MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/27/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1868 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (76-57) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 6 11 0
Houston Drillers (77-57) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Humphrey Terrific in 6-1 New York Triumph
New York Empires starter Andy Humphrey found his groove in his team's 6-1 win over the Houston Drillers. New York is now 76-57, 3 games up in the American Baseball League Eastern Division.

Humphrey delivered a quality start for New York. The 5-foot-9 right-hander allowed 1 earned run on 3 hits over 9 innings of work.

Said losing manager Tom Harrington: "The at-bats, obviously, needed to be better."
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 3 .234 4 36
J. Abarca 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .254 5 35
L. Bickle 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .302 9 59
R. Lintner 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .271 16 55
E. Ellison C 3 1 0 0 2 3 3 .234 9 42
D. Matuzak SS 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 .213 2 33
M. Preciado RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 6 .199 1 12
T. Glenn LF 5 2 2 4 0 2 3 .295 3 22
A. Humphrey P 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .200 0 4
Totals 38 6 11 6 6 12 28      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Bickle (34, 7th Inning off R. McStay, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Glenn (13, 8th Inning off R. McStay, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Lintner (16, 2nd Inning off A. Colon, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Glenn (3, 4th Inning off A. Colon, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hickey , J. Abarca , L. Bickle 2 , R. Lintner 5 , D. Matuzak 2 , M. Preciado , T. Glenn 6 , A. Humphrey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Lintner 2 , D. Matuzak , M. Preciado , T. Glenn , A. Humphrey
GIDP: M. Preciado
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hickey (22)
CS: J. Abarca (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Abarca-Matuzak-Bickle)
OF assists: 1 (Glenn(Johnson at 1st base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 5 51
M. Sisson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290 18 68
R. Barnes LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 1 9
M. Wells 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246 16 73
L. Ward 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .283 10 74
C. Hall 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256 2 13
M. Hoffman C 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .232 5 43
J. Johnson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208 5 38
A. Colon P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 0 3
   a-E. Shofner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 3 11
   R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Duersch PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 4 17
   G. Dale P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1 2 3 9      
a - E. Shofner pinch hit for A. Colon in the 6th
b - J. Duersch pinch hit for R. McStay in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Sisson , M. Wells , L. Ward
GIDP: R. Barnes
Sac Fly: M. Hoffman
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: J. Johnson (20)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Ward-Wells)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Humphrey W (6-2) 9.0 3 1 1 2 3 0 111 1.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Humphrey 78
Batters Faced: A. Humphrey 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Humphrey 14-9
Pitches - Strikes: A. Humphrey 111-72
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Colon L (8-8) 6.0 6 4 4 4 9 2 121 4.58   
R. McStay 2.0 4 2 2 1 3 0 39 1.76   
G. Dale 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 1.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Colon 49
Batters Faced: A. Colon 28, R. McStay 12, G. Dale 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Colon 1-8, R. McStay 2-1, G. Dale 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Colon 121-71, R. McStay 39-26, G. Dale 16-8
WP: R. McStay
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Humphrey
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 26668
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