MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO HURONS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
09/16/1971
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO HURONS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 2133 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Toronto Hurons (68-84) 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 15 0
New York Empires (79-74) 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 19 1
Empires Use Late Score to Top Hurons, 7-6
A 4-RBI performance from left fielder Dave Helms, who finished 3rd in the ABL in batting average with .292 in 1968, led the New York Empires to a win over the Toronto Hurons, 7-6. New York reliever Tom Duncan picked up the win, upping his record to 6-6. Ron Haney was saddled with the loss. The triumph puts New York at 79-74 for the season.

Helms delivered a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the 11th to win it for New York. In the contest, Helms was 3 for 5 with a home run, 2 doubles, and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4.

In postgame comments, Helms said, "I think we gave the fans their money's worth."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa 2B 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 .293 5 41
B. Bass C 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .272 5 36
   f-M. Bradshaw PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240 0 9
   g-G. Burns C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 0 12
B. Hunt 1B 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 .326 10 67
J. Luna CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .314 26 86
M. Clark LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .217 7 29
   e-D. Jackson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 0 23
H. Rivera SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .225 1 19
B. Talbott 3B 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 .216 3 18
   a-R. Williams PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .171 0 4
   c-F. Chavez 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246 6 39
J. Banes RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .208 0 4
   b-P. Hambrick PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 8 34
   A. West P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   R. Haney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Haines P 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .231 0 7
   d-M. Walker RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 1 23
Totals 45 6 15 5 2 9 10      
a - R. Williams pinch hit for B. Talbott in the 8th
b - P. Hambrick pinch hit for J. Banes in the 8th
c - F. Chavez substituted for R. Williams in the 8th
d - M. Walker substituted for L. Haines in the 8th
e - D. Jackson substituted for M. Clark in the 10th
f - M. Bradshaw pinch hit for B. Bass in the 11th
g - G. Burns substituted for M. Bradshaw in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Talbott (3, 4th Inning off P. Ragsdale, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Banes (2, 6th Inning off P. Ragsdale, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hinojosa , B. Bass , B. Hunt , J. Luna 2 , M. Clark 2 , H. Rivera , B. Talbott 2 , R. Williams , F. Chavez , A. West , J. Banes 2 , P. Hambrick , L. Haines
2-out RBI: F. Chavez , J. Banes , L. Haines
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Clark , L. Haines
Sac Bunt: H. Rivera
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Luna (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Talbott-Hinojosa-Hunt, Hinojosa-Rivera-Hunt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .295 7 42
   b-R. Lintner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 0 14
   c-C. McKnight CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 0 6
R. Colbourne 3B 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 .251 7 49
B. DeFalco RF 6 2 2 1 0 0 4 .236 9 38
L. Bickle 2B 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 .306 5 64
D. Bueno 1B 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 .309 5 34
D. Helms LF 5 3 3 4 1 0 1 .225 6 38
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .270 10 50
R. Reed C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .192 8 31
   A. Humphrey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 2
   d-P. Brower PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .254 6 26
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
P. Ragsdale P 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .212 0 6
   a-E. Petersen C 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .178 1 34
Totals 46 7 19 7 5 3 20      
a - E. Petersen substituted for P. Ragsdale in the 8th
b - R. Lintner pinch hit for R. Hickey in the 8th
c - C. McKnight substituted for R. Lintner in the 9th
d - P. Brower pinch hit for A. Humphrey in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Helms 2 (9, 1st Inning off L. Haines, 2 on, 2 outs; 10th Inning off A. West, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Bickle (35, 1st Inning off L. Haines, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Colbourne (18, 4th Inning off L. Haines, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. DeFalco (9, 1st Inning off L. Haines, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Helms (6, 5th Inning off L. Haines, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 2 , R. Colbourne 2 , B. DeFalco 5 , L. Bickle 4 , D. Bueno , D. Helms 8 , D. Matuzak 2 , P. Brower , P. Ragsdale 3 , E. Petersen
2-out RBI: B. DeFalco , D. Helms 2 , D. Matuzak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. McKnight , B. DeFalco 3 , R. Reed 2
GIDP: R. Lintner , R. Colbourne
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: B. DeFalco (20) , D. Helms (3) , D. Matuzak (20)
CS: D. Bueno (4)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Bickle (13)
OF assists: 3 (Hickey(Haines at 3rd base), Hickey(Hambrick at 2nd base), DeFalco(West at 2nd base))
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Haines 7.0 15 5 5 2 1 2 113 3.69   
A. West 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 24 4.07   
R. Haney L (8-10) 1.0 1 1 1 3 1 0 23 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Haines 26
Batters Faced: L. Haines 36, A. West 8, R. Haney 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Haines 12-6, A. West 4-0, R. Haney 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Haines 113-69, A. West 24-16, R. Haney 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. West 1-0 , R. Haney 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Ragsdale 7.2 10 5 4 1 6 0 131 3.64   
A. Humphrey 2.1 5 1 1 0 1 0 36 2.79   
T. Duncan W (6-6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Ragsdale 46
Batters Faced: P. Ragsdale 34, A. Humphrey 10, T. Duncan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Ragsdale 7-9, A. Humphrey 3-1, T. Duncan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Ragsdale 131-86, A. Humphrey 36-24, T. Duncan 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Humphrey 1-0
WP: P. Ragsdale
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Helms
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 16121
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