MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BALTIMORE LORDS
08/03/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BALTIMORE LORDS
GAME ID: 1533 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (56-51) 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 7 12 0
Baltimore Lords (53-56) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
Bickle Leads Empires to 7-4 Win Over Lords
The New York Empires saddled the Baltimore Lords with a loss at Seton Hill Stadium. The final score was 7-4. Lowell Bickle was 3 for 4, including 2 singles and 1 home run. The New York second baseman scored 2 runs and drove in 3. New York has won 3 straight, while Baltimore has lost 3 in a row.

Bickle had a game-changing home run in the top of the seventh. On a 1-0 changeup from Hector Velazquez, he banged a 3-run home run to center, giving the Empires a 5-4 lead. It was the 4th home run of the year for Bickle.

"Nice win for us," said Bickle. "Now we'll go after the next one."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .273 8 50
P. Brower LF 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .249 4 35
L. Bickle 1B, 2B 4 2 3 3 1 0 1 .311 4 50
R. Lintner 3B 5 0 1 2 0 1 5 .299 21 47
A. Castro RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 12 56
E. Ellison C 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .238 10 36
J. Abarca 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 0 18
   a-G. Austin PR, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 10 45
D. Matuzak SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .271 7 38
J. Pierce P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .161 0 4
   b-M. Preciado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .345 3 19
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 7 12 7 3 2 18      
a - G. Austin pinch ran for J. Abarca in the 8th
b - M. Preciado pinch hit for J. Pierce in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Ellison (10, 4th Inning off H. Velazquez, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Lintner (7, 9th Inning off P. Morris, 2 on, 0 outs) , P. Brower (23, 9th Inning off P. Morris, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Bickle (4, 7th Inning off H. Velazquez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hickey , P. Brower 4 , L. Bickle 6 , R. Lintner 2 , E. Ellison 2 , J. Abarca , D. Matuzak 2
2-out RBI: D. Matuzak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , R. Lintner 2 , A. Castro , G. Austin
Sac Bunt: J. Pierce
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Matuzak (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Matuzak-Abarca-Bickle, Lintner-Bickle-Austin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Caito SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .273 6 42
T. McNeely CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 5 31
   a-G. McIntyre PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 3 23
   b-B. Carter CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 3 13
T. Payton LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282 11 55
   c-W. Scheideler PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 9 27
J. Balliet 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .280 7 49
   d-D. Fierro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 2 7
   P. Morris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
T. Adams 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .279 8 35
B. Capps RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .235 4 35
J. Raymond C 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .164 0 5
J. Savard 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .100 0 1
H. Velazquez P 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 .200 0 4
   e-B. Wharton LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 0 1
Totals 31 4 6 4 4 5 13      
a - G. McIntyre pinch hit for T. McNeely in the 7th
b - B. Carter substituted for G. McIntyre in the 8th
c - W. Scheideler pinch hit for T. Payton in the 8th
d - D. Fierro pinch hit for J. Balliet in the 8th
e - B. Wharton substituted for H. Velazquez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Raymond (1, 2nd Inning off J. Pierce, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Balliet 2 , B. Capps , J. Raymond 3 , H. Velazquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Payton , J. Savard
GIDP: M. Caito , J. Savard
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Savard (2)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce W (10-8) 7.0 5 4 4 4 5 0 118 3.54   
T. Duncan SV (5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 4.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 52
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 29, T. Duncan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 7-8, T. Duncan 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 118-66, T. Duncan 24-14
WP: J. Pierce
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Velazquez L (4-7) 8.0 10 5 4 2 2 1 101 4.22   
P. Morris 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 30 4.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Velazquez 44
Batters Faced: H. Velazquez 37, P. Morris 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Velazquez 14-8, P. Morris 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Velazquez 101-69, P. Morris 30-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lowell Bickle
Ballpark: Seton Hill Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 20834
Special Notes: 2B Javier Abarca was injured while running the bases.
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