MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ NEW YORK EMPIRES
03/24/1976
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Pitching: RHP Jack Neenan
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5D, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5L, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tom Glenn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 46.3 MPH)
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 Jack Neenan
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Ed Shofner to second
Batting: RHB Mike Tice 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Rick Lintner to second
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Rick Haun 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Rick Lintner to third
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Batting: LHB Bill Switzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 107.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Jack Neenan 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Tom Glenn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Tom Glenn to second
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Tom Glenn to third
Lowell Bickle to second
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Tom Glenn scores
Lowell Bickle to third
Rick Lintner to second
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Fielders Choice at 3rd, U5 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Batting: RHB Rick Haun 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 66.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Jack Neenan 0-0: Ball
Dave Matuzak steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH)
Dave Matuzak to third
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Now at C: Mario Crain
Now in RF: Al Castro
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Tice 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Bill Switzer
Pitching: RHP Terry Holland
Now at 1B: Rick Mounts
Now in RF: Mark Sisson
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 78.1 MPH)
Lowell Bickle scores
Pinch Hitting: RHB Miguel Preciado 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mario Crain 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Miguel Preciado to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Rick Haun 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 63.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Now in LF: Miguel Preciado
Now in CF: Al Mills
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Steve Neuman
Now at 2B: Gary Austin
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Mark Sisson to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jose Gonzalez 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Mounts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dave Elwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Terry Holland
Now at 2B: Jose Gonzalez
Now at 3B: Jerry Duersch
Now in LF: Dave Elwood
Now in CF: Mark Sisson
Now in RF: Jackie Frost
Pinch Hitting: RHB Chuck Estrada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Chuck Estrada to second
Batting: LHB Al Mills 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Chuck Estrada scores
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 60.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Steve Neuman
Pitching: RHP Terry Ross
Now at 3B: Allan Humphrey
Now at SS: Javier Abarca
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Terry Holland
Pitching: RHP Steve Reed
Now at SS: Al Thompson
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Miguel Preciado 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mario Crain 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Terry Ross
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 94.4 MPH), Distance : 366 ft
Pitching: LHP Jack Pratt
Now at C: Len Finnegan
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jose Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Steve Reed
Pitching: RHP Bobby Newman
Now at 1B: Brian Fitch
Batting: RHB Allan Humphrey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Tom McAteer
Batting: RHB Len Finnegan 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jack Pratt
Pitching: RHP Tom Duncan
Batting: LHB Dave Elwood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Lute Eccles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 3
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