MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BALTIMORE LORDS
07/20/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BALTIMORE LORDS
GAME ID: 1400 - FRIDAY, JULY 20TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
New York Empires (58-44) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 13 0
Baltimore Lords (44-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 5 9 1
Empires Top Lords in Extras, 7-5
A good performance from center fielder Roger Hickey helped the New York Empires defeat the Baltimore Lords, 7-5. Hickey was 4-6 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2 for the Empires. The New York win streak is now 3 games.

Hickey had a game-changing home run in the top of the 11th. On a 1-2 fastball from Gilberto Rivera, he banged a 2-run home run to right, giving the Empires a 6-4 lead. It was the 12th home run of the year for Hickey.

"We played hard and won," said Hickey. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 6 3 4 2 0 0 0 .315 12 57
R. Lintner 3B 5 2 2 4 1 0 1 .259 16 62
A. Castro RF 5 0 2 0 1 2 1 .242 3 11
J. Caldwell LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .263 9 48
J. Abarca 2B 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 .292 0 8
D. Matuzak SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .243 4 22
L. Finnegan C 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .167 0 4
J. Todino 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .193 0 9
   a-L. Bickle PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .334 7 38
J. Pierce P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 1 6
   b-P. Brower PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 6 41
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-I. Olson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .203 5 26
   J. Neenan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 45 7 13 7 3 7 24      
a - L. Bickle pinch hit for J. Todino in the 9th
b - P. Brower pinch hit for J. Pierce in the 9th
c - I. Olson pinch hit for J. Pratt in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey 2 (23, 5th Inning off P. Veirs, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off P. Veirs, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Lintner 2 (16, 5th Inning off P. Veirs, 1 on, 1 out; 11th Inning off G. Rivera, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Hickey (12, 11th Inning off G. Rivera, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 9 , R. Lintner 8 , A. Castro 2 , J. Abarca 3 , D. Matuzak , L. Finnegan
2-out RBI: R. Hickey , R. Lintner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Matuzak , J. Todino 2
GIDP: R. Lintner
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hickey (19) , J. Abarca (6)
CS: J. Abarca (3) , D. Matuzak (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Abarca-Matuzak-Todino)
OF assists: 1 (Castro(Carter at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fierro 1B 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .243 2 9
J. Pendleton 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .279 5 33
W. Scheideler 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .322 11 30
M. Caito SS 5 0 1 2 0 1 5 .234 3 27
M. Sheffield C 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .240 4 27
G. Kiss RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 3 21
   G. Rivera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. Stewart PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 1 21
B. Carter CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209 4 30
   e-J. Moore PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .195 0 2
B. Capps LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 9 32
   b-B. Fitch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 3 11
   c-S. Burke LF 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .385 0 1
P. Veirs P 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .275 2 6
   a-J. Balliet PH, RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .260 3 24
Totals 40 5 9 5 4 5 15      
a - J. Balliet pinch hit for P. Veirs in the 8th
b - B. Fitch pinch hit for B. Capps in the 9th
c - S. Burke substituted for B. Fitch in the 10th
d - D. Stewart pinch hit for G. Rivera in the 11th
e - J. Moore pinch hit for B. Carter in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Scheideler 2 (9, 1st Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 2 outs; 10th Inning off J. Pratt, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Veirs (1, 3rd Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Carter (8, 7th Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Pendleton (17, 8th Inning off J. Pierce, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Caito (6, 8th Inning off J. Pierce, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Balliet (11, 8th Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Pendleton 2 , W. Scheideler 4 , M. Caito 2 , M. Sheffield , D. Stewart , B. Carter 2 , P. Veirs 2 , J. Balliet 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Caito 3 , G. Kiss
GIDP: D. Fierro
Sac Fly: S. Burke
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Caito (12)
Double Plays: 2 (Pendleton-Caito-Fierro, Sheffield-Pendleton)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce 8.0 6 4 4 4 4 0 119 3.65   
J. Pratt W (4-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 4.38   
J. Neenan SV (19) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 54
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 33, J. Pratt 7, J. Neenan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 10-9, J. Pratt 5-0, J. Neenan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 119-66, J. Pratt 21-14, J. Neenan 13-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Veirs 8.0 9 4 3 2 3 1 121 5.61   
G. Rivera L (2-4) 3.0 4 3 3 1 4 2 61 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Veirs 51
Batters Faced: P. Veirs 34, G. Rivera 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Veirs 12-7, G. Rivera 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Veirs 121-83, G. Rivera 61-40
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roger Hickey
Ballpark: Seton Hill Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 16031
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