MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
08/17/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1740 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (73-52) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
New York Empires (68-55) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 X 8 10 0
Humphrey Records 8-0 Shutout Against Houston
Magic was in the air and on the mound at Queens Field, as Andy Humphrey held the Houston Drillers spellbound in his 8-0 shutout victory. The New York Empires pitcher went the distance, rang up 2 strikeouts, walked 2, and held the Drillers to 4 hits.

"He just had us in his thrall," Houston manager Tom Harrington said. "We couldn't put anything together against him."

On the season, Humphrey has 4 wins and 2 losses and a 1.34 ERA.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Hoffman RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .227 4 39
   b-R. Mounts PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
M. Sisson CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .295 17 63
R. Barnes LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .314 1 8
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287 9 68
L. Eccles C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299 6 50
C. Hall 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .220 2 8
M. Wells 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 15 68
J. Johnson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .199 5 34
F. Castro P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309 1 7
   B. Footman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Frost PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 4 47
Totals 27 0 4 0 2 2 10      
a - J. Frost pinch hit for B. Footman in the 9th
b - R. Mounts pinch hit for M. Hoffman in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Hoffman , R. Mounts , R. Barnes , F. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Ward
GIDP: M. Wells
Hit by Pitch: M. Wells
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Hoffman (24)
CS: R. Barnes (1) , L. Ward (7)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Castro (3)
PB: L. Eccles
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lintner 3B 5 1 1 4 0 2 2 .269 15 52
C. Estrada SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 2 4
P. Brower RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .302 7 44
G. Austin 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .296 11 42
E. Ellison C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .235 9 38
L. Bickle 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .298 9 52
A. Castro LF 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 .247 7 42
R. Hickey CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .225 4 34
A. Humphrey P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 0 2
Totals 33 8 10 7 4 4 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey (21, 5th Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Bickle (5, 5th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Brower (7, 6th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Lintner (15, 8th Inning off B. Footman, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Lintner 4 , P. Brower 5 , G. Austin , E. Ellison , L. Bickle 3 , A. Castro 3 , R. Hickey 2
2-out RBI: R. Lintner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Lintner 2 , G. Austin , R. Hickey
Sac Bunt: A. Humphrey
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Estrada (2)
CS: G. Austin (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Estrada-Austin-Bickle, Estrada-Bickle)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro L (15-4) 6.2 7 4 3 2 3 1 108 2.61   
B. Footman 1.1 3 4 4 2 1 1 39 5.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 47
Batters Faced: F. Castro 29, B. Footman 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 7-9, B. Footman 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 108-65, B. Footman 39-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Footman 1-0
WP: F. Castro
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Humphrey W (4-2) 9.0 4 0 0 2 2 0 107 1.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Humphrey 79
Batters Faced: A. Humphrey 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Humphrey 13-8
Pitches - Strikes: A. Humphrey 107-64
Hit Batsmen: A. Humphrey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Humphrey
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 16512
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