MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
08/29/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 1905 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (65-71) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 9 1
Dallas Wranglers (67-70) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 X 4 7 2
Empires Absorb 4-3 Loss at Bluff Park
Dallas Wranglers starter Steve Coomes pitched well against the New York Empires at Bluff Park, leading his team to a win, 4-3. In 9 innings, Coomes surrendered 9 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 1. He allowed 3 runs. The Wranglers go to 67-70, putting them 5th in the American Baseball League Western Division.

Dallas took advantage of an error in the bottom of the sixth inning. The game was tied, 0-0, when Luis Banda hit a run-scoring single that was misplayed. It put the Wranglers in front, 1-0.

Banda attributed the win to his team's "collective resolve."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .306 10 36
J. Abarca 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .196 3 27
R. Hickey CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .273 7 41
R. Lintner 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .263 10 52
A. Castro RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .249 13 36
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .267 15 42
D. Martin LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .230 10 38
J. Robertson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .175 1 22
N. Frampton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .129 0 3
   a-L. Bickle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 2 15
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   b-M. Goen PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224 3 11
Totals 34 3 9 3 1 4 15      
a - L. Bickle pinch hit for N. Frampton in the 7th
b - M. Goen pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey (19, 8th Inning off S. Coomes, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. DeFalco 3 , J. Abarca , R. Hickey 2 , R. Lintner , A. Castro , D. Matuzak , M. Goen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , A. Castro , D. Martin 2
GIDP: B. DeFalco
Sac Bunt: J. Abarca
Sac Fly: R. Lintner
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hickey (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268 0 41
R. Adams CF, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .264 0 30
R. McCoy RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 10 60
L. Banda C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 5 22
A. Landa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 15 53
D. Hughes 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 14
T. Golf 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 1 35
   a-H. Comp 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 6
R. Somers LF 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .319 9 33
   b-M. Sullivan CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 4 21
S. Coomes P 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .100 1 10
Totals 29 4 7 3 1 1 8      
a - H. Comp substituted for T. Golf in the 9th
b - M. Sullivan substituted for R. Somers in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Coomes (1, 7th Inning off T. Duncan, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Darnell , R. Adams , L. Banda , T. Golf , R. Somers 2 , S. Coomes 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Adams , L. Banda , A. Landa
Sac Bunt: S. Coomes
Hit by Pitch: T. Golf
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Darnell (37)
CS: T. Golf (11)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Darnell (19) , T. Golf (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Comp-Darnell-Landa)
OF assists: 1 (McCoy(Matuzak at 2nd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Frampton L (10-8) 6.0 6 1 0 0 1 0 74 2.56   
T. Duncan 2.0 1 3 3 1 0 1 30 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Frampton 59
Batters Faced: N. Frampton 23, T. Duncan 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Frampton 7-9, T. Duncan 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Frampton 74-50, T. Duncan 30-19
Hit Batsmen: T. Duncan
Balk: N. Frampton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Coomes W (13-9) 9.0 9 3 2 1 4 0 126 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Coomes 62
Batters Faced: S. Coomes 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Coomes 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: S. Coomes 126-77
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Coomes
Ballpark: Bluff Park
Weather: Rain (83 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 11:35 AM CT
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 14312
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