MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
05/01/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 356 - MONDAY, MAY 1ST , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (16-10) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Twin Cities Northmen (15-11) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3
Empires Bridle Northmen, 2-1
The New York Empires eked out a 2-1 win versus the Twin Cities Northmen at Twin Cities Stadium. Nobody did more than pitcher Larry Stanford. He was terrific. New York goes to 16-10.

Rick Lintner, who is tied for 4th in the ABL with a .412 on-base percentage, had a direct impact on the outcome. Lintner contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the third inning to put New York up, 2-0.

"My job is to go out and execute," said Stanford.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .305 3 13
A. Castro RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .158 1 3
B. DeFalco 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .233 1 6
   b-D. Helms 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 2 4
R. Lintner 3B 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .295 1 13
D. Martin LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .219 1 5
J. Abarca 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .219 0 1
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239 4 9
J. Robertson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .186 0 1
L. Stanford P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 0 0
   a-P. Brower PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 0 10
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2 0 6 16      
a - P. Brower pinch hit for L. Stanford in the 7th
b - D. Helms substituted for B. DeFalco in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey (9, 1st Inning off B. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. DeFalco (4, 3rd Inning off B. Hall, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 2 , B. DeFalco 2 , R. Lintner , D. Martin 2 , J. Robertson , P. Brower
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , A. Castro , J. Abarca , D. Matuzak
GIDP: D. Martin 2
Sac Bunt: L. Stanford
Sac Fly: R. Lintner
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Duncan (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Abarca-Matuzak-Helms)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Pino 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .289 0 1
E. Hernandez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 7
C. Jacobs RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .263 3 9
E. Wathen 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .202 4 10
   c-S. Garcia PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238 0 3
   d-F. Kane 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Morales LF, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 2 9
D. Miller SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .149 0 1
R. Giardina C 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .218 1 11
R. Griffin 1B 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .176 2 3
   a-G. Clement PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 1 8
B. Hall P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 1 3
   b-B. Shingleton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327 3 12
   J. Gibson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 32 1 5 1 3 7 10      
a - G. Clement pinch hit for R. Griffin in the 7th
b - B. Shingleton pinch hit for B. Hall in the 7th
c - S. Garcia pinch hit for E. Wathen in the 8th
d - F. Kane substituted for S. Garcia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Pino (3, 3rd Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Jacobs (1, 1st Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Griffin (2, 3rd Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Pino 3 , E. Hernandez , C. Jacobs 3 , R. Griffin 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Wathen 2 , A. Morales
GIDP: C. Jacobs
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Pino 2 (3) , D. Miller (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Wathen-Pino-Griffin, Pino-Miller-Morales)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford W (2-3) 6.0 3 1 1 2 4 1 87 2.83   
T. Duncan SV (6) 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 39 1.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 64
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 23, T. Duncan 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 10-4, T. Duncan 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 87-52, T. Duncan 39-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hall L (2-3) 7.0 7 2 1 0 6 0 94 2.14   
J. Gibson 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hall 63
Batters Faced: B. Hall 29, J. Gibson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hall 8-6, J. Gibson 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hall 94-70, J. Gibson 12-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Stanford
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 16848
Special Notes: Rain delay of 17 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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