MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
06/25/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1046 - FRIDAY, JUNE 25TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (41-33) 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 0
New York Empires (45-28) 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 X 5 10 1
Empires Slap 5-3 Loss on Detroit
Baseball fans saw a good contest between the New York Empires and Detroit Wolverines.

New York Empires starter Nate Frampton pitched well against the Detroit Wolverines at Queens Field, leading his team to a win, 5-3. In 7 innings, Frampton surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 1 and walking 2. He allowed 3 runs. Jack Pratt, who leads the ABL in wins with 9, nailed down the save.

Len Finnegan, the 12th overall pick in the 1972 draft, helped out the New York cause in the bottom of the fourth inning with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. For the game, the catcher drew 1 walk.

"I'm happy we won," said Frampton. "That's first and foremost. My goal is for the team to win the day I pitch, however it's done."

The 'W' lifts New York's record to 45-28.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Plumley RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .293 8 35
B. Lee LF, 2B 5 0 2 2 0 2 3 .264 2 30
T. Stallings 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .263 3 23
J. Voss 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .256 5 30
G. Jordan CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .270 0 17
D. Cox SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .268 0 11
B. Gilley C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
B. Taylor 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .239 3 17
   a-S. Hudson PH, LF 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .221 3 14
S. Litwak P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 2 7
   b-P. Morrison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .209 4 14
   D. Klug P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Cowell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 1 9
Totals 33 3 7 3 3 4 17      
a - S. Hudson pinch hit for B. Taylor in the 7th
b - P. Morrison pinch hit for S. Litwak in the 7th
c - R. Cowell pinch hit for D. Klug in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gilley (1, 7th Inning off N. Frampton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Plumley 2 , B. Lee 2 , G. Jordan , B. Gilley 2 , B. Taylor
2-out RBI: , B. Lee 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lee , T. Stallings
Sac Bunt: S. Litwak
Sac Fly: D. Cox
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Voss (40)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cox-Stallings)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .203 3 22
P. Brower LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .289 6 28
L. Bickle 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .315 5 28
G. Austin 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .327 5 26
   b-C. Estrada 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 1
A. Castro RF 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .280 5 24
R. Haun 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .269 0 12
L. Finnegan C 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .185 0 5
J. Abarca SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .249 2 16
N. Frampton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .190 0 3
   a-T. Glenn PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 0 7
   J. Pratt P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
Totals 31 5 10 5 4 3 18      
a - T. Glenn pinch hit for N. Frampton in the 7th
b - C. Estrada substituted for G. Austin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Brower (7, 1st Inning off S. Litwak, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Bickle (5, 5th Inning off S. Litwak, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey , P. Brower 2 , L. Bickle 4 , G. Austin 2 , A. Castro , R. Haun 2 , J. Abarca , T. Glenn
2-out RBI: L. Bickle , G. Austin , J. Abarca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bickle , J. Pratt , N. Frampton
Sac Fly: L. Finnegan
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Glenn (8)
CS: G. Austin (8)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Austin (7)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak L (8-4) 6.0 6 4 4 4 1 1 84 2.24   
D. Klug 2.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 39 1.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 41
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 26, D. Klug 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 2-13, D. Klug 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 84-47, D. Klug 39-25
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Frampton W (6-3) 7.0 6 3 3 2 1 0 106 1.90   
J. Pratt SV (10) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 35 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Frampton 52
Batters Faced: N. Frampton 30, J. Pratt 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Frampton 9-11, J. Pratt 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Frampton 106-66, J. Pratt 35-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Frampton
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 21601
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