MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
03/20/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 2586 - THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 8 0
New York Empires 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 1
   b-J. Burke PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296 1 4
M. Sisson CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .156 2 5
   c-M. Hoffman LF, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .129 0 2
M. Lockhart LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 2
   d-B. Jackson CF, LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .346 1 2
L. Ward 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 1 3
   g-E. Shofner PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 1 2
W. Fields 3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 0 4
   h-J. Sparks PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 1 2
   M. Erb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   j-C. Fee C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 1 6
R. Lewis C 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .240 1 5
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Newman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   k-M. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367 0 1
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Duersch 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 0 1
   e-A. Thompson SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .348 1 6
J. Johnson SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .242 1 6
   f-R. Mounts 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .067 0 2
F. Castro P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 1
   a-B. Fitch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .440 0 10
   H. Mitchell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   i-J. Gonzalez 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5 2 5 8      
a - B. Fitch pinch hit for F. Castro in the 5th
b - J. Burke pinch hit for J. Frost in the 5th
c - M. Hoffman substituted for M. Sisson in the 5th
d - B. Jackson substituted for M. Lockhart in the 5th
e - A. Thompson substituted for J. Duersch in the 5th
f - R. Mounts substituted for J. Johnson in the 5th
g - E. Shofner pinch hit for L. Ward in the 6th
h - J. Sparks pinch hit for W. Fields in the 6th
i - J. Gonzalez substituted for H. Mitchell in the 6th
j - C. Fee substituted for M. Erb in the 7th
k - M. Wells pinch hit for B. Newman in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Lewis (1, 2nd Inning off J. Pierce, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Sparks (1, 6th Inning off T. Ross, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Burke , M. Sisson , B. Jackson , L. Ward , J. Sparks 4 , R. Lewis 5 , A. Thompson
2-out RBI: J. Sparks
GIDP: L. Ward , J. Duersch
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .273 1 3
   a-M. Goen 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 0 1
P. Brower LF, RF 3 1 2 2 0 1 1 .316 1 2
   k-G. McKinney PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
L. Bickle 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .185 1 2
   b-S. Gay 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 0 1
   l-J. Olsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   D. Kretz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Lintner 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 1 4
   c-D. Kerr CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   e-T. Glenn PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .160 0 0
A. Castro RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .312 2 5
   f-J. Caldwell RF, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .115 0 0
E. Ellison C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 0 2
   g-R. Ardis C 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .217 0 2
J. Abarca 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185 0 1
   h-R. Haun SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
D. Matuzak SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
   i-L. Kendall 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .133 0 1
J. Pierce P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 1
   d-C. Estrada PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .136 1 2
   T. Ross P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   j-D. Hatton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   D. Molina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   m-A. Humphrey 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3 2 8 13      
a - M. Goen substituted for R. Hickey in the 5th
b - S. Gay substituted for L. Bickle in the 5th
c - D. Kerr substituted for R. Lintner in the 5th
d - C. Estrada pinch hit for J. Pierce in the 5th
e - T. Glenn pinch hit for D. Kerr in the 5th
f - J. Caldwell substituted for A. Castro in the 6th
g - R. Ardis substituted for E. Ellison in the 6th
h - R. Haun substituted for J. Abarca in the 6th
i - L. Kendall substituted for D. Matuzak in the 6th
j - D. Hatton pinch hit for T. Ross in the 7th
k - G. McKinney pinch hit for P. Brower in the 8th
l - J. Olsen pinch hit for S. Gay in the 8th
m - A. Humphrey substituted for D. Molina in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey (2, 1st Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Brower (1, 3rd Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Castro (2, 4th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 3 , P. Brower 5 , S. Gay , A. Castro 4 , R. Ardis
2-out RBI: P. Brower
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lintner , T. Glenn , A. Humphrey
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Matuzak-Abarca-Bickle, Abarca-Matuzak-Bickle)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro 4.0 4 3 3 0 5 2 53 2.65   
H. Mitchell W (1-1) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 23 1.80   
M. Erb H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.08   
T. McAteer H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.50   
B. Newman H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
J. Ferguson SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 47
Batters Faced: F. Castro 16, H. Mitchell 6, M. Erb 3, T. McAteer 3, B. Newman 3, J. Ferguson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 5-2, H. Mitchell 1-2, M. Erb 1-1, T. McAteer 2-1, B. Newman 0-2, J. Ferguson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 53-35, H. Mitchell 23-13, M. Erb 14-9, T. McAteer 6-5, B. Newman 10-6, J. Ferguson 17-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce 5.0 4 3 3 2 4 1 73 3.44   
T. Ross L (0-1) 2.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 34 1.59   
D. Molina 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00   
D. Kretz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 49
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 19, T. Ross 8, D. Molina 4, D. Kretz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 6-3, T. Ross 2-3, D. Molina 1-2, D. Kretz 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 73-49, T. Ross 34-23, D. Molina 14-7, D. Kretz 7-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rich Lewis
Ballpark: Spring Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 5000
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