MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
08/31/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE EMERALDS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1953 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Emeralds (67-72) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 1
New York Empires (78-62) 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 6 0
Emeralds Suffer 4-3 Road Loss
Larry Stanford, the 15th overall pick in the 1967 draft, was locked in. The left-hander led the New York Empires to a 4-3 win against the Seattle Emeralds at Queens Field. New York is now 78-62, while Seattle is 67-72.

Rick Lintner had a big solo home run for the Empires in the bottom of the fifth inning. With New York leading 3-2 and the bases empty, he sized up a changeup from Rob Banas, the 20th overall pick in the 1967 draft, and punished it. The result was his 22nd home run of the season, which put the Empires on top, 4-2.

"Larry's a gamer," said New York manager Dan Whiting. "Glad he's on our side."
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Salazar CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 14 47
   d-A. Link PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 3 25
C. Hall 2B 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .267 12 61
S. Wells 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .276 8 52
D. Guest 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .272 2 32
J. Guerra LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .241 3 25
R. Soto SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .192 5 36
A. Rojas RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 1 17
   a-D. Boatwright PH, RF 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .220 4 27
E. Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .252 3 21
R. Banas P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .127 0 3
   b-D. Robertson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 16 50
   F. Wild P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-F. Boone PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283 6 39
Totals 31 3 6 3 6 4 13      
a - D. Boatwright pinch hit for A. Rojas in the 7th
b - D. Robertson pinch hit for R. Banas in the 7th
c - F. Boone pinch hit for F. Wild in the 9th
d - A. Link pinch hit for R. Salazar in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Wells (8, 4th Inning off L. Stanford, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Hall , S. Wells 4 , D. Guest 2 , D. Boatwright 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Soto , D. Robertson
GIDP: S. Wells , E. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Salazar (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .306 17 66
R. Lintner 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .257 22 78
E. Ellison C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .270 17 60
G. Austin 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 6 38
L. Bickle 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .312 8 51
   b-J. Abarca 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 1 13
J. Caldwell LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .270 14 67
   J. Neenan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Matuzak SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .242 7 38
A. Castro RF 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .243 5 22
L. Stanford P 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .288 2 10
   B. Shone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .360 0 3
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-C. McKnight LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 0 8
Totals 29 4 6 4 3 3 9      
a - C. Estrada pinch hit for B. Shone in the 7th
b - J. Abarca substituted for L. Bickle in the 9th
c - C. McKnight substituted for J. Pratt in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Stanford (2, 2nd Inning off R. Banas, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Lintner (22, 5th Inning off R. Banas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Lintner 4 , L. Bickle , J. Caldwell , D. Matuzak , L. Stanford 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bickle
Sac Fly: A. Castro
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hickey (28)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bickle-Matuzak-Austin, Matuzak-Abarca-Austin)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Banas L (9-11) 6.0 6 4 4 2 2 2 92 3.08   
F. Wild 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 29 2.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Banas 44
Batters Faced: R. Banas 26, F. Wild 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Banas 9-7, F. Wild 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Banas 92-57, F. Wild 29-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford W (12-14) 6.1 3 3 3 3 3 1 87 4.42   
B. Shone H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.13   
J. Pratt H (5) 1.2 2 0 0 3 1 0 36 3.02   
J. Neenan SV (27) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 55
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 24, B. Shone 3, J. Pratt 9, J. Neenan 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 6-9, B. Shone 1-1, J. Pratt 2-1, J. Neenan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 87-52, B. Shone 8-5, J. Pratt 36-17, J. Neenan 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shone 2-1 , J. Neenan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Stanford
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 20883
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