MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
06/20/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gerald Gross
Pitching: RHP Gerald Gross
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Grounds into double play, 3-6-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 1B, E1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 103.8 MPH)
Buddy Shingleton to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gerald Gross
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Runner from 1st tags up, SAFE at 2nd
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Tom Martucci 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike McGurn 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Darrell Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Mike McGurn to second
Batting: RHB Gerald Gross 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gerald Gross
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Steve Pavey to second
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Twin Cities 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gerald Gross
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Mike Wells to third
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Mike Wells scores
Rich Lewis to third
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Rich Lewis scores
Batting: RHB Tom Martucci 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
Lou Ward to third
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Tom Martucci steals 2nd base
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Tom Martucci to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
Jackie Frost is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 4th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Twin Cities 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Mike McGurn 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Darrell Miller 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gerald Gross 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Twin Cities 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gerald Gross
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Twin Cities 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Noland Lockhart to third
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Twin Cities 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gerald Gross
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Martucci 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3, EV 106.3 MPH)
Lou Ward to third
Tom Martucci to second
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Houston 4 - Twin Cities 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike McGurn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Twin Cities 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gerald Gross
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Grounds into double play, 3-6-3 (Groundball, 3, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 78M, EV 108.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Twin Cities 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: SHB Darrell Miller 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Earl Haack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Larry Bilski
Batting: RHB Steve Pavey 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Twin Cities 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Gerald Gross
Pitching: RHP Paul Whitaker
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Popup, 3S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Martucci 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Twin Cities 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Now at 1B: Jim Medrano
Now in LF: Mark Sisson
Now in CF: Mickey Hoffman
Batting: RHB Buddy Shingleton 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 78S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Jacobs 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Greg Clement 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Giardina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 58.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Twin Cities 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for Twin Cities Northmen : RHP Paul Whitaker
Batting: RHB Larry Bilski 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging passed ball, reaches first!
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Larry Bilski to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Jackie Frost to third
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Ball
Mickey Hoffman steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 86.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Jackie Frost scores
Mickey Hoffman to third
Jim Medrano to second
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Mickey Hoffman scores
Jim Medrano to third
Wade Fields to second
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: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Jim Medrano scores
Wade Fields to third
Rich Lewis to second
Batting: RHB Tom Martucci 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Wade Fields scores
Rich Lewis to third
Lou Ward to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 91.9 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Pitching: RHP Archie Makins
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Lou Ward to third
Tom Martucci to second
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 10 - Twin Cities 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Twin Cities Northmen batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Larry Bilski
Pitching: RHP Dick Witt
Batting: RHB Mike McGurn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Darrell Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Miguel Preciado 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Noland Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 48.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 10 - Twin Cities 1
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