MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
03/17/1972
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : LHP Charlie Sokol
Pitching: LHP Charlie Sokol
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 92.5 MPH)
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 : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 76.3 MPH)
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 : LHP Charlie Sokol
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Charlie Fee to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 9-5
Lou Ward to second
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Lou Ward to third
Batting: RHB Tony Barajas 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Lou Ward scores
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Tony Barajas to second
Batting: LHB Jeff Ferguson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 61.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Antonio Morales 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Emil Wathen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eddie Hernandez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : LHP Charlie Sokol
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: LHB Charlie Sokol 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 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: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 9D, EV 94.4 MPH), Distance : 367 ft
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 107.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : LHP Charlie Sokol
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 50.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Pitching: RHP Gary Decker
Now at 3B: Ed Shofner
Now at SS: Don Martinez
Batting: LHB Antonio Morales 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Emil Wathen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eddie Hernandez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : LHP Charlie Sokol
Pitching: RHP Paul Whitaker
Now at 2B: Darrell Miller
Now in LF: Melvin Perez
Now in CF: Richie Brown
Now in RF: Steve Garcia
Batting: RHB Tony Barajas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter safe!
Tony Barajas to second
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Bunt - Flyout to 23! F3
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Fielders Choice at 3rd, U5 (Groundball, 5, EV 110.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Gary Decker
Pitching: RHP Jose Rodriguez
Now at 3B: Wade Fields
Now in CF: Bobby Jackson
Now in RF: Joe Burke
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Melvin Perez to second
Batting: SHB Darrell Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Melvin Perez to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Darrell Miller to second
Batting: RHB Richie Brown 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 46.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Paul Whitaker
Pitching: RHP Archie Makins
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jose Rodriguez
Pitching: RHP Warner Manning
Now at 1B: Jim Medrano
Now at 2B: Tony Barajas
Now in LF: John Martin
Pinch Hitting: LHB Manny Pino 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 101.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Rick Griffin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Kane 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Juan Alicea 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Archie Makins
Pitching: LHP Dave Fuller
Now at 1B: Rick Griffin
Now at 2B: Manny Pino
Now at 3B: Frank Kane
Now at SS: Darrell Miller
Batting: RHB Tony Barajas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Warner Manning
Pitching: RHP Jerry Pederson
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Garcia 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Darrell Miller 0-0: Ball
Steve Garcia steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Twin Cities 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : LHP Dave Fuller
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 106.9 MPH)
Wade Fields to second
Wade Fields to third
Pitching: LHP Tommy Lloyd
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Wade Fields scores
Charlie Fee to second
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 108.8 MPH)
Charlie Fee to third
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 78.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Twin Cities 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Pederson
Pitching: LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Richie Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Larry Bilski
Batting: LHB Manny Pino 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LMF, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rick Griffin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 366 ft
Batting: RHB Frank Kane 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Twin Cities 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : LHP Tommy Lloyd
Batting: RHB Tony Barajas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Tony Barajas to second
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Tony Barajas to third
Bobby Jackson to second
Pinch Hitting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Tony Barajas scores
Bobby Jackson to third
Wade Fields to second
Batting: RHB John Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bobby Jackson scores
Wade Fields scores
Eddie Ellison to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by CF and OUT! 8-4-2
John Martin to third
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 51.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Twin Cities 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Pitching: RHP Adrian Fagnani
Pinch Hitting: RHB Terry Kardos 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Steve Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Twin Cities 4
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