MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
04/29/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 305 - THURSDAY, APRIL 29TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (8-14) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 18 3
New York Empires (16-6) 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 19 0
Empires Get Past Detroit, 8-7
The New York Empires defeated the Detroit Wolverines, 8-7, in American Baseball League action at Queens Field. Lowell Bickle pulled his weight. The 10-year veteran was 7 for 8 with a home run, a double, and 5 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Jack Pratt, now 4-0, was credited with the win in 1 innings of relief. He allowed 1 run on 1 hit, while striking out 0 and walking 0. With the loss, Detroit is 8-14.

The game was decided with no one out in the bottom of the 14th. With New York trailing 7-6, Bickle jumped on a sinker from 28-year old right-handed pitcher Alfredo Morales and hit a 2-run home run to left. With one swing, the Empires had a walk-off win.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Bickle.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. McCormick CF 7 1 2 0 0 1 6 .333 1 2
J. Plumley RF 7 2 3 2 0 0 1 .247 4 14
J. Voss 3B 6 0 1 2 1 2 1 .321 3 14
B. Lee LF 5 0 1 1 1 2 3 .270 0 5
G. Jordan 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 3
   d-R. Cowell PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 0 1
   W. Matz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-B. Taylor PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 1 5
   A. Morales P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Copeland C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 1 6
   b-L. Adams PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 2
   e-L. Banda PH, C 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .167 1 3
S. Tingle 2B 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 .206 1 2
J. Cooper SS 5 1 2 0 1 0 3 .185 0 3
L. Black P 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .182 0 0
   M. Kite P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Hudson PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .243 0 0
   E. Bernstein P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Stallings PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .246 0 10
Totals 55 7 18 7 4 8 22      
a - S. Hudson pinch hit for M. Kite in the 8th
b - L. Adams pinch hit for G. Copeland in the 8th
c - T. Stallings pinch hit for E. Bernstein in the 9th
d - R. Cowell pinch hit for G. Jordan in the 9th
e - L. Banda pinch hit for L. Adams in the 10th
f - B. Taylor pinch hit for W. Matz in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Plumley (3, 9th Inning off D. Molina, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Banda (1, 14th Inning off J. Pratt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. McCormick 2 , J. Plumley 4 , J. Voss , B. Lee , G. Jordan , R. Cowell , B. Taylor , L. Banda 5 , S. Tingle 2 , J. Cooper 2 , L. Black , S. Hudson
2-out RBI: J. Plumley , J. Voss , G. Jordan , L. Banda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Adams , T. Stallings
GIDP: C. McCormick
Sac Bunt: L. Banda
Sac Fly: B. Lee
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Plumley (2)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Matz (1) , J. Cooper (3) , L. Black (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Jordan-Cooper-Jordan, Black-Cooper-Jordan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Austin 3B 7 1 1 0 1 0 6 .278 2 8
P. Brower LF 7 1 1 0 1 1 1 .247 2 7
L. Bickle 1B 8 2 7 3 0 0 1 .281 1 9
E. Ellison C 4 1 0 0 3 1 4 .222 1 3
A. Castro RF 6 2 3 1 1 1 4 .375 2 13
D. Matuzak SS 6 1 3 2 1 1 2 .195 0 5
T. Glenn CF 6 0 2 2 0 0 4 .250 0 5
R. Haun 2B 6 0 2 0 1 0 8 .375 0 0
D. Kretz P 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 .125 0 0
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-M. Preciado PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 0 4
   D. Molina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Lintner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291 6 16
   S. Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-C. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   S. Neuman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   d-J. Abarca PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 1 4
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 57 8 19 8 8 8 43      
a - M. Preciado pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 8th
b - R. Lintner pinch hit for D. Molina in the 9th
c - C. Estrada pinch hit for S. Carroll in the 11th
d - J. Abarca pinch hit for S. Neuman in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Castro 2 (10, 3rd Inning off L. Black, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off M. Kite, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Haun (1, 4th Inning off L. Black, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Bickle (4, 8th Inning off E. Bernstein, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Glenn (1, 5th Inning off L. Black, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Bickle (1, 14th Inning off A. Morales, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Austin , P. Brower , L. Bickle 11 , A. Castro 5 , D. Matuzak 3 , T. Glenn 4 , R. Haun 3
2-out RBI: L. Bickle , A. Castro , D. Matuzak 2 , T. Glenn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Austin 2 , A. Castro 2 , T. Glenn , R. Haun 2 , D. Kretz , C. Estrada
GIDP: G. Austin , L. Bickle
Sac Bunt: T. Glenn
Team LOB: 19

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Austin (2) , L. Bickle (1) , T. Glenn (3)
CS: G. Austin (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bickle-Ellison-Bickle)
OF assists: 1 (Glenn(Voss at home))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Black 6.0 11 5 5 2 1 0 92 4.01   
M. Kite 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 0.00   
E. Bernstein 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 17 4.15   
W. Matz 3.0 3 0 0 1 4 0 46 1.54   
A. Morales L (0-3) 2.0 2 2 2 3 1 1 55 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Black 29
Batters Faced: L. Black 30, M. Kite 5, E. Bernstein 6, W. Matz 13, A. Morales 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Black 11-5, M. Kite 2-0, E. Bernstein 1-1, W. Matz 0-4, A. Morales 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Black 92-62, M. Kite 20-13, E. Bernstein 17-9, W. Matz 46-29, A. Morales 55-29
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Kretz 7.1 8 3 3 1 4 0 107 3.30   
T. Duncan H (4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.53   
D. Molina BS (2) 1.0 5 3 3 1 0 0 22 9.82   
S. Carroll 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 32 2.70   
S. Neuman 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 1.50   
J. Pratt W (4-0) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Kretz 53
Batters Faced: D. Kretz 30, T. Duncan 3, D. Molina 8, S. Carroll 8, S. Neuman 8, J. Pratt 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Kretz 8-9, T. Duncan 0-1, D. Molina 0-2, S. Carroll 1-2, S. Neuman 3-2, J. Pratt 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Kretz 107-67, T. Duncan 8-6, D. Molina 22-12, S. Carroll 32-17, S. Neuman 24-15, J. Pratt 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Duncan 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lowell Bickle
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:38
Attendance: 20292
Special Notes: Lowell Bickle ties the NYE regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 5. Lowell Bickle ties the ABL regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 6. Lowell Bickle sets the ABL regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 7.
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