MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ NEW YORK EMPIRES
08/18/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Larry Stanford
Pitching: LHP Larry Stanford
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4M, EV 50.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Larry Stanford
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 9D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Tom Glenn 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Len Finnegan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 98.8 MPH), Distance : 383 ft
Batting: LHB Larry Stanford 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Larry Stanford
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Larry Stanford
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 9D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Single, Error in OF, E9, batter to second base (Line Drive, 89S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Lute Eccles scores
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Tom Glenn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Len Finnegan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Larry Stanford
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Jim Johnson to second
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
Jim Johnson is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Stanford 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 86.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Larry Stanford
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Mickey Hoffman to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 66.3 MPH)
Lined into DP, 5-3 (Line Drive, 5, EV 66.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Al Castro to second
Batting: LHB Tom Glenn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Len Finnegan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 84.4 MPH)
Al Castro to third
Lowell Bickle to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 8-3-5
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Larry Stanford
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Popup, 23, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - New York 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 93.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Larry Stanford
Pitching: RHP Dave Kretz
Now at 2B: Javier Abarca
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - New York 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tom Glenn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Lowell Bickle to third
Batting: RHB Len Finnegan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Lowell Bickle scores
Rick Lintner to second
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - New York 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Dave Kretz
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Grounds into double play, U3-6 (Groundball, 3L, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - New York 4
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