MLB
NEW YORK EMPIRES @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/27/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Angel Colon
Pitching: RHP Angel Colon
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 76.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Pitching: RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Angel Colon
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 113.1 MPH), Distance : 442 ft
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Miguel Preciado 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Dave Matuzak to second
Batting: LHB Tom Glenn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Andy Humphrey 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89XD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Angel Colon
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Ball
Roger Hickey steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson SINGLE, but batter called out on appeal for missing first base!
Batting: RHB Angel Colon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MS, EV 66.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Angel Colon
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunted foul
2-1: Bunted foul
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Eddie Ellison to second
Batting: RHB Miguel Preciado 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Tom Glenn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 95.0 MPH), Distance : 363 ft
Batting: RHB Andy Humphrey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Angel Colon
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Rick Lintner to second
Batting: RHB Miguel Preciado 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 71.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Mike Wells to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.9 MPH)
Mike Wells to third
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Angel Colon
Batting: LHB Tom Glenn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Andy Humphrey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Angel Colon
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
Javier Abarca is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hall 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Miguel Preciado 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tom Glenn 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 103.8 MPH)
Miguel Preciado to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Andy Humphrey 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging wild pitch, reaches first!
Tom Glenn to third
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 64.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Tom Glenn scores
Andy Humphrey to second
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4D, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 6 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, P, EV 65.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 6 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Pitching: RHP Gary Dale
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 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: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 109.4 MPH)
Eddie Ellison to second
Batting: RHB Miguel Preciado 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.8 MPH)
Eddie Ellison to third
Batting: LHB Tom Glenn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 6 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Randy Barnes 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 6 - Houston 1
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