MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
07/15/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1267 - TUESDAY, JULY 15TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (45-44) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
Detroit Wolverines (47-40) 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 X 8 11 2
New York Listless in 8-1 Loss
Detroit Wolverines starter Larry Black had all his pitches working at Wolverine Field. His stellar performance paved the way for an easy 8-1 Detroit win over the New York Empires. Black picked up the win for Detroit, going 8.1 innings. He gave up 1 run on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 11-4. Detroit is now 47-40, while New York is 45-44.

Joe Cooper had a key at-bat with one out in the bottom of the second for Detroit. With the bases loaded and the Wolverines leading 1-0, he grounded out, driving in 1 run.

"Larry did a good job of managing their lineup," said Detroit manager Alex Wobbema.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 7 44
P. Brower LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .248 3 30
L. Bickle 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .298 3 40
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .293 14 32
A. Castro RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234 11 48
E. Ellison C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266 9 35
G. Austin 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 9 38
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 5 30
J. Pierce P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 3
   D. Molina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Preciado PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .371 3 16
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 1 3 11      
a - M. Preciado pinch hit for D. Molina in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Bickle (19, 4th Inning off L. Black, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Bickle 3 , R. Lintner , G. Austin , D. Matuzak , M. Preciado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ellison , G. Austin
GIDP: R. Hickey , L. Bickle
Sac Bunt: A. Castro
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Austin (4)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Brower (4) , J. Pierce (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cooper SS 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .245 5 25
D. Simmons 3B 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 .298 21 55
P. Morrison RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .291 17 70
   a-J. Plumley PR, RF 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .258 8 31
B. Lee LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .256 2 17
T. Stallings 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .290 7 35
G. Copeland C 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .250 0 8
B. Taylor 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .262 2 22
C. McCormick CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 8 .243 2 23
L. Black P 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 .260 1 9
   W. Washington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 8 11 8 4 6 20      
a - J. Plumley pinch ran for P. Morrison in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Simmons (19, 1st Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Stallings (18, 5th Inning off J. Pierce, 2 on, 0 outs) , P. Morrison (11, 5th Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Plumley (8, 8th Inning off T. Duncan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cooper , D. Simmons 2 , P. Morrison 2 , J. Plumley 4 , B. Lee , T. Stallings 3 , G. Copeland , B. Taylor , L. Black 2
2-out RBI: J. Cooper , J. Plumley , L. Black
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Simmons , P. Morrison , B. Lee , C. McCormick
Sac Bunt: G. Copeland
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. Taylor 2 (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Simmons-Taylor-Stallings, Cooper-Taylor-Stallings)
OF assists: 1 (McCormick(Austin at home))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce L (8-6) 6.0 10 6 5 3 3 0 116 3.23   
D. Molina 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.67   
T. Duncan 1.0 1 2 2 1 3 1 24 4.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 30
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 32, D. Molina 3, T. Duncan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 9-7, D. Molina 1-2, T. Duncan 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 116-71, D. Molina 9-6, T. Duncan 24-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Black W (11-4) 8.1 6 1 1 1 2 0 110 3.14   
W. Washington 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 6.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Black 68
Batters Faced: L. Black 30, W. Washington 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Black 15-5, W. Washington 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Black 110-70, W. Washington 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Washington 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Black
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 19280
Special Notes: LF Pete Morrison was injured while running the bases.
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