MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
08/15/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAGULLS
GAME ID: 1743 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (72-54) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 10 0
San Francisco Seagulls (83-44) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 X 6 11 0
Seagulls Win, 6-4, Versus New York
San Francisco shortstop Gail Bishop made his presence felt in the 6-4 Seagulls triumph over the New York Empires. Bishop went 2-2 with 2 singles and a walk. He scored 2 times. San Francisco is now 83-44, New York 72-54.

Bob Raab, who led the ABL in RBI with 89 in 1967, helped out the San Francisco cause in the bottom of the sixth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the first baseman went 2-5 with 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI.

"As well as we've been playing, I think we can play even better," said San Francisco manager Al Borie.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .309 15 64
L. Bickle 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 8 50
G. Austin 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .309 6 33
R. Lintner 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .252 19 72
P. Brower RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .294 6 49
E. Ellison C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .283 15 57
   J. Neenan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Caldwell LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .266 9 54
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .246 6 36
D. Molina P 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Finnegan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 1 11
   b-I. Olson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204 6 29
Totals 34 4 10 4 2 2 13      
a - L. Finnegan substituted for J. Pratt in the 8th
b - I. Olson pinch hit for L. Finnegan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey (29, 5th Inning off J. Patrick, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Hickey (15, 1st Inning off J. Patrick, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 6 , G. Austin , R. Lintner 2 , J. Caldwell 2 , D. Matuzak 2 , D. Molina
2-out RBI: D. Matuzak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Caldwell , D. Molina
GIDP: P. Brower
Sac Bunt: P. Brower
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Austin (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Matuzak-Bickle-Austin, Bickle-Austin)
OF assists: 2 (Hickey(Bishop at home), Hickey(Patrick at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Johnson 2B 5 0 2 2 0 0 4 .313 3 38
B. Raab 1B 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .247 8 52
B. Tapia LF, RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .347 12 71
S. Wagner 3B 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .246 15 68
J. Barroso C 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .313 17 65
K. Hooper RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 5 .333 2 11
   c-M. Legrow LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 10 62
B. Russell CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .293 3 33
   J. Butler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Bishop SS 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 .299 6 19
   b-J. Ballard PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .367 2 11
   d-J. Cobb SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347 2 20
J. Patrick P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .220 2 7
   a-J. Sosa CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 8 51
Totals 29 6 11 6 8 4 15      
a - J. Sosa substituted for J. Patrick in the 8th
b - J. Ballard pinch hit for G. Bishop in the 8th
c - M. Legrow substituted for K. Hooper in the 9th
d - J. Cobb substituted for J. Ballard in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hooper (2, 7th Inning off D. Molina, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ballard (2, 8th Inning off J. Neenan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Johnson 2 , B. Raab 2 , S. Wagner , K. Hooper 2 , B. Russell , G. Bishop 2 , J. Ballard 4 , J. Sosa
2-out RBI: D. Johnson , B. Raab , K. Hooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Raab , K. Hooper , B. Russell
GIDP: K. Hooper
Sac Bunt: J. Patrick 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sosa (23)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Bishop-Raab)
OF assists: 1 (Hooper(Hickey at 3rd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Molina 6.2 8 4 4 8 4 0 124 4.35   
J. Pratt 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.34   
J. Neenan L (5-5) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 22 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Molina 38
Batters Faced: D. Molina 33, J. Pratt 1, J. Neenan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Molina 10-3, J. Pratt 1-0, J. Neenan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Molina 124-64, J. Pratt 1-1, J. Neenan 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pratt 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Patrick 7.0 9 4 4 2 2 1 90 2.99   
J. Butler W (5-5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 3.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Patrick 43
Batters Faced: J. Patrick 31, J. Butler 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Patrick 8-10, J. Butler 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Patrick 90-58, J. Butler 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Butler 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gail Bishop
Ballpark: Mission Field
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 20569
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