MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BALTIMORE LORDS
08/15/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BALTIMORE LORDS
GAME ID: 1670 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (63-58) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 11 0
Baltimore Lords (63-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
Lords Sunk by Empires
Jon Pierce pitched a gem to lead New York to victory over the Baltimore Lords, 5-1. Pierce, the winner, moves to 15-7. He threw 9 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 2 and giving up 8 walks. With the win, New York pushed its record to 63-58.

New York used the hitting of Al Castro to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Empires on top, 4-0. For the game, Castro had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We came in and got the job done. That's what it's all about in this business," said Pierce.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .296 12 55
L. Bickle 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .292 5 59
G. Austin 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .266 4 47
   a-C. Estrada PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 1 4
   b-J. Abarca 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .281 3 22
R. Lintner 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .256 16 50
P. Brower LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .295 9 52
R. Ardis C 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 .327 0 3
A. Castro RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .222 3 26
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .203 6 40
J. Pierce P 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .239 1 12
Totals 37 5 11 5 3 6 14      
a - C. Estrada pinch ran for G. Austin in the 3rd
b - J. Abarca substituted for C. Estrada in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: G. Austin (26, 3rd Inning off J. Pardoe, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Lintner (16, 2nd Inning off J. Pardoe, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Castro (3, 6th Inning off J. Pardoe, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 2 , L. Bickle 2 , G. Austin 2 , R. Lintner 5 , A. Castro 5 , D. Matuzak 2
2-out RBI: R. Ardis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lintner , P. Brower , A. Castro , J. Pierce
GIDP: G. Austin
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Abarca (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Abarca-Matuzak-Bickle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pendleton 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .269 6 31
M. Sheffield C 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .269 10 51
B. Capps RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .273 5 24
M. Caito SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .246 6 35
J. Balliet 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .291 11 50
W. Scheideler 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 9 48
T. Payton LF 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .247 10 47
B. Carter CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .211 5 36
J. Pardoe P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .179 0 0
   D. Achber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
   a-G. McIntyre PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 2 12
   G. Rivera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Kiss PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .229 0 8
Totals 30 1 4 1 8 2 18      
a - G. McIntyre pinch hit for D. Achber in the 8th
b - G. Kiss pinch hit for G. Rivera in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Sheffield , J. Pardoe , G. McIntyre , G. Kiss
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sheffield , M. Caito
GIDP: B. Carter
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pendleton-Caito-Scheideler)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce W (15-7) 9.0 4 1 1 8 2 0 130 2.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 69
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 14-10
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 130-71
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pardoe L (6-6) 6.2 11 5 5 3 5 2 109 2.64   
D. Achber 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.94   
G. Rivera 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pardoe 34
Batters Faced: J. Pardoe 33, D. Achber 4, G. Rivera 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pardoe 10-4, D. Achber 2-1, G. Rivera 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pardoe 109-66, D. Achber 13-9, G. Rivera 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Achber 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Pierce
Ballpark: Seton Hill Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 23273
Special Notes: 2B Gary Austin was injured while running the bases.
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