MLB
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
05/23/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Pitching: RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gerald Gross
Pitching: RHP Gerald Gross
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Mike Wells to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5, EV 105.0 MPH)
Mike Wells to third
Jackie Frost to second
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Mike Wells scores
Jackie Frost to third
Charlie Fee to second
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Twin Cities 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at second, runner safe!
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Carl Jacobs to third
Melvin Perez to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Gerald Gross 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gerald Gross
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Francisco Castro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gerald Gross
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Jackie Frost to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made at trailing runner, OUT! 9-3-6
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
DELAY Rain delay of 19 minutes in the 4th inning.
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gerald Gross
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 100.0 MPH)
Wade Fields to third
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Francisco Castro 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Grounds into fielders choice U2 (Groundball, 13S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Brian Fitch to third
Jim Johnson to second
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gerald Gross 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Gerald Gross to second
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gerald Gross
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to third
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Grounds into fielders choice 5-2 (Groundball, 56S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Jackie Frost to third
Charlie Fee to second
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Jackie Frost scores
Charlie Fee to third
Lou Ward to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by RF and OUT! 9-2
Lou Ward to third
Wade Fields to second
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 71.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Melvin Perez to third
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gerald Gross
Batting: LHB Francisco Castro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 1 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mike McGurn 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Steve Pavey to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 110.6 MPH), Distance : 434 ft
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 77.5 MPH)
Chris Berman to second
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Chris Berman to third
Batting: RHB Melvin Perez 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 3 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 4 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gerald Gross
Pitching: RHP Paul Whitaker
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 4 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 4 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Paul Whitaker
Pitching: RHP Rick Lindstrom
Now in CF: Noland Lockhart
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 386 ft
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3S, EV 70.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4D, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 4 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Pitching: RHP Warner Manning
Now at SS: Ed Shofner
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Berman 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB David Davalos 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Chris Berman to second
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Twin Cities 4 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Rick Lindstrom
Now at 3B: Darrell Miller
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 113.1 MPH), Distance : 456 ft
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2L, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Twin Cities 4 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 10TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Warner Manning
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 90.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Pete Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LSF, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Pete Walker to third
Buddy Shingleton to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Buddy Shingleton to third
Steve Pavey to second
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 78.1 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Twin Cities 5 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Rick Lindstrom
Pitching: LHP Jeff Jordan
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDFS
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 105.6 MPH)
Brian Fitch scores
Pinch Hitting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Ed Shofner to third
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Rich Lewis to second
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Bottom of the 10th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Twin Cities 5 - Houston 6
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