MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
08/14/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
GAME ID: 1729 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (72-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 1
San Francisco Seagulls (82-44) 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 X 7 12 0
Bishop, Seagulls Beat Empires, 7-2
The San Francisco Seagulls beat the New York Empires, 7-2, at Mission Field. The win was due in part to shortstop Gail Bishop, who went 4 for 4 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Tim Stambaugh picked up the win, improving his season record to 16-7. He struck out 7 in 7.2 innings. The Seagulls have an impressive 82-44 record.

John Cobb had a big run-scoring double for the Seagulls in the bottom of the fourth inning. With San Francisco leading 1-0 and a runner on 1st, he got a splitter from fan favorite Larry Stanford and swatted a double to left. It was his 9th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Seagulls ahead, 2-0.

"We had a nice day," said San Francisco skipper Al Borie.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .308 14 62
J. Abarca 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .290 1 13
G. Austin 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 6 33
R. Lintner 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .249 19 72
P. Brower RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .296 6 49
E. Ellison C 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .285 15 57
J. Caldwell LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .263 9 54
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .244 6 34
L. Stanford P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 1 8
   A. Lopez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 3
   a-L. Bickle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .332 8 50
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-I. Olson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 6 29
Totals 34 2 7 2 2 7 13      
a - L. Bickle pinch hit for A. Lopez in the 7th
b - I. Olson pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Hickey , J. Abarca , R. Lintner , E. Ellison 3 , J. Caldwell
2-out RBI: R. Hickey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Caldwell , D. Matuzak
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Matuzak (19)
Double Plays: 1 (Austin-Matuzak-Lopez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Johnson 1B 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .312 3 36
J. Sosa CF 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .262 8 51
B. Tapia LF, RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .351 12 71
D. Martin C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .309 10 41
K. Hooper RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .333 2 10
   a-M. Legrow LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 10 62
B. Russell 3B 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 .294 3 33
J. Cobb 2B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .347 2 20
G. Bishop SS 4 2 4 3 0 0 0 .289 6 19
T. Stambaugh P 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .114 0 3
   A. Green P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7 3 3 16      
a - M. Legrow substituted for K. Hooper in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cobb (9, 4th Inning off L. Stanford, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Bishop (7, 4th Inning off L. Stanford, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Hooper (1, 5th Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Bishop (6, 7th Inning off T. Duncan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Johnson 2 , J. Sosa , K. Hooper 2 , M. Legrow , B. Russell , J. Cobb 3 , G. Bishop 8
2-out RBI: J. Sosa , J. Cobb , G. Bishop
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tapia , D. Martin , K. Hooper , T. Stambaugh
GIDP: B. Tapia
Sac Bunt: J. Cobb
Team LOB: 7
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford L (11-12) 4.2 7 5 3 2 1 0 88 4.35   
A. Lopez 1.1 3 0 0 1 0 0 23 2.98   
T. Duncan 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 36 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 33
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 24, A. Lopez 7, T. Duncan 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 9-4, A. Lopez 2-1, T. Duncan 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 88-54, A. Lopez 23-12, T. Duncan 36-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Lopez 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Stambaugh W (16-7) 7.2 7 2 2 2 7 0 123 3.37   
A. Green 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Stambaugh 62
Batters Faced: T. Stambaugh 32, A. Green 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Stambaugh 7-9, A. Green 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Stambaugh 123-71, A. Green 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Green 1-0
WP: T. Stambaugh
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gail Bishop
Ballpark: Mission Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 23134
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