MLB
HOUSTON DRILLERS @ NEW YORK EMPIRES
03/20/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Pitching: LHP Jon Pierce
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Pitching: RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Lou Ward to second
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 360 ft
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Francisco Castro 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - New York 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Batting: LHB Jackie Frost 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Sisson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Lockhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Swinging Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Mark Sisson to second
Batting: RHB Lou Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jon Pierce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 368 ft
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Batting: RHB Wade Fields 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Duersch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 397 ft
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Now at 1B: Mark Goen
Now at 3B: Steve Gay
Now in CF: David Kerr
Batting: RHB Jim Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Brian Fitch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - New York 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Francisco Castro
Pitching: LHP Hank Mitchell
Now at 1B: Rick Mounts
Now at SS: Al Thompson
Now in LF: Bobby Jackson
Now in CF: Mickey Hoffman
Now in RF: Joe Burke
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 84.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Chuck Estrada 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Goen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Bunted foul
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 88.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Chuck Estrada to second
Batting: RHB Steve Gay 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Chuck Estrada to third
Paul Brower to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tom Glenn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 66.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 3 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Pitching: RHP Terry Ross
Now at C: Ron Ardis
Now at 2B: Larry Kendall
Now at SS: Rick Haun
Now in LF: Jim Caldwell
Now in CF: Tom Glenn
Now in RF: Paul Brower
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Sparks 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 99.4 MPH), Distance : 396 ft
Batting: SHB Rich Lewis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 13, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : LHP Hank Mitchell
Pitching: RHP Milt Erb
Now at 2B: Jose Gonzalez
Now at 3B: Ed Shofner
Batting: LHB Jim Caldwell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LSF, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Ardis 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rick Haun 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Terry Ross
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Mounts 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4D, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jose Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 78.1 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Milt Erb
Pitching: RHP Tom McAteer
Now at C: Charlie Fee
Batting: RHB Larry Kendall 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Darryl Hatton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Goen 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Terry Ross
Pitching: LHP Danilo Molina
Batting: LHB Joe Burke 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bobby Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Shofner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Tom McAteer
Pitching: RHP Bobby Newman
Pinch Hitting: RHB Gerald McKinney 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jerry Olsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tom Glenn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 73.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Drillers batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Danilo Molina
Pitching: RHP Dave Kretz
Now at 3B: Allan Humphrey
Now in RF: Gerald McKinney
Batting: RHB Charlie Fee 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 73.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mike Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 55.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Thompson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Mounts 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Houston Drillers : RHP Bobby Newman
Pitching: LHP Jeff Ferguson
Batting: LHB Jim Caldwell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ron Ardis 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 106.3 MPH)
Jim Caldwell to second
Jim Caldwell to third
Batting: RHB Rick Haun 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fielders Choice at home, 5-2 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Ron Ardis to second
Batting: RHB Larry Kendall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Allan Humphrey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 3
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