MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/26/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1876 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (65-69) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 2
Houston Drillers (69-64) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Molina Holds Houston Scoreless
It was a long day at the plate for the Houston Drillers at Sam Houston Field. They never figured out New York Empires starter Danilo Molina and were shut out, 3-0. The left-hander baffled the Drillers the entire game, yielding no runs and giving up 3 hits in a well-pitched outing. Molina also totaled 5 strikeouts and 1 walk in the game.

Up to now Molina has recorded a record of 8-11. In 25 starts he has fanned 121 batters in 174.2 innings with a 3.66 ERA.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .305 10 36
J. Abarca 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .197 3 27
R. Hickey CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .276 7 40
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 10 51
A. Castro RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249 13 35
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266 15 42
D. Martin LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .234 10 38
J. Robertson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179 1 22
D. Molina P 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .218 0 2
Totals 32 3 5 3 3 2 10      
BATTING
Triples: B. DeFalco (6, 3rd Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Martin (10, 7th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. DeFalco 3 , R. Hickey , D. Martin 4 , D. Molina 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , A. Castro , J. Robertson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Matuzak (27)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Matuzak 2 (26)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274 8 49
L. Ward 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 10 44
J. Frost RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 8 43
   b-W. Fields PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 12 48
M. Sisson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277 29 84
C. Fee C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239 6 33
E. Shofner 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .185 2 9
M. Hoffman CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .122 0 1
D. Martinez SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .210 8 31
F. Castro P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .147 1 4
   a-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 1 8
   D. Knight P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 0 3 0 1 5 10      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for F. Castro in the 8th
b - W. Fields pinch hit for J. Frost in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Martinez (8, 3rd Inning off D. Molina, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost , D. Martinez 2 , F. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Amador , C. Fee , M. Hoffman
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Frost (16)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Molina W (8-11) 9.0 3 0 0 1 5 0 103 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Molina 85
Batters Faced: D. Molina 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Molina 10-11
Pitches - Strikes: D. Molina 103-62
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro L (10-9) 8.0 5 3 3 2 2 1 95 3.02   
D. Knight 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 60
Batters Faced: F. Castro 31, D. Knight 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 15-7, D. Knight 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 95-63, D. Knight 15-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danilo Molina
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:21
Attendance: 17467
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