MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
04/27/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 318 - FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Wranglers (14-9) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 2
New York Empires (11-12) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 6 3
Wranglers Procure 4-3 Victory
The Dallas Wranglers picked up a win at Queens Field, dropping the New York Empires, 4-3. Dario Perez, who finished 5th in the ABL in strikeouts with 174 in 1971, was the difference-maker. The loss lowers the New York record to 11-12.

Dallas used the hitting of Mike Weatherby to pick up the win. The shortstop clubbed a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Wranglers on top, 4-2. For the game, Weatherby had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Dario was doing a good job pouring in strikes," said Dallas manager William Albrecht.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .318 0 7
R. Adams CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .237 0 8
R. Somers 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .317 6 16
R. McCoy LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .297 5 10
   a-R. Mitchell LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Rodgers RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 5 .269 0 12
D. Hughes 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 5 .205 1 6
M. Weatherby SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .254 1 11
T. Moore C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .105 0 2
D. Perez P 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .133 0 0
Totals 36 4 7 4 4 7 24      
a - R. Mitchell substituted for R. McCoy in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Perez (1, 2nd Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Darnell (8, 2nd Inning off J. Pierce, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Weatherby (1, 8th Inning off J. Neenan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Darnell 3 , R. Rodgers , D. Hughes , M. Weatherby 5 , D. Perez 2
2-out RBI: J. Darnell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Adams , D. Hughes , D. Perez
GIDP: T. Moore
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Darnell (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Darnell (4) , M. Weatherby (9)
OF assists: 1 (Adams(Matuzak at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .366 3 16
L. Bickle 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .350 3 8
G. Austin 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 4 12
   a-J. Abarca 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .125 0 0
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .378 4 17
P. Brower RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .291 2 18
E. Ellison C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .254 3 10
J. Caldwell LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 2 7
   c-A. Castro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 3
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 1 2
J. Pierce P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   J. Neenan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-I. Olson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .114 1 3
Totals 34 3 6 3 2 5 13      
a - J. Abarca substituted for G. Austin in the 4th
b - D. Martin pinch hit for J. Pratt in the 7th
c - A. Castro pinch hit for J. Caldwell in the 9th
d - I. Olson pinch hit for J. Neenan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Brower (7, 6th Inning off D. Perez, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Lintner (7, 8th Inning off D. Perez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Bickle (3, 6th Inning off D. Perez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Bickle 5 , J. Abarca , R. Lintner 2 , P. Brower 2 , D. Matuzak
2-out RBI: R. Lintner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Brower , E. Ellison , J. Caldwell , I. Olson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: G. Austin (1) , R. Lintner 2 (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Abarca-Matuzak-Bickle)
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Perez W (4-1) 9.0 6 3 3 2 5 1 134 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Perez 66
Batters Faced: D. Perez 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Perez 14-7
Pitches - Strikes: D. Perez 134-88
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce L (3-2) 6.2 6 3 3 4 6 0 125 2.08   
J. Pratt 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 16.88   
J. Neenan 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 52
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 32, J. Pratt 1, J. Neenan 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 6-7, J. Pratt 0-0, J. Neenan 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 125-74, J. Pratt 4-3, J. Neenan 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pratt 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dario Perez
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 18072
Special Notes: 2B Gary Austin was injured in a collision at a base.
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