MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ NEW YORK EMPIRES
08/19/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Pitching: RHP Jack Neenan
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 86.3 MPH)
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 : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Pitching: RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Estrada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 6D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Ball
Roger Hickey steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Zaruba 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Jack Neenan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Estrada 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at second, runner safe!
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Rick Lintner to third
Chuck Estrada to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Chuck Estrada scores
Paul Brower to third
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 102.5 MPH)
Paul Brower scores
Lowell Bickle to third
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 106.9 MPH)
Lowell Bickle scores
Eddie Ellison to third
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 4
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 4
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Jack Neenan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Estrada 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Mike Wells Pickoff Play to 1st, Runner tries for 2nd, OUT after rundown.
0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Batting: RHB Jerry Zaruba 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Jerry Zaruba to second
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
Balk!
Jerry Zaruba to third
Jackie Frost to second
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 77.5 MPH)
Jerry Zaruba scores
Jackie Frost to third
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Zaruba
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Neenan 0-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Javier Abarca to second
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Chuck Estrada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Javier Abarca to third
Rick Lintner to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Rick Lintner to third
Chuck Estrada to second
Pitching: RHP Milt Erb
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 80.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 6
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 96.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 6
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Milt Erb
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Eddie Ellison to third
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jack Neenan 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Al Castro to third
Javier Abarca to second
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 34, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 7
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 88.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 77.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 7
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Milt Erb
Pitching: RHP Ed Myatt
Batting: RHB Chuck Estrada 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 7
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Danilo Molina
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 105.0 MPH)
Lou Ward to second
Lou Ward to third
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 108.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 7
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