MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
07/07/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 1252 - SATURDAY, JULY 7TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
New York Empires (53-38) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 9 2
Boston Terriers (41-50) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 0
Empires Deal Terriers 4-2 Loss
New York Empires starter Jon Pierce pitched his team past the Boston Terriers in 12 innings, 4-2. Picking up the save was Jack Neenan. He's now 16 for 21 in save chances. The Empires saw their win-loss record go to 53-38. At the same time, the Terriers fell to 41-50.

Though he didn't earn the victory, Pierce kept his team in the game until the bullpen took over and the New York offense came through. Over 10 innings, he allowed 6 hits and 1 run, while striking out 5.

"Jon did a nice job," said Empires manager Dan Whiting.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .311 10 49
   c-E. Ellison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 14 45
   d-C. McKnight CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 6
L. Bickle 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .342 7 35
   a-A. Castro LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .216 2 9
R. Lintner 3B 5 1 0 1 1 2 2 .278 14 57
P. Brower RF 4 1 2 1 2 0 2 .282 6 41
J. Caldwell LF, 1B 6 0 0 0 0 3 8 .270 8 43
I. Olson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .215 5 23
   b-J. Abarca 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .281 0 6
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 1 0 2 2 2 .248 4 22
L. Finnegan C 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .151 0 2
J. Pierce P 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .333 1 6
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Todino PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .221 0 9
   J. Neenan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 42 4 9 4 9 12 22      
a - A. Castro substituted for L. Bickle in the 9th
b - J. Abarca substituted for I. Olson in the 9th
c - E. Ellison pinch hit for R. Hickey in the 10th
d - C. McKnight substituted for E. Ellison in the 10th
e - J. Todino pinch hit for J. Pratt in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey (18, 6th Inning off B. Shurtleff, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 2 , A. Castro , P. Brower 2 , J. Abarca , D. Matuzak , L. Finnegan , J. Pierce , J. Todino
2-out RBI: J. Abarca , L. Finnegan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Caldwell , D. Matuzak , L. Finnegan , J. Pierce
GIDP: J. Caldwell , J. Pierce
Sac Bunt: J. Abarca
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: R. Lintner (7) , J. Abarca (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Matuzak-Bickle-Olson, Caldwell-Matuzak-Caldwell)
OF assists: 1 (Caldwell(Bozza at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Quinlan 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282 4 29
R. Anderson LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 3 32
   T. McGovern P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-B. Madaras PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 4 35
   M. Evert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Bozza 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .304 7 35
M. Saenz 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .278 7 34
P. Knight C 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 4 34
C. Zacharias RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 7
   d-M. Preciado PH, LF 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .124 0 5
M. Cash CF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .304 3 19
   a-A. Gutierrez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 9 46
   b-E. Hernandez CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .256 8 42
R. Bush SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .184 1 8
   f-J. Currie PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .345 0 5
B. Shurtleff P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 0 3
   T. Jepperson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   c-L. Montgomery LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 2 9
Totals 42 2 8 2 0 7 14      
a - A. Gutierrez pinch hit for M. Cash in the 8th
b - E. Hernandez substituted for A. Gutierrez in the 9th
c - L. Montgomery substituted for T. Jepperson in the 10th
d - M. Preciado pinch hit for C. Zacharias in the 10th
e - B. Madaras pinch hit for T. McGovern in the 11th
f - J. Currie pinch hit for R. Bush in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Saenz (15, 4th Inning off J. Pierce, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Quinlan , D. Bozza 2 , M. Saenz 4 , M. Cash 2
2-out RBI: M. Saenz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Currie
GIDP: D. Bozza , R. Bush
Sac Bunt: R. Anderson
Hit by Pitch: M. Saenz
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bush-Quinlan-Bozza, Bozza-Knight-Bozza)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce 10.0 6 1 0 0 5 0 121 3.34   
J. Pratt W (3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.66   
J. Neenan SV (16) 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 15 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 83
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 35, J. Pratt 3, J. Neenan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 15-8, J. Pratt 1-1, J. Neenan 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 121-81, J. Pratt 11-9, J. Neenan 15-11
Hit Batsmen: J. Pierce
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Shurtleff 8.1 5 1 1 2 9 0 112 3.08   
T. Jepperson 0.2 0 0 0 3 2 0 20 6.33   
T. McGovern 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 25 2.32   
M. Evert L (2-3) 1.0 4 3 3 2 0 0 35 5.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shurtleff 76
Batters Faced: B. Shurtleff 31, T. Jepperson 5, T. McGovern 8, M. Evert 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shurtleff 7-8, T. Jepperson 0-0, T. McGovern 2-3, M. Evert 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shurtleff 112-66, T. Jepperson 20-9, T. McGovern 25-14, M. Evert 35-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Jepperson 1-1
WP: T. Jepperson 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Pierce
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 17361
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