MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ DETROIT WOLVERINES
03/30/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP William Matz
Pitching: LHP William Matz
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 7LS, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Mickey Hoffman is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Pitching: RHP Dick Knight
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Ball
Booker Lee is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP William Matz
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Mike Wells to second
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Joe Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP William Matz
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 59.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Knight 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 67.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB William Matz 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-1
Bob Gilley to second
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP William Matz
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 111.3 MPH), Distance : 440 ft
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Rich Lewis to second
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 95.6 MPH)
Rich Lewis to third
Lou Ward to second
Batting: RHB Dick Knight 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Rich Lewis scores
Lou Ward to third
Jim Johnson to second
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Lou Ward scores
Jim Johnson to third
Dick Knight to second
Jim Johnson scores
Dick Knight to third
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Now in CF: Bobby Jackson
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Ball
Jerry Plumley steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 367 ft
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Joe Cooper 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 63.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP William Matz
Now at 3B: Don Martinez
Now in RF: Steve Hudson
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Now at 2B: Al Thompson
Now at 3B: Jim Sparks
Now at SS: Ed Shofner
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Now in RF: Jeff Drago
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Randy Cowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP William Matz
Pitching: RHP Paul Carter
Now at C: Gasper Copeland
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Drago 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Now at C: Charlie Fee
Now at 1B: Rick Mounts
Pinch Hitting: RHB Danny Strickland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 102.5 MPH), Distance : 394 ft
Batting: SHB Steve Hudson 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bob Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Paul Carter
Now at 1B: Bob Allen
Now in LF: Troy Stallings
Now in CF: Steve Hudson
Now in RF: Danny Strickland
Pinch Hitting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Now in LF: Jeff Drago
Now in RF: Jackie Frost
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dave Cox 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gasper Copeland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 58.8 MPH)
Bill Taylor to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Melvin Barnwell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 108.1 MPH), Distance : 437 ft
Batting: RHB Danny Strickland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: SHB Steve Hudson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Allen 0-0: Ball
Danny Strickland is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 7th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Paul Carter
Pitching: RHP Warren Washington
Now at SS: Dave Cox
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Sparks 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Al Thompson to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Jim Sparks to second
Batting: LHB Rick Mounts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 7LS, EV 76.9 MPH)
Al Thompson scores
Jim Sparks to third
Batting: RHB Jeff Drago 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - Detroit 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Pitching: RHP Milt Erb
Batting: RHB Bob Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 58.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Troy Stallings 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 98.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Detroit 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Warren Washington
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jose Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 15S, EV 65.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 67.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Detroit 6
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