MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
09/19/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 2197 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Terriers (74-83) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 4
New York Empires (74-82) 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 13 0
Pierce, Empires Finish Off Terriers, 5-1
New York pitcher Jon Pierce did his part in helping his team defeat the Boston Terriers, 5-1. The opposition could never get too much going against the left-hander. The 5th-place Empires now sit at 74-82.

Pierce, now 11-9, scattered 5 hits over 9 innings for the Empires.

"A confident pitcher is a dangerous thing," said New York manager Jose Placeholder. "That's what Jon is right now."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Quinlan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 2 40
M. Preciado CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .270 6 43
D. Bozza 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .292 8 57
A. Gutierrez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 5 50
G. Williams LF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .241 10 66
M. Saenz 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 5 61
P. Knight C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .204 6 41
B. Madaras SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .197 4 40
K. Torkelson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .035 0 1
   a-L. Fletcher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 2 14
   J. Diaz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 1 5 1 2 7 4      
a - L. Fletcher pinch hit for K. Torkelson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bozza (24, 6th Inning off J. Pierce, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Preciado , D. Bozza 2 , M. Saenz , P. Knight , B. Madaras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Preciado
GIDP: L. Fletcher
Sac Bunt: K. Torkelson
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: J. Quinlan (12) , M. Preciado (6) , D. Bozza (13) , K. Torkelson (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Madaras-Quinlan-Bozza, Madaras-Quinlan-Bozza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .304 13 44
J. Abarca 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .191 6 31
R. Hickey CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .277 8 51
R. Lintner 3B 4 3 2 1 0 0 3 .268 12 63
A. Castro RF 4 0 3 4 0 0 0 .246 13 46
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .256 15 49
D. Helms LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .224 3 21
J. Robertson C 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .176 1 22
J. Pierce P 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183 2 4
Totals 37 5 13 5 1 4 21      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey (25, 1st Inning off K. Torkelson, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Castro (15, 1st Inning off K. Torkelson, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Lintner (13, 7th Inning off K. Torkelson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. DeFalco 3 , J. Abarca , R. Hickey 2 , R. Lintner 3 , A. Castro 4 , D. Matuzak , D. Helms , J. Robertson
2-out RBI: R. Lintner , A. Castro 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Lintner 2 , D. Matuzak , D. Helms , J. Robertson 2
GIDP: R. Hickey , J. Robertson
Sac Bunt: J. Abarca
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lintner-Abarca-DeFalco)
OF assists: 2 (Castro(Knight at 2nd base), Helms(Bozza at 3rd base))
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Torkelson L (7-14) 7.0 11 5 3 1 4 0 102 3.36   
J. Diaz 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Torkelson 42
Batters Faced: K. Torkelson 35, J. Diaz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Torkelson 7-9, J. Diaz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Torkelson 102-64, J. Diaz 17-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce W (11-9) 9.0 5 1 1 2 7 0 100 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 78
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 10-7
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 100-67
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Pierce
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:21
Attendance: 14373
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