MLB
NEW YORK EMPIRES @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/27/1972
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Roger Hickey to second
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 3rd, U5 (Groundball, 5L, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Pitching: LHP Jon Pierce
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Helms 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Robertson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at second, runner OUT! 5-6
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Mickey Hoffman to second
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Jon Pierce 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Lou Ward to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Jackie Frost scores
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 77.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 92.5 MPH)
Rick McStay to second
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Rick McStay to third
Armando Amador to second
Throwing error, E8
Rick McStay scores
Armando Amador to third
Lou Ward to second
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 109.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Dave Helms 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Robertson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jon Pierce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 54.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Now at C: Rich Lewis
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Rick Lintner to second
Batting: SHB Dave Helms 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Robertson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 73.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
Jackie Frost is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Now at 2B: Chuck Walton
Now at 3B: Ed Shofner
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Buck DeFalco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Pitching: RHP Bruce Shone
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 108.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 3
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