MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
09/03/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1948 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (83-57) 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 6 13 0
New York Empires (70-68) 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 7 9 1
Empires Win 7-6 Walk-Off
Paul Brower had a hand in New York defeating Houston by the score of 7-6. Brower went 2 for 3 at the plate, scoring 1 times and driving in 3 runs. The winner was Dave Kretz in relief. His record improves to 5-4. Warner Manning took the loss. The New York winning streak has reached 3 games.

New York got a clutch hit from Tom Glenn. The right fielder launched a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a kill shot.

"He who laughs last laughs best," Brower said, postgame.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 4 1 3 0 2 1 0 .296 18 61
M. Lockhart RF 6 2 2 0 0 1 5 .308 13 57
J. Frost CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .286 10 80
C. Fee 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .271 26 94
   c-J. Burke PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .196 3 15
L. Ward 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .251 9 64
R. Lewis C 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .270 6 60
B. Rawlins 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .261 7 38
J. Duersch SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .208 4 18
L. Bilski P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 1 11
   a-M. Sisson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 9 39
   R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232 11 36
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 7
   d-M. Hoffman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 5 20
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 40 6 13 6 5 6 24      
a - M. Sisson pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 6th
b - J. Johnson pinch hit for R. McStay in the 7th
c - J. Burke pinch hit for C. Fee in the 8th
d - M. Hoffman pinch hit for T. McAteer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Wells (23, 3rd Inning off N. Frampton, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Bilski (2, 5th Inning off N. Frampton, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Frost (27, 7th Inning off N. Frampton, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Lockhart (8, 1st Inning off N. Frampton, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Lewis (6, 7th Inning off N. Frampton, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Rawlins (7, 9th Inning off D. Kretz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wells 4 , M. Lockhart 4 , J. Frost 3 , L. Ward 2 , R. Lewis 4 , B. Rawlins 4 , J. Duersch , L. Bilski 2
2-out RBI: R. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , C. Fee , R. Lewis , B. Rawlins , J. Duersch , M. Sisson , J. Johnson
Sac Bunt: R. Lewis
Hit by Pitch: J. Duersch
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Rawlins (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ward-Duersch-Fee)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 .268 9 49
G. Austin 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .273 11 57
L. Bickle 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .301 6 61
R. Lintner 3B 4 1 0 1 1 2 3 .298 29 69
P. Brower LF 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .249 6 45
   a-T. Glenn RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .346 3 19
E. Ellison C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .244 11 42
J. Olsen CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .227 0 2
D. Kerr RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .300 0 0
   b-B. Deakins LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Frampton P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .160 0 0
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Preciado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 3 20
   D. Kretz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 33 7 9 7 6 8 19      
a - T. Glenn substituted for P. Brower in the 8th
b - B. Deakins substituted for D. Kerr in the 8th
c - M. Preciado pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Brower (30, 5th Inning off L. Bilski, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Glenn (3, 9th Inning off W. Manning, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Austin , P. Brower 3 , T. Glenn 4 , E. Ellison , J. Olsen 2 , D. Kerr , N. Frampton
2-out RBI: R. Lintner , P. Brower , T. Glenn , E. Ellison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Austin , R. Lintner
GIDP: G. Austin
Sac Bunt: N. Frampton 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: G. Austin (16)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Bilski 5.0 6 6 6 4 1 0 83 3.77   
R. McStay 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 29 4.43   
T. McAteer 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 27 5.01   
W. Manning L (5-4) 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 11 4.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bilski 28
Batters Faced: L. Bilski 25, R. McStay 6, T. McAteer 7, W. Manning 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bilski 8-6, R. McStay 0-1, T. McAteer 1-2, W. Manning 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bilski 83-49, R. McStay 29-16, T. McAteer 27-17, W. Manning 11-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Frampton 7.0 11 5 5 3 5 1 133 4.00   
T. Duncan H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17 4.33   
D. Kretz W (5-4), BS (3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 19 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Frampton 37
Batters Faced: N. Frampton 37, T. Duncan 5, D. Kretz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Frampton 6-10, T. Duncan 1-2, D. Kretz 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Frampton 133-83, T. Duncan 17-8, D. Kretz 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Duncan 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Frampton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Brower
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 17249
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