MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
08/10/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1642 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (67-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 0
Detroit Wolverines (59-59) 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 5 7 0
Plumley Hits 2 home runs in Wolverines Win
Detroit right fielder Jerry Plumley helped his team beat the New York Empires, 5-2. Plumley, who led the ABL in wins above replacement with 7.6 last year, went 2 for 4 for the Wolverines. Scott Litwak, the winner, is now 12-7. He struck out 5 and walked 0 over 6.1 innings, while allowing 1 run on 4 hits. New York, at 67-49, has lost 5 straight.

With Detroit leading 2-0 in the bottom of the fifth, Plumley hit a changeup from Nate Frampton for a 3-run home run. It was his 12th home run of the season and put the Wolverines ahead, 5-0.

"Been a rough stretch for us," said New York manager Dan Whiting.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Austin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 11 42
P. Brower CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .305 6 40
A. Castro RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .252 7 41
L. Bickle 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 9 50
L. Finnegan C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .227 2 10
R. Lintner 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .270 14 46
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .184 1 23
T. Glenn LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 2 14
N. Frampton P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .145 0 3
   J. Antuna P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Preciado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 10
   S. Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2 1 6 4      
a - M. Preciado pinch hit for J. Antuna in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Castro (20, 1st Inning off S. Litwak, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Matuzak (8, 2nd Inning off S. Litwak, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Finnegan (4, 7th Inning off S. Litwak, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Lintner (14, 7th Inning off A. Morales, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Castro 2 , L. Finnegan 3 , R. Lintner 4 , D. Matuzak 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bickle , T. Glenn
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Matuzak-Austin-Bickle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hudson CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .207 5 23
   a-C. McCormick CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 4 16
P. Morrison LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .223 8 23
J. Plumley RF 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .279 12 51
J. Voss 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 9 58
T. Stallings 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .270 5 37
D. Cox SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248 2 27
B. Lee 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 2 36
L. Adams C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286 6 40
S. Litwak P 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 .175 2 7
   A. Morales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Klug P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 5 7 5 3 4 10      
a - C. McCormick substituted for S. Hudson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Hudson (8, 1st Inning off N. Frampton, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Stallings (21, 1st Inning off N. Frampton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Plumley 2 (12, 1st Inning off N. Frampton, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off N. Frampton, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Hudson 2 , J. Plumley 8 , T. Stallings 2 , B. Lee , L. Adams 2
2-out RBI: J. Plumley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Cox , S. Litwak
GIDP: D. Cox
Hit by Pitch: B. Lee
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Hudson (18)
CS: J. Voss (12)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Frampton L (10-5) 4.2 5 5 5 1 3 2 83 2.25   
J. Antuna 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 30 2.75   
S. Carroll 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Frampton 36
Batters Faced: N. Frampton 21, J. Antuna 9, S. Carroll 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Frampton 8-3, J. Antuna 2-3, S. Carroll 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Frampton 83-54, J. Antuna 30-19, S. Carroll 20-13
Hit Batsmen: N. Frampton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak W (12-7) 6.1 4 1 1 0 5 0 93 2.06   
A. Morales 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 19 4.43   
D. Klug SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 66
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 23, A. Morales 7, D. Klug 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 12-2, A. Morales 1-4, D. Klug 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 93-58, A. Morales 19-12, D. Klug 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Morales 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry Plumley
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 16998
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