MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
05/04/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 335 - SATURDAY, MAY 4TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (13-12) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 1
Twin Cities Northmen (10-14) 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 X 9 13 0
Northmen Strike Down Empires, 9-3
The Twin Cities Northmen topped the New York Empires, 9-3, at Twin Cities Stadium. Twin Cities catcher Rick Giardina was a spark plug for the offense. He went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Kim Glanden, who is tied for 5th in the ABL with a 1.54 ERA, was the winner. He's now 2-1. The loser was Nate Frampton. New York falls to 13-12.

The Northmen got a big hit from right fielder Carl Jacobs. Facing New York pitcher Tom Duncan in the bottom of the seventh, Jacobs pounded a bases-clearing double to left-center. His 9th double of the season put the Northmen ahead, 7-3.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Twin Cities manager Jason Gudim.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Brower RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .325 1 9
R. Hickey CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .213 2 9
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .299 4 14
G. Austin 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .308 1 14
J. Abarca 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .472 0 5
J. Caldwell LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .194 1 6
D. Matuzak SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .207 2 11
L. Finnegan C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 1
N. Frampton P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 1
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Bickle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 2 13
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3 2 6 11      
a - L. Bickle pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Austin (7, 7th Inning off K. Glanden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Matuzak (2, 7th Inning off K. Glanden, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey , R. Lintner , G. Austin 2 , J. Abarca 2 , D. Matuzak 4
2-out RBI: J. Abarca , D. Matuzak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Caldwell
GIDP: R. Lintner
Sac Bunt: R. Hickey
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: L. Finnegan (1)
OF assists: 1 (Brower(Giardina at 2nd base))
PB: L. Finnegan
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .244 2 8
S. Pavey 2B 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 .237 2 8
D. Davalos 1B 5 1 1 1 0 3 4 .247 3 9
C. Jacobs RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .261 3 14
M. Perez CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .310 3 6
B. Shingleton SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 2 8
R. Giardina C 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .219 5 11
D. Miller 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .156 0 3
K. Glanden P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083 0 0
   a-M. Preciado PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .174 1 3
   A. Makins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. McNabb PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
   G. Forgette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 9 13 9 3 10 15      
a - M. Preciado pinch hit for K. Glanden in the 7th
b - T. McNabb pinch hit for A. Makins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Preciado (2, 7th Inning off N. Frampton, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Jacobs (9, 7th Inning off T. Duncan, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Jacobs (1, 4th Inning off N. Frampton, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Giardina (5, 7th Inning off N. Frampton, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Clement 3 , S. Pavey , D. Davalos , C. Jacobs 5 , M. Perez , B. Shingleton , R. Giardina 6 , M. Preciado 2
2-out RBI: G. Clement , C. Jacobs , M. Perez , R. Giardina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Pavey , D. Davalos 2 , B. Shingleton
Sac Fly: S. Pavey
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Clement (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shingleton-Pavey-Davalos)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Frampton L (2-4) 6.2 8 7 4 2 7 1 129 4.07   
T. Duncan 0.1 4 2 2 0 0 0 15 3.72   
J. Pratt 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 25 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Frampton 41
Batters Faced: N. Frampton 30, T. Duncan 4, J. Pratt 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Frampton 7-6, T. Duncan 0-0, J. Pratt 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Frampton 129-77, T. Duncan 15-8, J. Pratt 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Duncan 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Glanden W (2-1) 7.0 5 3 3 1 3 1 82 1.54   
A. Makins 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 0.00   
G. Forgette 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Glanden 57
Batters Faced: K. Glanden 26, A. Makins 4, G. Forgette 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Glanden 10-7, A. Makins 0-2, G. Forgette 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Glanden 82-51, A. Makins 20-10, G. Forgette 16-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Giardina
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 18147
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