MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ NEW YORK EMPIRES
03/20/1973
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Nate Frampton
Pitching: RHP Nate Frampton
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 95.0 MPH), Distance : 366 ft
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2LF, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Pitching: RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4D, EV 73.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Nate Frampton
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Joe Burke to second
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Joe Burke to third
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Francisco Castro 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Joe Burke scores
Mickey Hoffman to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made at trailing runner, OUT! 9-3-6
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: LHB Irv Olson 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Caldwell 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Estrada 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Jim Caldwell to second
Batting: RHB Len Finnegan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - New York 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Nate Frampton
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 63.1 MPH)
Armando Amador to third
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.0 MPH)
Armando Amador scores
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB Nate Frampton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Reached on error, E2 (Groundball, 2L, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Nate Frampton to third
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Nate Frampton scores
Roger Hickey to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Gary Austin to second
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Irv Olson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Nate Frampton
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Rich Lewis scores
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Mickey Hoffman to third
Batting: LHB Francisco Castro 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Mickey Hoffman scores
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 66.3 MPH)
Francisco Castro to second
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Francisco Castro to third
Armando Amador to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by CF and OUT! 8-2
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: LHB Jim Caldwell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Estrada 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Len Finnegan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Nate Frampton
Now at C: John Robertson
Now at 2B: Javier Abarca
Now at 3B: Allan Humphrey
Now in LF: Al Castro
Now in RF: Dave Martin
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 107.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Now at SS: Chuck Walton
Now in LF: Bobby Jackson
Now in RF: Mark Sisson
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mark Goen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Dave Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Nate Frampton
Pitching: LHP Steve Carroll
Now at 1B: Bob Chilcote
Now in CF: Charlie McKnight
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Walton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Pitching: RHP Billy Gray
Now at 2B: Jim Medrano
Now at SS: Ed Shofner
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bob Chilcote 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Steve Carroll
Pitching: LHP Jack Pratt
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
Armando Amador steals 2nd base
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Billy Gray
Pitching: RHP Jerry Pederson
Batting: RHB Allan Humphrey 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 67.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Robertson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jack Pratt
Pitching: LHP Chuck Hinck
Now at SS: Dave Matuzak
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Bobby Jackson to second
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jerry Pederson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Jerry Pederson
Pitching: RHP Adrian Fagnani
Batting: LHB Charlie McKnight 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Dave Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Lowell Bickle to second
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Chuck Hinck
Pitching: RHP Steve Neuman
Batting: RHB Jim Medrano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Jim Medrano to second
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 107.5 MPH)
Jim Medrano to third
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Adrian Fagnani
Pitching: RHP Warner Manning
Batting: RHB Bob Chilcote 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 13, EV 85.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Darryl Hatton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 2
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