MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
09/18/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 2123 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Terriers (66-86) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 11 2
New York Empires (81-71) 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 X 6 10 0
Terriers Popped by Empires, 6-3
The New York Empires dealt the Boston Terriers a 6-3 loss at Queens Field. Dave Matuzak was the star on offense. He went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Larry Stanford was the winner. Over 5.2 innings, he yielded 3 runs on 11 hits, with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. Jack Pratt earned the save, his 23rd, for the Empires.

Early in the game, Matuzak had a solo home run for New York. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Empires on top, 1-0.

"Nice to tuck this win away," said Matuzak.

The New York winning streak has reached 3 games.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Montgomery RF 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .242 1 21
R. Alvarez 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .285 6 60
R. King 1B 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .229 11 55
E. Hernandez CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .252 16 54
P. Knight C 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .260 11 61
B. Madaras SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .247 6 61
M. Saenz 3B 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .288 2 26
C. Zacharias LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .226 0 15
D. Juarez P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190 1 3
   R. Topic P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
   a-L. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 2 17
   S. Cisneros P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 3 11 3 5 8 20      
a - L. Anderson pinch hit for R. Topic in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alvarez (30, 6th Inning off L. Stanford, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Montgomery (4, 6th Inning off L. Stanford, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Montgomery 3 , R. Alvarez 3 , R. King 3 , E. Hernandez , P. Knight , M. Saenz 2 , R. Topic
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Montgomery , E. Hernandez 2 , P. Knight , B. Madaras , M. Saenz
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: R. King (17) , M. Saenz (15)
Double Plays: 2 (Alvarez-Madaras-King, Madaras-Alvarez-King)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 14 62
P. Brower LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .302 14 72
   b-B. Deakins LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Bickle 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .286 6 70
R. Lintner 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .262 21 68
A. Castro RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .230 5 35
E. Ellison C 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 .249 15 60
J. Abarca 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .254 4 25
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .213 4 13
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Matuzak SS 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .214 7 50
L. Stanford P 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .243 0 6
   a-C. Estrada 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 2 7
Totals 32 6 10 6 1 6 11      
a - C. Estrada substituted for L. Stanford in the 6th
b - B. Deakins substituted for P. Brower in the 8th
c - D. Martin pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Matuzak (20, 4th Inning off D. Juarez, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Lintner (21, 5th Inning off D. Juarez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Matuzak (7, 3rd Inning off D. Juarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Bickle 2 , R. Lintner 2 , A. Castro 2 , E. Ellison , J. Abarca , D. Matuzak 6 , L. Stanford
2-out RBI: L. Bickle , D. Matuzak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Stanford
GIDP: P. Brower , E. Ellison
Sac Bunt: R. Hickey
Sac Fly: E. Ellison
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hickey (47)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Juarez L (8-7) 4.1 8 6 3 1 2 1 76 4.11   
R. Topic 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 5.71   
S. Cisneros 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Juarez 30
Batters Faced: D. Juarez 22, R. Topic 9, S. Cisneros 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Juarez 8-2, R. Topic 4-2, S. Cisneros 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Juarez 76-52, R. Topic 25-19, S. Cisneros 14-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Topic 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford W (14-13) 5.2 11 3 3 2 4 0 114 3.52   
T. Duncan H (6) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 31 3.75   
J. Pratt SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 22 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 37
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 30, T. Duncan 8, J. Pratt 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 10-3, T. Duncan 3-2, J. Pratt 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 114-70, T. Duncan 31-20, J. Pratt 22-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Duncan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Matuzak
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Rain (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 19415
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