MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT SEATTLE EMERALDS
07/17/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT SEATTLE EMERALDS
GAME ID: 1332 - SUNDAY, JULY 17TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (56-38) 2 2 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 11 17 0
Seattle Emeralds (46-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 3
Empires Bash Emeralds, 11-2
Getting offensive support from Paul Brower, the New York Empires topped the Seattle Emeralds, 11-2. Brower was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3 for the Empires. Jon Pierce got the win, improving to 14-2. He pitched 9 innings, giving up 6 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 3 and walking 4. The first-place Empires, at 56-38, now lead their division by 3 games.

New York used the hitting of Len Finnegan to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Empires on top, 2-0. For the game, Finnegan had 1 home run and 2 singles in 4 at-bats.

"It's always fun to score a lot of runs," said Brower.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Castro LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .317 25 62
   b-L. Montgomery PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194 0 2
T. Glenn RF 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .318 2 10
   c-D. Barrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306 1 11
   d-B. Jensen LF, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
P. Brower 1B, LF 5 3 3 3 0 1 0 .292 10 43
L. Finnegan C 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .254 7 27
R. Hickey CF 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .293 6 33
J. Abarca 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .283 6 29
   e-C. Estrada PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .313 3 18
R. Lintner 3B 5 1 2 1 0 2 7 .242 14 56
D. Matuzak SS 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .303 8 35
   a-R. Haun PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254 3 16
J. Pierce P 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 0 8
Totals 44 11 17 11 3 6 16      
a - R. Haun pinch hit for D. Matuzak in the 7th
b - L. Montgomery pinch hit for A. Castro in the 7th
c - D. Barrera pinch hit for T. Glenn in the 7th
d - B. Jensen substituted for D. Barrera in the 7th
e - C. Estrada pinch hit for J. Abarca in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Abarca (8, 3rd Inning off T. McGovern, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Hickey (15, 6th Inning off D. Gordon, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Finnegan (7, 1st Inning off D. Torre, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Matuzak (8, 2nd Inning off D. Torre, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Brower (10, 3rd Inning off D. Torre, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Castro (25, 4th Inning off T. McGovern, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Lintner (14, 6th Inning off T. McGovern, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Castro 5 , T. Glenn , P. Brower 6 , L. Finnegan 6 , R. Hickey 3 , J. Abarca 3 , R. Lintner 5 , D. Matuzak 5
2-out RBI: A. Castro , L. Finnegan , R. Hickey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lintner , R. Haun
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Abarca (15)
CS: T. Glenn (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lintner-Abarca-Brower, Matuzak-Abarca-Brower)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Green CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .154 0 0
J. Klein LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251 1 16
P. Parkyn 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .265 8 19
R. Montoya 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .289 13 44
G. Patterson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 3 19
F. Venegas RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 .230 1 18
D. Behrens SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .235 0 1
D. Thomas C 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .204 6 17
D. Torre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   T. McGovern P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   D. Gordon P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 0 0
   a-D. Gerwig PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 8 31
   C. Reynolds P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2 4 3 18      
a - D. Gerwig pinch hit for D. Gordon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Thomas (6, 3rd Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Parkyn (6, 9th Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Behrens (1, 9th Inning off J. Pierce, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Klein , P. Parkyn 2 , G. Patterson , F. Venegas , D. Behrens 2 , D. Thomas 2
2-out RBI: D. Behrens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Green , D. Thomas 2
GIDP: J. Klein , D. Thomas
Sac Fly: F. Venegas
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: G. Patterson 3 (7)
OF assists: 2 (Green(Abarca at home), Venegas(Castro at home))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Pierce W (14-2) 9.0 6 2 2 4 3 0 35 136 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 66
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 9-13
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 136-82
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Torre L (2-6) 2.0 6 6 4 0 2 3 12 59 3.21   
T. McGovern 3.2 8 5 2 1 2 2 19 62 2.78   
D. Gordon 2.1 3 0 0 2 1 0 13 49 4.92   
C. Reynolds 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Torre 22
Batters Faced: D. Torre 12, T. McGovern 19, D. Gordon 13, C. Reynolds 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Torre 1-2, T. McGovern 3-4, D. Gordon 3-3, C. Reynolds 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Torre 59-37, T. McGovern 62-43, D. Gordon 49-30, C. Reynolds 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gordon 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Brower
Ballpark: Puget Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 19726
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