MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
08/04/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1532 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Lords (56-52) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1
New York Empires (58-53) 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 X 8 14 0
Baltimore 8-2 Losers to Empires
New York Empires starter Jon Pierce hurled his team past the Baltimore Lords, 8-2. Pierce, who finished 3rd in the ABL in ERA with 2.30 in 1970, went the distance for New York. He gave up 2 runs on 10 hits. With the victory, the Empires upped their record to 58-53.

Roger Hickey had a big bases-clearing triple for the Empires in the bottom of the fourth inning. With New York leading 3-2 and the bases loaded, he got a screwball from Jose Rodriguez, who finished 4th in the ABL in strikeouts with 191 in 1963, and swatted a triple to left-center. It was his 5th triple of the season, and more importantly, it put the Empires ahead, 6-2.

"I had my mind made up to go the distance," said Pierce.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Capps RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283 5 22
M. Sheffield C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .280 10 50
J. Pendleton 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .277 6 31
J. Balliet 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292 10 47
M. Caito SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .252 6 34
T. Payton LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 9 45
B. Carter CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .216 5 30
W. Scheideler 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .281 9 46
J. Rodriguez P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091 0 0
   H. Velazquez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Kiss PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 0 6
   D. Haggard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. McIntyre PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 1 8
Totals 36 2 10 2 0 4 13      
a - G. Kiss pinch hit for H. Velazquez in the 7th
b - G. McIntyre pinch hit for D. Haggard in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Caito (16, 2nd Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: W. Scheideler (1, 7th Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Capps , J. Pendleton 2 , J. Balliet , M. Caito 3 , B. Carter , W. Scheideler 5
2-out RBI: B. Carter , W. Scheideler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Capps , M. Caito , J. Rodriguez
GIDP: J. Balliet
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rodriguez (4)
OF assists: 1 (Capps(Lintner at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 2 2 3 0 1 3 .295 12 54
L. Bickle 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .263 5 55
G. Austin 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .271 4 42
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 3 2 1 0 0 .251 14 47
P. Brower RF 4 1 1 0 1 3 3 .292 7 37
D. Matuzak SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .207 5 38
J. Caldwell LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .196 4 24
R. Ardis C 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .375 0 2
J. Pierce P 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 .250 1 10
Totals 34 8 14 8 4 4 23      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey (22, 3rd Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Hickey (5, 4th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 5 , L. Bickle 2 , R. Lintner 3 , P. Brower , D. Matuzak , J. Caldwell 2 , R. Ardis 3
2-out RBI: R. Ardis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Bickle 2 , J. Caldwell
Sac Bunt: J. Pierce 3
Sac Fly: G. Austin
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Bickle (2) , P. Brower (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lintner-Austin-Bickle)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez L (6-5) 3.1 10 8 7 2 1 0 79 3.88   
H. Velazquez 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 38 0.00   
D. Haggard 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 26 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 7
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 22, H. Velazquez 11, D. Haggard 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 5-4, H. Velazquez 5-1, D. Haggard 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 79-46, H. Velazquez 38-23, D. Haggard 26-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Velazquez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce W (13-7) 9.0 10 2 2 0 4 0 123 2.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 63
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 13-9
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 123-79
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Pierce
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 24157
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