hamilton
Now at 2B: Ron Paige
Now at SS: Dave Hunter
Now in CF: Danny Bleicher
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F, Error on foul ball, E5
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Toronto 6 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: RHP Dave Van Loon
Now at C: Rich Lewis
Now in LF: Bobby Jackson
Pinch Hitting: RHB Max Lasseter 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Kurasz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Hunter 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Toronto 6 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : RHP Dave Hamilton
Pitching: LHP Bob LeVangie
Now at 1B: Max Lasseter
Now at 3B: Frank Everson
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tom Martucci 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Toronto 6 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Now at 3B: Wade Fields
Now at SS: Tom Martucci
Batting: RHB Frank Everson 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Bleicher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Frank Everson to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Banes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 108.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Steve Holley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 15S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Toronto 6 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : LHP Bob LeVangie
Pitching: RHP Ron Gordon
Now at 3B: Jeff McPhearson
Now in LF: Frank Everson
Now in RF: Jack Banes
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Toronto 6 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Pitching: LHP Hank Mitchell
Batting: SHB Jeff McPhearson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Paige 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Max Lasseter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Toronto 6 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : RHP Ron Gordon
Batting: LHB Hank Mitchell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Tom Martucci 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Tom Martucci to second
Pitching: LHP Steve Persenaire
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Tom Martucci to third
Wade Fields to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 8-3-5
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Toronto 6 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Toronto Hurons batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Hank Mitchell
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Pinch Hitting: RHB Emanuel Santiago 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 65.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Edwin Alfonso 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Everson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Toronto 6 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Toronto Hurons : LHP Steve Persenaire
Pitching: LHP Wayne Roberts
Now at C: Emanuel Santiago
Now at SS: Edwin Alfonso
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Mark Sisson to second
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 95.6 MPH)
Mark Sisson scores
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Toronto 6 - Houston 7
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