MLB
NEW YORK EMPIRES @ HOUSTON DRILLERS
08/17/1973
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Pitching: RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Pitching: RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 2B, E3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Caldwell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Eddie Ellison to second
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Eddie Ellison to third
Dave Matuzak to second
Batting: RHB Andy Humphrey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Eddie Ellison scores
Dave Matuzak to third
Al Castro to second
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 78.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 53.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Rick Lintner to second
Batting: LHB Jim Caldwell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 385 ft
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Humphrey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Jackie Frost to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
Mike Lockhart is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 62.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Caldwell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: RHB Don Martinez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rick McStay 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Andy Humphrey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
Roger Hickey steals 2nd base
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
Mike Lockhart steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Mike Lockhart to third
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 113.1 MPH), Distance : 446 ft
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDFS
2-2: Ball
Wade Fields is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Rick McStay
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Now at 3B: Ed Shofner
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Now at 2B: Javier Abarca
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Armando Amador 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Jeff Ferguson
Now at SS: Chuck Walton
Batting: LHB Jim Caldwell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 1-4-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 63.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Andy Humphrey
Pitching: LHP Jack Pratt
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 4 - Houston 3
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