MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
05/10/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 475 - THURSDAY, MAY 10TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (19-16) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 10 1
Dallas Wranglers (20-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 2
Empires 7-3 Winners Over Dallas
Eddie Ellison impressed in the 7-3 New York win over Dallas. Ellison, who is tied for 9th in the ABL in home runs with 5, went 2-5 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Jack Neenan locked down his 5th save. The win gives New York a season record of 19-16.

Early in the game, Ellison had a 3-run home run for New York. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Empires on top, 3-0.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Ellison.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .348 6 28
L. Bickle 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .377 5 14
   b-A. Castro LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 0 4
G. Austin 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .292 4 18
R. Lintner 3B 4 2 1 3 1 2 3 .323 6 26
E. Ellison C 5 2 2 3 0 0 1 .224 5 16
P. Brower RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .277 4 20
J. Caldwell LF, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .245 4 14
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .246 1 6
J. Pierce P 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .292 0 0
   a-D. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .152 1 4
   J. Neenan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 7 10 6 5 4 20      
a - D. Martin pinch hit for J. Pierce in the 8th
b - A. Castro substituted for L. Bickle in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Ellison (5, 1st Inning off V. Gould, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Lintner (6, 9th Inning off A. Stager, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hickey , L. Bickle 3 , R. Lintner 4 , E. Ellison 5 , P. Brower 2 , J. Caldwell
2-out RBI: E. Ellison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Matuzak , J. Pierce 2
GIDP: R. Hickey
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Matuzak (10)
CS: R. Hickey (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Matuzak (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Austin-Matuzak-Bickle, Matuzak-Austin-Bickle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 2B 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 .289 0 10
R. Adams CF 4 0 0 1 1 0 4 .222 0 10
R. Somers 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .290 7 19
R. McCoy LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .260 5 10
R. Rodgers RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .258 1 13
   b-M. Pino PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 1 6
D. Hughes 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .219 1 11
   c-T. Golf PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .389 0 3
   d-R. Mitchell RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
M. Weatherby SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .275 1 15
R. Johnson C 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .000 0 0
V. Gould P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 2
   a-R. King PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .556 0 1
   A. Stager P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-L. Banda PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .184 3 6
Totals 31 3 5 3 7 5 17      
a - R. King pinch hit for V. Gould in the 7th
b - M. Pino pinch hit for R. Rodgers in the 8th
c - T. Golf pinch hit for D. Hughes in the 8th
d - R. Mitchell substituted for T. Golf in the 9th
e - L. Banda pinch hit for A. Stager in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Rodgers (6, 7th Inning off J. Pierce, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Darnell , R. McCoy , R. Rodgers 3 , T. Golf
2-out RBI: J. Darnell , R. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Adams 2 , R. Somers
GIDP: R. Adams , D. Hughes
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Somers (3) , M. Weatherby (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Weatherby-Darnell-Somers)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce W (5-2) 7.0 4 3 3 6 4 0 100 2.43   
J. Neenan SV (5) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 55
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 30, J. Neenan 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 9-6, J. Neenan 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 100-55, J. Neenan 29-19
WP: J. Neenan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Gould L (2-3) 7.0 8 4 4 3 4 1 122 4.57   
A. Stager 2.0 2 3 3 2 0 1 37 2.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Gould 46
Batters Faced: V. Gould 32, A. Stager 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Gould 8-7, A. Stager 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: V. Gould 122-75, A. Stager 37-19
WP: V. Gould
Balk: V. Gould
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Ellison
Ballpark: Bluff Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 15629
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