MLB
NEW YORK EMPIRES @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
03/06/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Pitching: RHP Dick Knight
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Roger Hickey to second
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Roger Hickey to third
Paul Brower to second
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Roger Hickey scores
Paul Brower to third
Lowell Bickle to second
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; New York 1 - 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: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
Mike Lockhart steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Humphrey 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Dave Matuzak to second
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 107.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 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: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 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 Dick Knight 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 34D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Dick Knight to second
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 92.5 MPH), Distance : 341 ft
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
Mike Lockhart steals 2nd base (no throw)
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 109.4 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Mike Wells to second
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 4TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Dick Knight
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Bill Footman
Now at SS: Al Thompson
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Humphrey 0-0: Ball
Dave Matuzak steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 81.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB David Kerr 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 83.8 MPH)
Dave Matuzak to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by LF and OUT! 7-2
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Now in CF: David Kerr
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Al Thompson to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
Al Thompson steals 3rd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Al Thompson scores
Joe Burke to second
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 79.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Joe Burke to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Pickoff Throw by Catcher to First - Out!
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 5TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Bill Footman
Pitching: RHP Bobby Newman
Now at 1B: Brian Fitch
Now at 3B: Ed Shofner
Now in LF: Bobby Jackson
Now in CF: Mickey Hoffman
Now in RF: Jeff Drago
Pinch Hitting: SHB Buzz Deakins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mark Goen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Buzz Deakins to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Steve Gay 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Buzz Deakins to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jim Caldwell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Pitching: RHP Tom Duncan
Now at 1B: Mark Goen
Now at 3B: Steve Gay
Now at SS: Chuck Estrada
Now in LF: Buzz Deakins
Now in RF: Jim Caldwell
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 101.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Bobby Newman
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Now at 2B: Jose Gonzalez
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 60.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Larry Kendall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 3SF, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Estrada 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Tom Duncan
Pitching: RHP Dave Kretz
Now at C: Ron Ardis
Now at 2B: Larry Kendall
Batting: RHB Jeff Drago 0-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 95.0 MPH)
Jeff Drago scores
Batting: RHB Jose Gonzalez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Al Thompson to third
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Al Thompson scores
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Single, Error in OF, E7, batter to second base (Line Drive, 78S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Mickey Hoffman to third
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Mickey Hoffman scores
Bobby Jackson to third
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Bobby Jackson scores
Pitching: RHP Steve Neuman
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 70.6 MPH)
Brian Fitch to second
Batting: LHB Jeff Ferguson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 9
TOP OF THE 7TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Pitching: RHP Milt Erb
Batting: RHB Ron Ardis 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB David Kerr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Buzz Deakins 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Ron Ardis to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Pinch Hitting: LHB Danny Barrera 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Gay 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; New York 2 - Houston 9
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Steve Neuman
Now at 1B: Jimmy Todino
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Drago 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 83.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jose Acosta 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Houston 9
TOP OF THE 8TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Milt Erb
Now at SS: Rick Mounts
Batting: LHB Jim Caldwell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Neuman 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 103.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tom Glenn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Estrada 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 2 - Houston 9
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Steve Neuman
Now at 2B: Carl Snyder
Batting: RHB Jose Gonzalez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bobby Jackson to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Sparks 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 2 - Houston 9
TOP OF THE 9TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Milt Erb
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Now at 3B: Jim Sparks
Batting: RHB Ron Ardis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jerry Olsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 53.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dave Goss 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Houston 9
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