MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/23/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1794 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (66-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Houston Drillers (77-52) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 X 4 5 0
Brown Now 7-7 After Subduing Empires
Houston Drillers starter Mike Brown was in fine form. He led his team to victory over the New York Empires, 4-0. At 77-52, Houston is in third place in the American Baseball League Western Division.

Brown was in the zone, shutting down New York hitters over 6 innings. Brown, who threw 71 pitches, allowed no runs on no hits. He also tallied 6 punchouts.

"I found a nice groove out there," said Brown.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Abarca 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .226 0 20
P. Brower LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .249 6 40
L. Bickle 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .310 5 59
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .298 28 63
E. Ellison C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 11 37
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 9 49
J. Olsen CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .077 0 1
T. Glenn RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .349 2 17
A. Humphrey P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 0 8
   a-M. Preciado PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .317 3 20
   D. Molina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Austin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 10 52
   S. Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800 1 1
Totals 29 0 3 0 2 7 9      
a - M. Preciado pinch hit for A. Humphrey in the 6th
b - G. Austin pinch hit for D. Molina in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: P. Brower , R. Lintner , J. Olsen
GIDP: R. Lintner
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
PB: E. Ellison
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .290 16 52
M. Lockhart RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .315 12 53
J. Frost CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .287 10 76
C. Fee 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .269 23 87
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .246 9 59
R. Lewis C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .263 4 54
B. Rawlins 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 4 31
J. Johnson SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .235 10 34
M. Brown P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 0 6
   a-B. Fitch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 2 16
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Duersch PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .208 4 17
   W. Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 27 4 5 4 4 1 9      
a - B. Fitch pinch hit for M. Brown in the 6th
b - J. Duersch pinch hit for J. Ferguson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frost (24, 6th Inning off D. Molina, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Fee (23, 6th Inning off D. Molina, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wells , M. Lockhart , J. Frost 2 , C. Fee 5
2-out RBI: J. Frost , C. Fee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , C. Fee , R. Lewis
Sac Bunt: M. Brown
Sac Fly: M. Wells
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart (40) , J. Frost (33)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Ward-Fee)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Humphrey L (8-9) 5.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 62 4.55   
D. Molina 2.0 3 3 3 2 0 1 36 4.91   
S. Carroll 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Humphrey 63
Batters Faced: A. Humphrey 17, D. Molina 11, S. Carroll 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Humphrey 7-7, D. Molina 2-4, S. Carroll 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Humphrey 62-40, D. Molina 36-18, S. Carroll 20-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Brown W (7-7) 6.0 0 0 0 2 6 0 71 4.45   
J. Ferguson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.92   
W. Manning 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 27 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Brown 76
Batters Faced: M. Brown 20, J. Ferguson 4, W. Manning 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Brown 5-7, J. Ferguson 2-1, W. Manning 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Brown 71-41, J. Ferguson 11-8, W. Manning 27-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Brown
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:21
Attendance: 26048
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