MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO HURONS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
08/10/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO HURONS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1606 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Hurons (53-64) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 0
New York Empires (62-55) 4 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 10 14 0
Empires Mow Down Hurons, 10-2
Behind the hitting of Al Castro, the New York Empires stopped the Toronto Hurons, 10-2. Castro was 2 for 2 with 2 doubles and 2 walks, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Empires. Andy Humphrey, who went 8 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 1 run on 5 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 2. His record now stands at 10-8. New York has won 3 straight, while Toronto has lost 3 in a row.

With New York leading 7-0 in the bottom of the sixth, Castro came up to bat against Toronto pitcher Ben Immel. Castro hit a slider to center for a bases-clearing double. His 4th double of the season put the Empires on top, 10-0.

"You can't sugarcoat this one," said Toronto manager Jim Burns. "We got trounced."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 2 34
J. McPhearson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 6 42
J. Luna CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .304 21 63
B. Hunt 1B 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .248 1 32
J. Banes LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .258 8 51
P. Hambrick RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 4 23
D. Hunter SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .264 1 9
E. Santiago C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .261 5 37
A. Sosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 6
   B. Immel P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-M. Lasseter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 3 30
   R. Haney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 4 10      
a - M. Lasseter pinch hit for B. Immel in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Banes (8, 9th Inning off T. Duncan, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Luna , B. Hunt 2 , J. Banes 4 , P. Hambrick , D. Hunter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Banes , E. Santiago , B. Immel
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Hunter (2)
CS: B. Hunt (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Banes(Glenn at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Abarca SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 3 22
   a-C. Estrada PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 1 4
L. Bickle 1B 5 2 4 0 0 0 2 .278 5 57
G. Austin 2B 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .266 4 45
P. Brower RF 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .291 8 43
D. Matuzak 3B, SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .201 6 40
A. Castro LF 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 .222 2 24
T. Glenn CF 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 .178 0 5
R. Ardis C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .375 0 2
A. Humphrey P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .214 0 3
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 10 14 10 4 5 17      
a - C. Estrada pinch hit for J. Abarca in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Austin (25, 1st Inning off A. Sosa, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Glenn (1, 1st Inning off A. Sosa, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Castro 2 (4, 3rd Inning off B. Immel, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off B. Immel, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Abarca , L. Bickle 4 , G. Austin 3 , P. Brower 3 , A. Castro 4 , T. Glenn 2 , R. Ardis
2-out RBI: G. Austin , P. Brower , A. Castro , T. Glenn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Glenn , A. Humphrey 2
Sac Bunt: A. Humphrey
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Abarca (10)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Sosa L (6-7) 1.2 7 7 7 2 0 0 34 3.99   
B. Immel 5.1 6 3 3 2 5 0 86 4.26   
R. Haney 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sosa 5
Batters Faced: A. Sosa 13, B. Immel 24, R. Haney 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sosa 2-2, B. Immel 5-6, R. Haney 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sosa 34-19, B. Immel 86-54, R. Haney 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Immel 1-0
WP: B. Immel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Humphrey W (10-8) 8.0 5 1 1 2 2 0 127 2.73   
T. Duncan 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Humphrey 68
Batters Faced: A. Humphrey 30, T. Duncan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Humphrey 10-11, T. Duncan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Humphrey 127-82, T. Duncan 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Duncan 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Castro
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 21949
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