MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/18/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1786 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (75-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 5 11 1
Houston Drillers (67-59) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 0
Empires Deal Drillers 5-2 Defeat
New York turned a good effort from starter Nate Frampton into a win over the Houston Drillers at Sam Houston Field. The Empires won the game, 5-2. Frampton, now 13-10, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 3 hits, while striking out 5, walking 3, and allowing 2 runs. The win gives New York a season record of 75-54.

With the game tied, 2-2, in the top of the seventh, Frampton had a key at-bat for New York. With the bases loaded, Frampton hit a 2-run single off Randy Robins, making the score 4-2, Empires.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said New York manager Dan Whiting. "It's usually not just one thing."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .309 17 66
L. Bickle 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324 8 50
   c-J. Abarca 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 1 13
G. Austin 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .299 6 33
R. Lintner 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .253 19 73
P. Brower RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 6 49
   a-I. Olson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 7 30
   b-A. Castro RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 5 21
J. Caldwell LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .267 11 58
D. Matuzak SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .247 6 37
L. Finnegan C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .204 1 11
N. Frampton P 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .232 1 8
   d-E. Ellison PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 15 57
   e-C. Estrada PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 0 3
   J. Neenan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5 1 2 9      
a - I. Olson pinch hit for P. Brower in the 7th
b - A. Castro substituted for I. Olson in the 7th
c - J. Abarca substituted for L. Bickle in the 8th
d - E. Ellison pinch hit for N. Frampton in the 9th
e - C. Estrada pinch ran for E. Ellison in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Bickle (21, 4th Inning off R. Robins, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Caldwell (11, 9th Inning off R. Robins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey , L. Bickle 2 , G. Austin , R. Lintner 2 , J. Caldwell 4 , D. Matuzak 2 , L. Finnegan , N. Frampton , E. Ellison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Abarca , R. Lintner
GIDP: R. Hickey
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Austin (8)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Austin (7)
PB: L. Finnegan
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .338 13 64
M. Lockhart 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .263 9 32
M. Wells LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .278 23 79
L. Ward 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 10 53
W. Fields 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .238 10 36
   a-E. Shofner 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 3 19
R. Lewis C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .173 3 14
B. Jackson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .305 6 16
D. Martinez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 6 38
   b-A. Amador PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249 4 23
   c-C. Walton SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 2 19
   d-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 1 9
R. Robins P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .171 1 3
   G. Decker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2 3 5 14      
a - E. Shofner substituted for W. Fields in the 7th
b - A. Amador pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 7th
c - C. Walton substituted for A. Amador in the 8th
d - J. Burke pinch hit for C. Walton in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Wells (23, 6th Inning off N. Frampton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wells 5 , L. Ward , E. Shofner
2-out RBI: M. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , D. Martinez , J. Burke
Sac Bunt: R. Lewis
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shofner-Ward-Lockhart)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Frampton W (13-10) 8.0 3 2 2 3 5 1 133 3.38   
J. Neenan SV (25) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Frampton 70
Batters Faced: N. Frampton 31, J. Neenan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Frampton 8-11, J. Neenan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Frampton 133-80, J. Neenan 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Robins L (8-8) 8.0 9 5 5 1 1 1 97 4.23   
G. Decker 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robins 44
Batters Faced: R. Robins 33, G. Decker 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robins 15-7, G. Decker 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robins 97-63, G. Decker 23-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Frampton
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (90 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 20316
Special Notes: C Eddie Ellison was injured while running the bases.
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