MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/19/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1802 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (75-55) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 8 0
Houston Drillers (68-59) 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 X 7 12 0
Drillers Earn 7-4 Home Win
Wade Fields was instrumental in his team's 7-4 triumph over the New York Empires. The third baseman was 2 for 2 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Houston Drillers. The winning pitcher was Francisco Castro. His record now stands at 10-7. The right-hander went 8 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits for the Drillers. Jeff Ferguson recorded the save, his 12th.

With Houston leading 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Fields hit a splitter from Larry Stanford for a 2-run home run. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Drillers ahead, 5-1.

"Wade was ready to go. Big day for him," said Houston manager Steven Palps.

With the win, the Drillers sit at 68-59.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .310 17 66
L. Bickle 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .323 8 50
G. Austin 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .298 6 34
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251 19 73
P. Brower RF 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .292 7 52
E. Ellison C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 15 57
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .249 6 37
A. Castro LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 5 21
L. Stanford P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 1 8
   S. Carroll P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-I. Olson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 7 30
   B. Shone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4 3 4 11      
a - I. Olson pinch hit for S. Carroll in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Castro (4, 8th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Hickey (8, 4th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Brower (7, 9th Inning off B. Footman, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 3 , L. Bickle , G. Austin , P. Brower 4 , E. Ellison , D. Matuzak 2 , A. Castro 2
2-out RBI: P. Brower
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bickle , I. Olson
GIDP: G. Austin , E. Ellison
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hickey (26)
CS: D. Matuzak (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Matuzak-Bickle-Austin)
OF assists: 1 (Hickey(Wells at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .341 13 64
M. Lockhart 1B 5 3 3 0 0 0 2 .270 9 32
C. Fee C 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 .262 18 51
W. Fields 3B 2 1 2 4 0 0 3 .243 11 40
   b-E. Shofner 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 3 19
M. Wells LF 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 .280 23 81
L. Ward 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .256 10 53
B. Jackson CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .298 6 16
D. Martinez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .227 6 38
F. Castro P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197 0 2
   a-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 9
   B. Footman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 7 12 7 4 3 15      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for F. Castro in the 8th
b - E. Shofner substituted for W. Fields in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Ward (20, 2nd Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Lockhart (8, 3rd Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Wells 2 (26, 3rd Inning off L. Stanford, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off S. Carroll, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Lockhart (3, 1st Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Fields (11, 5th Inning off L. Stanford, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 3 , M. Lockhart 6 , W. Fields 5 , M. Wells 4 , L. Ward 3
2-out RBI: W. Fields , M. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Ward , D. Martinez , F. Castro
GIDP: M. Lockhart
Sac Fly: C. Fee , W. Fields 2 , M. Wells
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (36) , M. Lockhart (21) , C. Fee (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Fields-Ward-Lockhart, Lockhart-Martinez-Lockhart)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford L (11-13) 4.2 7 5 5 1 1 1 82 4.48   
S. Carroll 2.1 4 2 2 3 2 0 55 4.30   
B. Shone 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 30
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 22, S. Carroll 13, B. Shone 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 5-8, S. Carroll 0-4, B. Shone 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 82-53, S. Carroll 55-31, B. Shone 11-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro W (10-7) 8.0 4 1 1 3 3 0 113 3.16   
B. Footman 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 1 16 7.47   
J. Ferguson SV (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 70
Batters Faced: F. Castro 27, B. Footman 6, J. Ferguson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 12-5, B. Footman 0-2, J. Ferguson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 113-66, B. Footman 16-11, J. Ferguson 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ferguson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wade Fields
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 19376
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