MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
09/09/1971
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 2041 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (74-72) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 11 0
Boston Terriers (47-99) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 0
Matuzak Hits 2 home runs in Empires Win
Behind the hitting of Dave Matuzak, the New York Empires stopped the Boston Terriers, 7-3. Matuzak was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice for the Empires. Larry Stanford, who finished 5th in the ABL in ERA with 2.48 last year, was the winning pitcher. Over 7 innings, he allowed 3 runs on 8 hits, with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. New York has now won 3 in a row.

New York used the timely hitting of Randy Reed to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Empires on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

Reed called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco RF, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 8 36
   c-R. Reed PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .188 7 30
   A. Humphrey P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .077 0 2
L. Bickle 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .310 5 64
R. Hickey CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .294 7 41
D. Martin LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .238 14 75
   a-P. Brower PH, RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .253 6 25
R. Colbourne 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .247 5 43
D. Helms 1B, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .217 4 29
D. Matuzak SS 4 2 2 5 0 1 1 .274 9 46
E. Petersen C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .171 1 33
L. Stanford P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 3 5
   b-R. Lintner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 0 13
   d-D. Bueno LF, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303 5 34
Totals 37 7 11 7 0 6 11      
a - P. Brower pinch hit for D. Martin in the 7th
b - R. Lintner pinch hit for L. Stanford in the 8th
c - R. Reed pinch hit for B. DeFalco in the 8th
d - D. Bueno substituted for R. Lintner in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey (26, 7th Inning off A. Alonso, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Colbourne (15, 7th Inning off A. Alonso, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Petersen (2, 8th Inning off A. Alonso, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Bueno (1, 9th Inning off L. Alexander, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Matuzak 2 (9, 2nd Inning off A. Alonso, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off A. Alonso, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Reed , L. Bickle , R. Hickey 2 , D. Martin , P. Brower , R. Colbourne 3 , D. Matuzak 8 , E. Petersen 3 , D. Bueno 3
2-out RBI: D. Matuzak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Humphrey , D. Matuzak
GIDP: R. Hickey
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Matuzak-Bickle-Helms)
OF assists: 1 (Hickey(Milton at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Bowers SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .125 0 0
M. Preciado CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .254 12 49
T. Adams 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .291 5 29
D. Bozza 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .256 12 48
M. Saenz 3B 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .243 8 44
J. Milton LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .241 12 51
P. Knight C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .220 5 30
M. Cash RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .194 0 1
A. Alonso P 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .438 0 4
   L. Alexander P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Quinlan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 8 38
Totals 34 3 9 3 3 6 16      
a - J. Quinlan pinch hit for L. Alexander in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bozza (12, 6th Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Milton (2, 4th Inning off L. Stanford, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Bowers , T. Adams 2 , D. Bozza 2 , M. Saenz , J. Milton 4 , A. Alonso 2
2-out RBI: J. Milton , A. Alonso
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Adams , P. Knight 2
GIDP: M. Preciado
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bowers-Adams-Bozza)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford W (13-9) 7.0 8 3 3 3 6 0 97 2.42   
A. Humphrey SV (17) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 52
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 30, A. Humphrey 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 6-7, A. Humphrey 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 97-60, A. Humphrey 23-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Alonso L (5-13) 8.1 10 7 7 0 6 2 109 5.44   
L. Alexander 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Alonso 41
Batters Faced: A. Alonso 34, L. Alexander 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Alonso 5-13, L. Alexander 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Alonso 109-80, L. Alexander 9-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Matuzak
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 12501
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