MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
09/18/1970
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 2149 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 1970 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (81-73) 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 8 14 1
Boston Terriers (58-96) 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 1
DeFalco Stars as Empires Top Terriers, 8-5
The New York Empires defeated the Boston Terriers by the score of 8-5, with the biggest share of the credit going to left fielder Buck DeFalco. DeFalco was 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Empires on the day. Arturo Lopez earned his 1st save in 1 chances. New York now has a record of 81-73 with the win.

New York needed the clutch hitting of Randy Colbourne to seal the deal. The shortstop swatted a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Empires on top, 6-5. For the game, Colbourne had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Colbourne said.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bickle 2B 6 2 3 0 0 0 4 .302 11 58
   e-K. Schilling 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 0 11
B. DeFalco LF 5 1 4 4 0 0 1 .320 14 55
   d-A. Castro LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 1 7
R. Hickey CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 7 .263 4 65
D. Martin RF 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .252 16 80
   b-P. Brower PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .291 7 32
   A. Lopez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Matuzak 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .257 6 48
D. Bueno 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .242 10 65
R. Colbourne SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .259 14 74
R. Reed C 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .218 2 8
P. Ragsdale P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .225 1 7
   a-L. Davis PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .197 4 15
   c-D. Helms RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308 3 19
Totals 41 8 14 8 4 5 28      
a - L. Davis pinch hit for P. Ragsdale in the 8th
b - P. Brower pinch hit for D. Martin in the 8th
c - D. Helms substituted for L. Davis in the 8th
d - A. Castro substituted for B. DeFalco in the 8th
e - K. Schilling substituted for L. Bickle in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Matuzak (15, 1st Inning off V. Gould, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Hickey (34, 5th Inning off V. Gould, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Ragsdale (3, 6th Inning off V. Gould, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. DeFalco (14, 5th Inning off V. Gould, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Colbourne (14, 8th Inning off L. Alexander, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Bickle 3 , B. DeFalco 7 , R. Hickey 2 , D. Matuzak 2 , R. Colbourne 5 , R. Reed 2 , P. Ragsdale 2
2-out RBI: B. DeFalco , D. Matuzak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bickle , R. Hickey , D. Bueno 3
Sac Fly: D. Martin
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hickey (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Bickle-Colbourne-Bueno, Colbourne-Schilling-Bueno)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bryant RF 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 .258 10 44
T. Adams 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .269 8 29
D. Perkins 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .264 2 42
J. Milton LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .277 0 4
G. Williams C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .270 6 48
L. Anderson SS, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .194 1 19
M. Preciado CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236 7 42
   b-J. Lorente PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241 16 64
   d-D. Hexum CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 3 13
L. Fletcher 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232 6 54
   T. McGovern P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Alexander P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Shurtleff P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Potvin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 6 42
   D. Hipwell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
V. Gould P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .079 0 1
   a-J. Quinlan 2B, SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 6 44
Totals 37 5 12 4 2 4 20      
a - J. Quinlan substituted for V. Gould in the 6th
b - J. Lorente pinch hit for M. Preciado in the 8th
c - D. Potvin pinch hit for B. Shurtleff in the 8th
d - D. Hexum substituted for J. Lorente in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Adams (20, 1st Inning off P. Ragsdale, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Quinlan (26, 6th Inning off P. Ragsdale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Bryant (10, 1st Inning off P. Ragsdale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Bryant 7 , T. Adams 3 , D. Perkins , J. Milton 2 , G. Williams , L. Anderson , J. Quinlan 2
2-out RBI: L. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Perkins , G. Williams , V. Gould
GIDP: D. Perkins , D. Potvin
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Quinlan (18)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Ragsdale W (9-9) 7.0 11 5 5 1 4 1 113 4.82   
A. Lopez SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 30 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Ragsdale 38
Batters Faced: P. Ragsdale 33, A. Lopez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Ragsdale 8-9, A. Lopez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Ragsdale 113-78, A. Lopez 30-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Gould 5.2 9 5 5 1 2 1 92 4.33   
T. McGovern 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.04   
L. Alexander L (7-9) 0.2 4 3 3 2 1 1 29 4.45   
B. Shurtleff 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.70   
D. Hipwell 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 4.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Gould 32
Batters Faced: V. Gould 27, T. McGovern 6, L. Alexander 8, B. Shurtleff 1, D. Hipwell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Gould 5-10, T. McGovern 2-1, L. Alexander 0-1, B. Shurtleff 0-0, D. Hipwell 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: V. Gould 92-58, T. McGovern 15-9, L. Alexander 29-16, B. Shurtleff 5-3, D. Hipwell 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McGovern 1-0 , B. Shurtleff 3-0
WP: V. Gould
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Buck DeFalco
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 14410
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