MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ NEW YORK EMPIRES
09/02/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Pitching: RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 67.5 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 Mike Brown
Pitching: RHP Mike Brown
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 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 Mike Brown
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Bunt - Flyout to 2R! F2
Batting: RHB Chuck Estrada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Eddie Ellison to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Chuck Estrada to second
Batting: RHB David Kerr 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Eddie Ellison scores
Chuck Estrada scores
Batting: RHB Andy Humphrey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Brown 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 87.5 MPH)
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 : RHP Mike Brown
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 374 ft
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 101.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
1-2: Ball
Jackie Frost steals 2nd base
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 71.3 MPH)
Jackie Frost to third
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Mike Brown
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4D, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Estrada 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 107.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Joe Burke to second
Pitching: RHP Antonio Hernandez
Now at 3B: Gary Austin
Batting: LHB Mike Brown 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Mike Brown
Batting: RHB David Kerr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Roger Hickey to second
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 86.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Roger Hickey to third
Dave Matuzak to second
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Roger Hickey scores
Dave Matuzak scores
Lowell Bickle to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Eddie Ellison to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Paul Brower to second
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jerry Olsen 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 7
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Antonio Hernandez
Pitching: RHP Terry Ross
Batting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Called Strike
Jackie Frost steals 2nd base
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Jackie Frost to third
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 7
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Mike Brown
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB David Kerr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 7
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Terry Ross
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Rich Lewis to third
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Rich Lewis scores
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 7
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Now in LF: Bobby Jackson
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 7
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Terry Ross
Batting: RHB Bob Rawlins 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Jackie Frost to second
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 7
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Miguel Preciado 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Javier Abarca to second
Batting: RHB David Kerr 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Javier Abarca to third
Miguel Preciado to second
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 61.9 MPH)
Lined into DP, 6-4 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 61.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 7
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Terry Ross
Pitching: LHP Jack Pratt
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 93.8 MPH), Distance : 342 ft
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - New York 7
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