MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/26/1967
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1798 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (67-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 0
Houston Drillers (66-63) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1
Drillers Score Late, Top Empires, 2-1
New York pitcher Elliot Diehl gave the Drillers all they could handle, but in the end, Houston left Sam Houston Field with a win, 2-1. Diehl allowed 1 run on 5 hits over 8 innings. With the win, the Drillers sit at 66-63.

The most significant at-bat for Houston came with the bases empty in the bottom of the ninth. Drillers pinch hitter John Martin hit a double to win the game.

"This place was electric at the end," Martin said.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Keithline RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .264 0 8
I. Olson 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .234 19 53
   b-J. Parker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 11 43
   c-E. Petersen 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 0 34
D. Martin LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .226 13 53
R. Reed C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 4 16
E. Ott 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .193 0 6
   d-T. Foster PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 21 52
   C. Hinck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Howard CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .189 2 10
K. Schilling SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .209 4 40
D. Gorsline 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .199 3 35
   a-D. Limeburner PH, 2B 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .203 1 14
E. Diehl P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .218 0 5
   e-D. Matuzak PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 8 1 5 4 16      
a - D. Limeburner pinch hit for D. Gorsline in the 7th
b - J. Parker pinch hit for I. Olson in the 8th
c - E. Petersen substituted for J. Parker in the 8th
d - T. Foster pinch hit for E. Ott in the 9th
e - D. Matuzak pinch hit for E. Diehl in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Keithline , D. Martin , R. Reed , E. Ott , B. Howard , K. Schilling , D. Gorsline , D. Limeburner
2-out RBI: D. Limeburner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Diehl , D. Matuzak
GIDP: I. Olson , R. Reed
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Ott (1) , B. Howard (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gorsline-Schilling-Olson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 5 33
M. Cook RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 0 8
J. Frost CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .277 7 43
   b-J. Martin PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 12 30
M. Riojas 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .261 15 55
G. Carpenter 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .243 13 47
D. Sanders 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .221 7 40
R. Ketchum C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .219 10 24
T. Bennet SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 2 8
   T. Fried P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
E. Quezada P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .292 1 2
   a-G. Jakubisin SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .177 3 20
Totals 31 2 6 1 2 7 11      
a - G. Jakubisin substituted for E. Quezada in the 8th
b - J. Martin pinch hit for J. Frost in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frost (12, 4th Inning off E. Diehl, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Ketchum (8, 7th Inning off E. Diehl, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Martin (14, 9th Inning off C. Hinck, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 3 , J. Martin 2 , M. Riojas , R. Ketchum 2 , E. Quezada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ketchum , T. Bennet
GIDP: A. Amador
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Frost (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Riojas-Bennet-Carpenter, Sanders-Riojas-Carpenter)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Diehl 8.0 5 1 1 1 7 0 106 2.36   
C. Hinck L (4-5) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 10 1.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Diehl 74
Batters Faced: E. Diehl 29, C. Hinck 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Diehl 9-7, C. Hinck 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Diehl 106-65, C. Hinck 10-7
WP: C. Hinck
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Quezada 7.2 5 1 0 5 2 0 116 2.71   
T. Fried W (10-7) 1.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 20 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Quezada 64
Batters Faced: E. Quezada 30, T. Fried 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Quezada 7-11, T. Fried 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Quezada 116-63, T. Fried 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fried 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Elliot Diehl
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 20013
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