MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
09/16/1970
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
GAME ID: 2123 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 1970 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (80-72) 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 7 2
Toronto Hurons (62-89) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 7 1
Empires Tag Hurons with 5-3 Loss
New York and Toronto duked it out and the Empires came out victorious.

The New York Empires picked up a win at Dominion Field, knocking off the Toronto Hurons, 5-3. Starting pitcher Jon Pierce was a big reason why. The winning pitcher was Pierce, now 15-11. He tossed 7 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 7.

Lowell Bickle hit a 2-run triple off Joe Scott in the top of the third, which put the Empires in front, 2-1. Bickle had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 5.

"Jon kept his poise and got the job done," said New York manager John Harris. "He was outstanding."

With the win, New York pushed its record to 80-72.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bickle 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .299 11 58
   d-K. Schilling 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 0 11
B. DeFalco LF 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .314 13 51
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
R. Hickey CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .265 4 65
D. Martin RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .254 16 79
   c-L. Davis SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 4 15
D. Matuzak 3B, SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .257 6 46
D. Bueno 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .244 10 63
R. Colbourne SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 .258 13 73
   b-D. Helms PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 2 16
E. Petersen C 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .232 6 36
J. Pierce P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .210 0 7
   a-A. Castro LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 1 7
Totals 31 5 7 5 4 4 17      
a - A. Castro substituted for J. Pierce in the 8th
b - D. Helms pinch hit for R. Colbourne in the 9th
c - L. Davis substituted for D. Martin in the 9th
d - K. Schilling substituted for L. Bickle in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Helms (6, 9th Inning off R. Gordon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: L. Bickle (6, 3rd Inning off J. Scott, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Bickle 4 , D. Martin , D. Matuzak , D. Bueno , D. Helms 2 , J. Pierce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bickle
GIDP: R. Colbourne , E. Petersen
Sac Fly: B. DeFalco , R. Colbourne
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hickey (17)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hickey (8) , D. Matuzak (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Colbourne-Bickle-Bueno)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa SS 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .311 7 40
H. Rivera 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .246 4 20
M. Clark LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .300 13 54
J. Luna CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .306 34 108
R. Williams 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .237 16 68
J. McCusker 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224 6 33
D. Jackson RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
   b-M. Walker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 9 43
G. Burns C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 0 2
   c-P. Hambrick PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 14 62
J. Scott P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194 0 6
   M. Scharlau P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-E. McClatchey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 5 25
   R. Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   d-F. Chavez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 15 54
Totals 31 3 7 2 3 8 11      
a - E. McClatchey pinch hit for M. Scharlau in the 7th
b - M. Walker pinch hit for D. Jackson in the 9th
c - P. Hambrick pinch hit for G. Burns in the 9th
d - F. Chavez pinch hit for R. Gordon in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: R. Hinojosa (4, 5th Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Williams (16, 9th Inning off T. Duncan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hinojosa 4 , H. Rivera , M. Clark , R. Williams 4 , J. McCusker , P. Hambrick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Rivera , J. Luna 2 , R. Williams , J. Scott
GIDP: M. Clark
Sac Bunt: H. Rivera , D. Jackson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Williams (6)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Rivera (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Hinojosa-McCusker-Williams, Hinojosa-McCusker-Williams)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce W (15-11) 7.0 4 2 0 2 7 0 107 2.27   
T. Duncan SV (17) 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 38 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 70
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 27, T. Duncan 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 7-6, T. Duncan 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 107-70, T. Duncan 38-25
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Scott L (7-18) 6.2 6 5 5 4 2 0 107 4.39   
M. Scharlau 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.21   
R. Gordon 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Scott 40
Batters Faced: J. Scott 29, M. Scharlau 1, R. Gordon 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Scott 8-8, M. Scharlau 0-0, R. Gordon 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Scott 107-56, M. Scharlau 6-4, R. Gordon 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Scharlau 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Pierce
Ballpark: Dominion Field
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 15 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 15149
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