MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
08/15/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1734 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (63-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
New York Empires (59-64) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 0
Empires Shut Out Drillers, 3-0
In a low-scoring game between the New York Empires and the Houston Drillers, pitcher Larry Stanford was masterful on the mound. The New York left-hander spearheaded his team's 3-0 win. Stanford, the winner, moves to 13-9. He threw 7 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 6 and giving up 3 walks. The 4th-place Empires are 59-64.

Dave Martin had a big 2-run home run for the Empires in the bottom of the fourth inning. With New York leading 1-0 and a runner on 2nd, he sized up a fastball from Francisco Castro, who led the NBL in wins with 20 last year, and punished it. The result was his 8th home run of the season, which put the Empires on top, 3-0.

"We put together a nice win," Stanford said.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .278 8 47
L. Ward 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 8 36
J. Frost RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263 8 39
M. Sisson LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .277 25 76
W. Fields 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .215 12 45
C. Fee C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .236 6 32
M. Hoffman CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .100 0 0
D. Martinez SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .202 7 27
F. Castro P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .129 1 4
   a-J. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 1 8
Totals 32 0 6 0 4 8 16      
a - J. Burke pinch hit for F. Castro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Amador (23, 8th Inning off J. Pratt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Amador 3 , J. Frost , W. Fields , D. Martinez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Fields , F. Castro
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Sisson (7)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ward (16)
Double Plays: 2 (Ward-Martinez-Amador, Martinez-Ward-Amador)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .300 10 33
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .269 12 38
R. Lintner 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .268 9 48
L. Bickle 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .236 2 11
P. Brower RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .230 4 38
D. Martin LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .246 8 36
C. McKnight CF 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .190 0 6
J. Robertson C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .164 1 16
L. Stanford P 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .175 0 2
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 3 7 3 4 2 17      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Martin (8, 4th Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. DeFalco , L. Bickle , P. Brower 2 , D. Martin 4 , L. Stanford 2
2-out RBI: P. Brower , D. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Brower
GIDP: R. Lintner 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: C. McKnight (1)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro L (9-8) 8.0 7 3 3 4 2 1 117 3.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 54
Batters Faced: F. Castro 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 12-7
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 117-64
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford W (13-9) 7.0 4 0 0 3 6 0 106 2.44   
J. Pratt SV (3) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 32 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 72
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 27, J. Pratt 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 7-7, J. Pratt 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 106-67, J. Pratt 32-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Stanford
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 16689
Special Notes: Rain delay of 24 minutes in the 7th inning.
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