MLB
NEW YORK EMPIRES @ DETROIT WOLVERINES
09/30/1973
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Pitching: LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunt missed!
2-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Larry Stanford
Pitching: LHP Larry Stanford
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Eddie Taylor 0-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Duane Simmons to second
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Randy Cowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2R, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Caldwell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Larry Stanford
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 110.0 MPH)
Bob Gilley to second
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bob Gilley to third
Batting: LHB Scott Litwak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Now in LF: Jerry Plumley
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Stanford 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Roger Hickey to second
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Larry Stanford
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 93.8 MPH), Distance : 352 ft
Batting: RHB Eddie Taylor 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 90.6 MPH) - OUT at third base trying to stretch hit.
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Randy Cowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Larry Stanford
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Ball
Jerry Plumley is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: LHB Jim Caldwell 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Stanford 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Larry Stanford
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Litwak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 67.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Larry Stanford
Batting: RHB Eddie Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Randy Cowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 106.3 MPH)
Pete Morrison to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Bruce Shone
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Pete Morrison scores
Randy Cowell to third
Randy Cowell scores
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 89D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Caldwell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Bruce Shone
Batting: LHB Scott Litwak 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Eddie Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 58.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dave Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Bruce Shone
Pitching: LHP Steve Carroll
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Randy Cowell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 9, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP Scott Litwak
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Warren Washington
Now at SS: Joe Cooper
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Gary Austin to third
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 105.6 MPH)
Gary Austin scores
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Rick Lintner to third
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Paul Brower to second
Batting: LHB Jim Caldwell 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Rick Lintner scores
Paul Brower to third
Eddie Ellison to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pinch Runner at 2nd Javier Abarca:
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Javier Abarca to third
Jim Caldwell to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Irv Olson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Grounds into fielders choice 3-2 (Groundball, 3, EV 108.1 MPH)
Jim Caldwell to third
Dave Matuzak to second
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 101.3 MPH)
Jim Caldwell scores
Dave Matuzak to third
Irv Olson to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Gary Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 108.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 5 - Detroit 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Steve Carroll
Pitching: LHP Jack Pratt
Now at C: Len Finnegan
Now at 1B: Jim Caldwell
Now at 2B: Javier Abarca
Now in LF: Al Castro
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck McCormick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Jerry Plumley to second
Batting: RHB Joe Cooper 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Jerry Plumley to third
Chuck McCormick to second
Batting: RHB Eddie Taylor 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 5 - Detroit 3
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