MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
05/02/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 385 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 2ND , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (13-14) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 8 1
Detroit Wolverines (19-9) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Empires Deal Wolverines 3-1 Defeat
New York turned a fine outing from starter Jon Pierce into a victory over the Detroit Wolverines at Wolverine Field. The final score was 3-1. Jack Neenan, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1968 draft, nailed down the save. The loss has the Wolverines at 19-9.

New York used the hitting of Jim Caldwell to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Empires on top, 2-1. For the game, Caldwell had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I felt good up there," said Caldwell. "I saw the ball well."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .333 3 16
D. Matuzak SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .218 1 4
R. Lintner 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .330 5 20
P. Brower RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 2 18
L. Bickle 2B, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .338 3 8
   b-A. Castro LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 0 3
E. Ellison C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .244 3 10
J. Caldwell LF, 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .244 3 10
I. Olson 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125 1 3
   a-J. Abarca PR, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .120 0 0
J. Pierce P 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .316 0 0
   c-D. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 1 4
   J. Neenan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 3 3 6 9      
a - J. Abarca pinch ran for I. Olson in the 7th
b - A. Castro substituted for L. Bickle in the 8th
c - D. Martin pinch hit for J. Pierce in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Bickle (4, 8th Inning off J. Bailey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Caldwell (3, 5th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey , L. Bickle 2 , E. Ellison , J. Caldwell 5 , I. Olson , J. Pierce 2
2-out RBI: J. Caldwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Matuzak 2 , J. Abarca
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Caldwell (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Matuzak-Bickle-Olson, Bickle-Matuzak-Olson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Taylor 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .375 0 14
D. Simmons 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .324 3 13
R. Cowell 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .327 3 8
B. Lee LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .277 3 19
C. McCormick CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .385 1 17
   b-J. Plumley PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 3 12
P. Morrison RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .324 2 12
B. Gilley C 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .152 0 0
   c-E. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 2 12
B. Taylor SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .233 3 8
J. Rodriguez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
   P. Carter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Wathen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 3 8
   J. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1 3 8 15      
a - E. Wathen pinch hit for P. Carter in the 7th
b - J. Plumley pinch hit for C. McCormick in the 9th
c - E. Estrada pinch hit for B. Gilley in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Taylor 2 , D. Simmons , R. Cowell 2 , B. Lee , B. Gilley
2-out RBI: E. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cowell , B. Taylor 2
GIDP: D. Simmons , P. Morrison
Sac Bunt: C. McCormick
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Plumley (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rodriguez (1)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce W (4-2) 8.0 7 1 1 2 7 0 123 1.93   
J. Neenan SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 5.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 69
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 31, J. Neenan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 8-7, J. Neenan 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 123-76, J. Neenan 15-8
WP: J. Pierce
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez L (4-2) 6.2 6 2 2 2 5 1 105 3.66   
P. Carter 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.70   
J. Bailey 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 26 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 57
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 28, P. Carter 1, J. Bailey 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 7-8, P. Carter 0-1, J. Bailey 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 105-71, P. Carter 5-3, J. Bailey 26-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Carter 3-0
WP: J. Bailey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Pierce
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 18650
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