MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
08/10/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
GAME ID: 1624 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (60-54) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 9 1
Toronto Hurons (58-59) 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 7 0
Empires Win, 7-5, Versus Toronto
New York third baseman Rick Lintner had 4 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Toronto Hurons, 7-5. Tom Duncan, now 4-6, picked up the win in relief. He allowed 3 runs on 3 hits in 2 innings. Dave Kretz notched his 4th save of the season.

Lintner had a game-changing home run in the top of the ninth. On a 1-1 cutter from Larry Haddock, he banged a grand slam home run to right-center, giving the Empires a 7-5 lead. It was the 25th home run of the year for Lintner.

"As well as we've been playing, I think we can play even better," said New York manager Dan Whiting.

The first-place Empires have won 4 in a row.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .273 9 53
P. Brower LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .240 4 35
L. Bickle 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .311 4 52
R. Lintner 3B 4 2 1 4 1 1 3 .312 25 56
A. Castro RF 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 .231 12 56
G. Austin 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .285 10 49
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .265 7 38
E. Ellison C 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .245 10 36
N. Frampton P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 0 0
   a-C. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 2 18
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Preciado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .337 3 20
   D. Kretz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 35 7 9 6 7 7 22      
a - C. Estrada pinch hit for N. Frampton in the 7th
b - M. Preciado pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey 3 (24, 1st Inning off D. Crumm, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off D. Crumm, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off L. Haddock, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Austin (20, 8th Inning off M. Kissel, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Lintner (25, 9th Inning off L. Haddock, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 6 , L. Bickle 2 , R. Lintner 4 , A. Castro , G. Austin 2 , E. Ellison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Castro , D. Matuzak , N. Frampton 2
Hit by Pitch: L. Bickle
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: G. Austin (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bleicher LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .249 3 21
J. McPhearson 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .294 8 45
M. Lasseter 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .325 12 52
J. Luna CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .321 23 82
D. Browning 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .318 2 35
J. Banes RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 3 51
D. Hunter SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .235 1 8
   b-E. Alfonso SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 0 26
E. Santiago C 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .235 6 28
D. Crumm P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 1 5
   B. Immel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Hinojosa PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296 4 45
   M. Kissel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Haddock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Robins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Hunt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 2 15
Totals 32 5 7 5 3 2 16      
a - R. Hinojosa pinch hit for B. Immel in the 7th
b - E. Alfonso substituted for D. Hunter in the 9th
c - B. Hunt pinch hit for R. Robins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hunter (2, 3rd Inning off N. Frampton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lasseter (12, 7th Inning off T. Duncan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bleicher , J. McPhearson , M. Lasseter 4 , J. Luna , D. Hunter 2 , E. Santiago , R. Hinojosa
2-out RBI: J. McPhearson , M. Lasseter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hunter , E. Santiago
Sac Bunt: D. Bleicher , D. Crumm
Sac Fly: J. McPhearson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Luna (23)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Banes(Austin at 3rd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Frampton 6.0 4 2 2 2 2 0 86 3.40   
T. Duncan W (4-6) 2.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 23 4.63   
D. Kretz SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Frampton 56
Batters Faced: N. Frampton 25, T. Duncan 9, D. Kretz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Frampton 9-7, T. Duncan 2-4, D. Kretz 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Frampton 86-56, T. Duncan 23-19, D. Kretz 11-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Crumm 6.1 6 1 1 2 7 0 112 2.77   
B. Immel H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 3.58   
M. Kissel 1.1 1 2 2 2 0 0 20 4.95   
L. Haddock L (9-3), BS (6) 0.0 2 4 4 1 0 1 18 4.90   
R. Robins 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Crumm 62
Batters Faced: D. Crumm 27, B. Immel 3, M. Kissel 6, L. Haddock 4, R. Robins 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Crumm 4-8, B. Immel 2-0, M. Kissel 1-2, L. Haddock 0-0, R. Robins 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Crumm 112-74, B. Immel 11-6, M. Kissel 20-11, L. Haddock 18-12, R. Robins 16-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Haddock 1-1
WP: D. Crumm
Hit Batsmen: L. Haddock
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Lintner
Ballpark: Dominion Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 22735
Special Notes: Roger Hickey ties the NYE regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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