MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
03/24/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 2631 - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
New York Empires 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 3 8 1
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Hoffman CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 3
   c-J. Frost PH, RF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .429 0 3
L. Ward 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
   d-J. Gonzalez PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .206 1 4
M. Lockhart 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .175 1 4
   b-R. Mounts 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .094 1 3
   i-B. Fitch PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 3
M. Wells LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189 1 3
   e-D. Elwood PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .312 1 3
L. Eccles C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 0 4
E. Shofner 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .156 0 1
   f-J. Duersch 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 1 7
J. Johnson SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 0 2
   g-A. Thompson PH, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324 1 2
M. Tice RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 0 2
   T. Holland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   h-R. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 1 2
   S. Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Newman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
B. Switzer P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Sisson RF, CF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .217 2 6
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 5 10      
a - M. Sisson substituted for B. Switzer in the 5th
b - R. Mounts substituted for M. Lockhart in the 5th
c - J. Frost pinch hit for M. Hoffman in the 6th
d - J. Gonzalez pinch hit for L. Ward in the 6th
e - D. Elwood pinch hit for M. Wells in the 6th
f - J. Duersch substituted for E. Shofner in the 6th
g - A. Thompson pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 7th
h - R. Lewis pinch hit for T. Holland in the 7th
i - B. Fitch pinch hit for R. Mounts in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Thompson (2, 7th Inning off T. Ross, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sisson (2, 8th Inning off T. Ross, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost , M. Lockhart , E. Shofner , A. Thompson 2 , M. Sisson 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Elwood , M. Tice , R. Lewis
GIDP: J. Gonzalez
Sac Bunt: J. Johnson
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Duersch-Gonzalez-Fitch)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 2
   d-A. Mills CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .194 0 1
T. Glenn RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .344 0 0
   a-A. Castro RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .158 0 1
L. Bickle 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .190 0 0
R. Lintner 3B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .359 0 7
   g-J. Abarca SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 4
P. Brower LF 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .161 0 1
   c-M. Preciado PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .079 1 1
E. Ellison C 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .261 1 1
   b-M. Crain C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 0 3
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Haun 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .128 0 0
   S. Neuman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   h-A. Humphrey 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 2
D. Matuzak SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .222 1 4
   f-C. Estrada PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .216 0 2
   T. Ross P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   i-L. Finnegan C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
J. Neenan P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   e-G. Austin 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 1 6
Totals 31 3 8 3 5 4 16      
a - A. Castro substituted for T. Glenn in the 5th
b - M. Crain substituted for E. Ellison in the 5th
c - M. Preciado pinch hit for P. Brower in the 5th
d - A. Mills substituted for R. Hickey in the 6th
e - G. Austin substituted for J. Neenan in the 6th
f - C. Estrada pinch hit for D. Matuzak in the 6th
g - J. Abarca substituted for R. Lintner in the 7th
h - A. Humphrey substituted for S. Neuman in the 7th
i - L. Finnegan substituted for T. Ross in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Mills (1, 6th Inning off T. Holland, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Bickle (1, 5th Inning off T. Holland, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Mills 2 , T. Glenn , L. Bickle 4 , R. Lintner , M. Crain , D. Matuzak , L. Finnegan
2-out RBI: P. Brower
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , L. Bickle , E. Ellison , R. Haun , D. Matuzak
GIDP: G. Austin
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Matuzak (5)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Matuzak
Double Plays: 1 (Austin-Abarca-Bickle)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Switzer L (1-1) 4.0 4 1 1 3 2 0 70 2.30   
T. Holland 2.0 3 2 2 2 1 0 34 3.18   
S. Reed 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
B. Newman 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 9.39   
T. McAteer 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Switzer 49
Batters Faced: B. Switzer 19, T. Holland 11, S. Reed 3, B. Newman 1, T. McAteer 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Switzer 6-4, T. Holland 4-1, S. Reed 1-2, B. Newman 0-0, T. McAteer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Switzer 70-42, T. Holland 34-25, S. Reed 9-5, B. Newman 3-3, T. McAteer 8-5
WP: B. Switzer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Neenan W (1-1) 5.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 68 0.50   
S. Neuman H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.40   
T. Ross H (2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 26 5.79   
J. Pratt H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 5.79   
T. Duncan SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Neenan 65
Batters Faced: J. Neenan 18, S. Neuman 4, T. Ross 5, J. Pratt 3, T. Duncan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Neenan 8-5, S. Neuman 0-3, T. Ross 1-0, J. Pratt 1-1, T. Duncan 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Neenan 68-47, S. Neuman 8-5, T. Ross 26-18, J. Pratt 13-5, T. Duncan 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Neuman 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Neenan
Ballpark: Spring Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 5000
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