MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
08/25/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
GAME ID: 1844 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (75-56) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 0
Toronto Hurons (57-75) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 3
Slide Continues for Hurons
The Toronto Hurons were defeated, 4-2, by the New York Empires at Dominion Field, even though Tom DeGagne pitched well for Toronto. Toronto has now lost 6 in a row.

The Empires had to work out of trouble in the bottom of the ninth. The score was 4-2, New York, with no one out. Toronto, with the bases empty, was mounting a threat. Steve Holley dug in at the plate, but on a 2-2 changeup, he struck out.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .237 4 36
P. Brower RF 5 2 1 0 0 1 4 .308 8 49
   b-T. Glenn RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 2 18
R. Lintner 3B 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .268 15 54
G. Austin 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .312 11 47
A. Castro LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .254 8 46
J. Abarca 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .255 5 34
L. Finnegan C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219 2 14
   D. Kretz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 2 33
J. Pierce P 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 0 5
   a-E. Ellison C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 9 42
Totals 37 4 8 3 1 7 17      
a - E. Ellison substituted for J. Pierce in the 8th
b - T. Glenn substituted for P. Brower in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Hickey , P. Brower , R. Lintner , G. Austin , J. Abarca , J. Pierce 2 , E. Ellison
2-out RBI: J. Abarca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Finnegan 2
GIDP: P. Brower
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Brower (3) , J. Abarca (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Matuzak-Abarca-Austin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .293 1 25
D. Browning 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .230 1 29
D. Jackson RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .254 1 36
D. Bleicher 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .295 1 9
   b-J. Luna PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 19 67
   c-B. Hunt 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 2 12
S. Holley CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .297 3 45
J. Banes LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .294 0 1
D. Hunter SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .224 1 14
E. Santiago C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .206 1 31
T. DeGagne P 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .085 0 0
   a-J. McPhearson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 4 33
   S. Persenaire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   J. Scott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 3 3 13      
a - J. McPhearson pinch hit for T. DeGagne in the 7th
b - J. Luna pinch hit for D. Bleicher in the 8th
c - B. Hunt substituted for J. Luna in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hinojosa (25, 3rd Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hinojosa 2 , D. Bleicher 2 , J. Banes , E. Santiago , T. DeGagne
2-out RBI: E. Santiago
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jackson , T. DeGagne
GIDP: S. Holley
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Browning 2 (8) , D. Hunter (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Hunter-Hinojosa-Hunt)
PB: E. Santiago
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce W (10-10) 7.0 6 2 2 2 2 0 83 2.88   
D. Kretz SV (8) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 25 2.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 57
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 28, D. Kretz 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 9-9, D. Kretz 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 83-55, D. Kretz 25-12
WP: J. Pierce
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. DeGagne L (5-10) 7.0 4 3 0 1 5 0 105 3.78   
S. Persenaire 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 14 2.68   
J. Scott 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. DeGagne 67
Batters Faced: T. DeGagne 28, S. Persenaire 5, J. Scott 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. DeGagne 5-11, S. Persenaire 0-1, J. Scott 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. DeGagne 105-64, S. Persenaire 14-9, J. Scott 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Scott 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom DeGagne
Ballpark: Dominion Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 15 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 13206
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