MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
08/28/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1902 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (70-66) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 0
New York Empires (76-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 7 0
Empires Beat Houston, 4-3
The New York Empires racked up a win at Queens Field, bumping off the Houston Drillers, 4-3. Jack Neenan, who started for New York, pitched effectively for his team. The win belonged to Jack Pratt in relief. His record improves to 4-2. Ed Myatt took the loss for Houston. The Empires, at 76-59, sit in second place in the American Baseball League Eastern Division.

The decisive blow was delivered by Javier Abarca in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a run-scoring double off 23-year old right-handed pitcher Ed Myatt to win the game for New York. The home crowd went nuts.

Abarca called the win "a collective effort."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lockhart 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .276 16 54
J. Frost RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .295 14 76
M. Sisson CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .264 23 83
R. Barnes LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .392 6 41
C. Hall 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 9 43
J. Johnson SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .254 11 59
A. Thompson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 15
I. Smith C 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .223 3 13
L. Bilski P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 4
   a-L. Bickle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 8 67
   E. Myatt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 2 3 7 7      
a - L. Bickle pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Barnes (21, 2nd Inning off J. Neenan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost , M. Sisson , R. Barnes 2 , J. Johnson , A. Thompson , I. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Smith , L. Bilski
GIDP: R. Barnes
Sac Bunt: A. Thompson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Thompson (5)
CS: I. Smith (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hall-Thompson-Lockhart)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Abarca 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .278 6 37
A. Castro RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .293 31 77
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .292 15 54
T. Glenn LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .303 5 27
L. Finnegan C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .274 9 37
M. Preciado CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .279 11 55
R. Lintner 3B 4 1 1 3 0 3 1 .251 24 88
P. Brower 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 12 50
   b-B. Jensen 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   c-R. Hickey PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282 7 40
J. Neenan P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 0 5
   M. Rose P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Montgomery PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271 0 9
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. Barrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 3 18
Totals 32 4 7 4 4 8 12      
a - L. Montgomery pinch hit for M. Rose in the 7th
b - B. Jensen substituted for P. Brower in the 8th
c - R. Hickey pinch hit for B. Jensen in the 9th
d - D. Barrera pinch hit for J. Pratt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Castro (30, 6th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Hickey (20, 9th Inning off E. Myatt, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Abarca (18, 9th Inning off E. Myatt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Lintner (24, 7th Inning off L. Bilski, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Abarca 3 , A. Castro 2 , T. Glenn , L. Finnegan , R. Lintner 4 , R. Hickey 2
2-out RBI: J. Abarca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Matuzak , T. Glenn
GIDP: L. Finnegan
Hit by Pitch: M. Preciado
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Matuzak-Abarca-Jensen)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Bilski 7.0 5 3 3 3 6 1 29 117 3.47   
E. Myatt L (5-5) 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 8 29 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bilski 58
Batters Faced: L. Bilski 29, E. Myatt 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bilski 9-5, E. Myatt 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bilski 117-67, E. Myatt 29-18
Hit Batsmen: L. Bilski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Neenan 6.2 4 2 2 2 5 0 25 98 2.56   
M. Rose 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1.93   
J. Pratt W (4-2), BS (2) 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 8 34 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Neenan 61
Batters Faced: J. Neenan 25, M. Rose 1, J. Pratt 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Neenan 6-8, M. Rose 1-0, J. Pratt 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Neenan 98-60, M. Rose 4-3, J. Pratt 34-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rose 2-0
WP: J. Neenan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Neenan
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 21597
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