MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
08/01/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
GAME ID: 1549 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
New York Empires (53-57) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Toronto Hurons (53-58) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12 1
Hurons Nip Empires, 3-2
The Toronto Hurons did just enough to secure a victory over the New York Empires, 3-2, in 14 innings at Dominion Field. Nobody did more than pitcher Ron Haney. Haney got the win, improving to 2-1. He gave up 1 hit and walked 1 over 5 innings. He allowed no runs. The 5th-place Hurons improved to 53-58.

The Hurons got a clutch hit from catcher Bob Bass. In the bottom of the 14th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Hurons.

"It's great to get the crowd pumped up," Bass said.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .301 9 29
   a-L. Bickle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 2 10
   b-M. Goen 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .197 1 8
J. Abarca 2B 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 .197 3 23
R. Hickey CF 5 0 2 1 1 1 1 .291 6 32
R. Lintner 3B 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 .273 8 44
A. Castro RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 9 27
D. Matuzak SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .274 12 36
D. Helms LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .212 3 15
J. Robertson C 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .164 1 14
D. Molina P 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .186 0 2
   c-P. Brower PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 4 34
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-C. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 1 13
   B. Shone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 47 2 6 2 2 9 9      
a - L. Bickle pinch hit for B. DeFalco in the 8th
b - M. Goen substituted for L. Bickle in the 8th
c - P. Brower pinch hit for D. Molina in the 10th
d - C. Estrada pinch hit for J. Pratt in the 13th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Matuzak (12, 4th Inning off J. Scott, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 2 , A. Castro , D. Matuzak 4 , D. Molina 2
2-out RBI: R. Hickey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lintner
GIDP: R. Hickey
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Hickey-Robertson, Matuzak-Abarca-DeFalco, Lintner-Abarca-DeFalco)
OF assists: 1 (Hickey(Hinojosa at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa SS 5 1 2 0 1 2 0 .290 3 27
D. Jackson CF 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 .231 0 17
B. Hunt 1B 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 .300 4 40
E. McClatchey 2B 5 1 4 0 1 0 1 .278 0 7
P. Hambrick RF 6 0 0 0 0 2 5 .189 5 20
M. Walker LF 5 1 2 1 1 0 2 .206 5 15
B. Bass C 6 0 2 1 0 0 2 .226 0 17
M. Bradshaw 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212 0 14
   b-D. Hunter PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 2
J. Scott P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .170 1 4
   A. West P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Lasseter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 1 9
   S. Persenaire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Clark PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 1 20
   R. Haney P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 49 3 12 3 3 8 17      
a - M. Lasseter pinch hit for A. West in the 7th
b - D. Hunter pinch hit for M. Bradshaw in the 9th
c - M. Clark pinch hit for S. Persenaire in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hinojosa (29, 1st Inning off D. Molina, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Hunt (13, 5th Inning off D. Molina, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. McClatchey (5, 8th Inning off D. Molina, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Walker (5, 4th Inning off D. Molina, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hinojosa 3 , D. Jackson , B. Hunt 2 , E. McClatchey 5 , M. Walker 5 , B. Bass 2
2-out RBI: B. Hunt , M. Walker , B. Bass
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. McClatchey , P. Hambrick , M. Walker , J. Scott
GIDP: P. Hambrick , B. Bass
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: E. McClatchey (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. McClatchey (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Hunt, Hunt-Hinojosa-Hunt)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Molina 9.0 9 2 2 3 3 1 119 3.34   
J. Pratt 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 29 2.37   
B. Shone L (3-3) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 28 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Molina 61
Batters Faced: D. Molina 36, J. Pratt 9, B. Shone 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Molina 14-7, J. Pratt 4-1, B. Shone 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Molina 119-72, J. Pratt 29-20, B. Shone 28-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Scott 6.1 5 2 1 1 2 1 88 3.48   
A. West 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.10   
S. Persenaire 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23 2.95   
R. Haney W (2-1) 5.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 65 1.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Scott 58
Batters Faced: J. Scott 25, A. West 2, S. Persenaire 6, R. Haney 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Scott 9-7, A. West 0-2, S. Persenaire 1-2, R. Haney 7-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Scott 88-58, A. West 5-3, S. Persenaire 23-16, R. Haney 65-38
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Haney
Ballpark: Dominion Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 17398
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