MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
08/26/1971
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1855 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (66-67) 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 6 10 1
Detroit Wolverines (81-52) 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0
Wolverines Beaten By Empires, 6-4
Wet weather did not postpone the New York-Detroit ballgame.

The New York Empires picked up a win at Wolverine Field, knocking off the Detroit Wolverines, 6-4. Starting pitcher Danilo Molina played a key role in the triumph. New York now sports a record of 66-67.

Randy Colbourne had a key at-bat with one out in the top of the sixth for New York. With the bases loaded and the Empires leading 5-4, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Colbourne.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 .247 8 34
R. Colbourne 2B 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 .255 5 39
R. Hickey CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .288 7 40
R. Lintner 3B 5 2 2 0 0 0 6 .272 0 9
D. Helms LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .223 3 26
D. Bueno 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 5 31
   a-P. Brower PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 6 24
   b-R. Reed 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .181 7 26
D. Matuzak SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .271 5 36
E. Petersen C 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .179 1 30
D. Molina P 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .197 0 1
Totals 34 6 10 5 6 2 27      
a - P. Brower pinch hit for D. Bueno in the 6th
b - R. Reed substituted for P. Brower in the 6th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Colbourne , R. Hickey , R. Lintner 2 , D. Helms , D. Bueno , P. Brower , D. Matuzak , E. Petersen , D. Molina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. DeFalco , R. Lintner
GIDP: D. Helms , E. Petersen
Sac Bunt: B. DeFalco
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hickey (12)
CS: D. Matuzak (9)

FIELDING
Errors: B. DeFalco (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Matuzak-Colbourne-Bueno)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Middleton 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 4 21
D. Simmons 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .268 12 43
E. Taylor 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 2 30
B. Lee LF 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .280 16 75
J. Plumley CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .289 10 57
G. Copeland C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .196 5 19
J. Caldwell RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .284 15 66
B. Taylor SS 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .340 0 6
S. Litwak P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .174 0 7
   P. Carter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
   a-B. Cook PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 5 55
   R. Laws P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   b-P. Morrison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285 33 103
Totals 29 4 3 4 7 2 13      
a - B. Cook pinch hit for P. Carter in the 7th
b - P. Morrison pinch hit for R. Laws in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Copeland (5, 2nd Inning off D. Molina, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Simmons (12, 5th Inning off D. Molina, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Simmons 4 , G. Copeland 2 , J. Caldwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Litwak 2
GIDP: E. Taylor
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Taylor-Taylor-Middleton, Taylor-Taylor-Middleton)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Molina W (8-15) 9.0 3 4 4 7 2 1 133 2.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Molina 60
Batters Faced: D. Molina 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Molina 12-12
Pitches - Strikes: D. Molina 133-71
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak L (15-5) 5.1 8 6 6 5 2 0 105 2.91   
P. Carter 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 1.62   
R. Laws 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 4.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 25
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 29, P. Carter 5, R. Laws 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 9-5, P. Carter 4-0, R. Laws 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 105-57, P. Carter 19-13, R. Laws 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Carter 3-0
WP: S. Litwak 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danilo Molina
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 23660
Special Notes: Rain delay of 31 minutes in the 8th inning.
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