MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
05/09/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 437 - SUNDAY, MAY 9TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (24-7) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 10 1
Detroit Wolverines (11-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Pierce Tosses Shutout Against Detroit
The Detroit Wolverines were no match for Jon Pierce of the New York Empires. Pierce totally shut down and shut out Detroit at Wolverine Field as New York cruised to a 2-0 win. In the 9-inning effort, he gave up 2 hits, struck out 6, and walked 5.

To this point in the season, Pierce shows a 3-1 record, 7 starts, 52.2 innings, 44 strikeouts and a 1.71 ERA.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .234 2 11
P. Brower LF 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 .272 4 12
   a-T. Glenn RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 0 5
L. Bickle 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .295 1 14
R. Lintner 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 8 23
A. Castro RF, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .358 2 15
E. Ellison C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .244 1 6
G. Austin 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 .377 3 13
   b-J. Abarca 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 1 5
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .190 0 6
J. Pierce P 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .316 0 1
Totals 35 2 10 2 4 6 21      
a - T. Glenn substituted for P. Brower in the 8th
b - J. Abarca substituted for G. Austin in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Brower (4, 6th Inning off S. Litwak, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey , P. Brower 5 , T. Glenn , L. Bickle , E. Ellison , G. Austin 3 , J. Pierce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Brower , D. Matuzak 2
GIDP: L. Bickle
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Austin (3)
CS: R. Hickey (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pierce (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Austin-Matuzak-Bickle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. McCormick CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .306 2 4
B. Taylor 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 1 9
J. Voss 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .243 3 14
J. Plumley RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .245 4 18
G. Jordan LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .200 0 5
   b-B. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 12
R. Cowell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .138 0 1
G. Copeland C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .138 1 11
S. Litwak P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 1 2
   a-T. Stallings PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 0 12
   D. Klug P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Cox SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .385 0 2
Totals 27 0 2 0 5 6 14      
a - T. Stallings pinch hit for S. Litwak in the 7th
b - B. Lee pinch hit for G. Jordan in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Plumley , G. Jordan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. McCormick , R. Cowell , D. Cox
GIDP: J. Plumley
Sac Bunt: D. Cox
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Voss (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-Cox-Cowell)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce W (3-1) 9.0 2 0 0 5 6 0 137 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 84
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 10-9
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 137-78
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak L (1-2) 7.0 6 2 2 4 6 1 107 2.81   
D. Klug 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 32 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 59
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 30, D. Klug 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 12-2, D. Klug 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 107-63, D. Klug 32-21
Balk: S. Litwak
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Pierce
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 17217
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