MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ DETROIT WOLVERINES
04/02/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Larry Black
Pitching: RHP Larry Black
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Mike Lockhart to third
Mike Wells to second
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Witt
Pitching: RHP Dick Witt
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Troy Stallings 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 73.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Larry Black
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Witt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Witt
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 107.5 MPH), Distance : 399 ft
Batting: RHB Emil Wathen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Joe Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 110.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Larry Black
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Witt
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Black 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Chuck McCormick to second
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Larry Black
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Wade Fields to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Witt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Witt
Batting: RHB Troy Stallings 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 107.5 MPH)
Troy Stallings to second
Batting: RHB Emil Wathen 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Troy Stallings to third
Duane Simmons to second
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Larry Black
Now at 3B: Don Martinez
Now in LF: Chuck McCormick
Now in RF: Eddie Estrada
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4D, EV 71.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Witt
Now at 2B: Tom Martucci
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Black 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Eddie Estrada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Larry Black
Now at C: Gasper Copeland
Now at 1B: Randy Cowell
Now at 2B: Paul Popeck
Now in LF: Eddie Estrada
Now in CF: Danny Strickland
Now in RF: Dave Henkel
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Jim Medrano to third
Batting: RHB Tom Martucci 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Jim Medrano scores
Chuck Walton scores
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Tom Martucci to third
Charlie Fee to second
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Grounds into fielders choice 5-2 (Groundball, 15, EV 90.0 MPH)
Charlie Fee to third
Ed Shofner to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Charlie Fee scores
Ed Shofner to third
Bobby Jackson to second
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Grounds into fielders choice 3-2 (Groundball, 3, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bobby Jackson to third
Jackie Frost to second
Pitching: LHP Gary Doll
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 3 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Witt
Pitching: RHP Dave Van Loon
Now at 1B: Jim Medrano
Now at 2B: Chuck Walton
Now at 3B: Ed Shofner
Now at SS: Tom Martucci
Now in CF: Bobby Jackson
Batting: RHB Randy Cowell 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gasper Copeland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Gasper Copeland to second
Batting: RHB Danny Strickland 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 98.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Gary Doll
Pitching: RHP Tim McGovern
Now at SS: Bill Taylor
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Martucci 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 76.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dick Breighner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Eddie Estrada 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Tim McGovern
Pitching: RHP Elmer Bernstein
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 72.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 110.6 MPH), Distance : 443 ft
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dave Van Loon
Pitching: RHP Larry Bilski
Batting: RHB Dave Henkel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Randy Cowell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Randy Cowell to second
Batting: RHB Gasper Copeland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Randy Cowell to third
Don Martinez to second
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Danny Strickland 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 70.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 5 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Elmer Bernstein
Pitching: RHP Paul Carter
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Ball
Mark Sisson is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 102.5 MPH)
Jim Medrano to third
Batting: RHB Tom Martucci 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: RHB Paul Popeck 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Eddie Taylor 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Brian Cook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Detroit 1
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