MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
07/03/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1107 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (45-35) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 9 0
Detroit Wolverines (41-36) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
New York Downs Detroit, 4-1
New York starter Jon Pierce kept the Detroit offense from doing much damage. The left-hander leaned on his sinker in leading the Empires to a 4-1 win. Pierce picked up the win for New York, going 8.1 innings. He gave up 1 run on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 10-3. Picking up the save was Steve Carroll. He's now 3 for 4 in save chances.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Al Castro? The New York right fielder had a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put the Empires on top, 3-1. For the game, Castro had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I really like what we did out there today," Castro said after the game.

The triumph puts New York at 45-35 for the season.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .291 8 39
G. Austin 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .254 3 28
L. Bickle 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .265 5 45
E. Ellison C 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 6 28
D. Matuzak LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .204 3 24
   a-T. Glenn RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172 0 2
A. Castro RF, LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .220 2 17
C. Estrada 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .316 1 2
J. Abarca SS 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .308 3 18
J. Pierce P 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .229 1 7
   S. Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4 3 5 19      
a - T. Glenn substituted for D. Matuzak in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Castro (1, 8th Inning off T. McGovern, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Abarca (7, 8th Inning off T. McGovern, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: G. Austin (5, 5th Inning off L. Black, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hickey , G. Austin 4 , L. Bickle , E. Ellison , A. Castro 3 , J. Abarca 2 , J. Pierce
2-out RBI: A. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , G. Austin , L. Bickle , T. Glenn , C. Estrada , J. Pierce
Sac Bunt: G. Austin , J. Pierce
Sac Fly: L. Bickle
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hickey 2 (28) , G. Austin (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Austin-Abarca-Bickle, Abarca-Austin-Bickle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Simmons 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .285 11 36
E. Wathen 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 4 34
P. Morrison RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 11 52
T. Stallings 1B 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .277 8 51
B. Gilley C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .278 5 32
B. Taylor SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 6 22
B. Lee LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .286 4 27
C. McCormick CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .214 0 9
L. Black P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 1 5
   a-R. Cowell PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .186 2 4
   T. McGovern P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1 2 9 18      
a - R. Cowell pinch hit for L. Black in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Stallings 2 , B. Gilley , B. Taylor , B. Lee , C. McCormick , R. Cowell
2-out RBI: C. McCormick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lee , L. Black
GIDP: B. Gilley , C. McCormick
Hit by Pitch: T. Stallings
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wathen (8) , B. Taylor (13)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce W (10-3) 8.1 7 1 1 2 9 0 130 1.91   
S. Carroll SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 72
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 34, S. Carroll 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 10-5, S. Carroll 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 130-84, S. Carroll 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Carroll 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Pierce
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Black L (10-3) 7.0 6 3 3 3 3 0 102 2.83   
T. McGovern 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 31 3.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Black 53
Batters Faced: L. Black 32, T. McGovern 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Black 10-8, T. McGovern 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Black 102-58, T. McGovern 31-23
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Pierce
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 19227
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