MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
06/23/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1042 - FRIDAY, JUNE 23RD , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (40-34) 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 11 0
Detroit Wolverines (40-36) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Empires, Molina Deal Wolverines 5-1 Setback
The New York Empires received a sterling performance from starting pitcher Danilo Molina, allowing them to shoot down the Detroit Wolverines, 5-1. New York has run its win streak to 4 consecutive.

Molina gave New York an exquisite performance. The left-hander allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 8 innings.

"We'll keep playing hard and let the chips fall where they may," said New York manager Jose Placeholder.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .294 4 21
J. Abarca 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .197 2 12
C. Estrada 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .217 1 11
A. Castro RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .250 6 15
D. Matuzak SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .274 9 27
D. Martin LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .262 5 22
J. Robertson C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .164 0 10
T. Glenn CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .318 0 0
D. Molina P 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 .148 0 2
   a-L. Bickle PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 2 6
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5 1 9 19      
a - L. Bickle pinch hit for D. Molina in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Matuzak (7, 3rd Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Abarca (5, 7th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Bickle (7, 9th Inning off J. Ferguson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Castro (6, 3rd Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Martin (5, 8th Inning off B. Long, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. DeFalco 2 , J. Abarca 2 , A. Castro 5 , D. Matuzak 3 , D. Martin 5 , J. Robertson , L. Bickle 2
2-out RBI: B. DeFalco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. DeFalco , J. Abarca , C. Estrada , A. Castro 2
Sac Bunt: J. Abarca , J. Robertson , D. Molina
Sac Fly: D. Molina
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cowell 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283 8 13
D. Simmons 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 11 43
B. Taylor 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .158 0 6
C. McCormick LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 6 17
J. Plumley CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240 8 23
G. Copeland C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .227 6 20
E. Estrada RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 1 15
B. Cook SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .193 2 21
J. Rodriguez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 0 2
   B. Long P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 2 26
   J. Ferguson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 4 7      
a - B. Lee pinch hit for B. Long in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Cowell (8, 3rd Inning off D. Molina, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cowell 4 , D. Simmons , B. Taylor , G. Copeland , B. Cook
2-out RBI: R. Cowell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Copeland
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Plumley(Matuzak at 3rd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Molina W (4-7) 8.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 98 2.84   
J. Pratt 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 24 1.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Molina 75
Batters Faced: D. Molina 27, J. Pratt 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Molina 10-11, J. Pratt 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Molina 98-65, J. Pratt 24-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez L (6-7) 6.1 9 4 4 1 7 1 109 2.96   
B. Long 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 21 5.55   
J. Ferguson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 45
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 29, B. Long 6, J. Ferguson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 8-4, B. Long 1-3, J. Ferguson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 109-66, B. Long 21-13, J. Ferguson 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Long 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danilo Molina
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 21527
Saturday, May 24th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 25.11 Build 104