MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT CHICAGO HAWKS
05/16/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 494 - FRIDAY, MAY 16TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (19-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 0
Chicago Hawks (15-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Stanford Holds Chicago Scoreless
Magic was in the air and on the mound at Hyde Park Stadium, as Larry Stanford held the Chicago Hawks spellbound in his 3-0 shutout victory. The New York Empires pitcher went the distance, rang up 2 strikeouts, walked 0, and held the Hawks to 1 hit.

"He just had us in his thrall," Chicago manager Mike Flaherty said. "We couldn't put anything together against him."

To date this season, Stanford has registered 8 starts, 5-1 won-lost mark, 2.26 ERA, 59.2 IP, 44 strikeouts and 10 walks. Opposing teams have hit .213 against him.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .227 4 20
P. Brower LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 1 12
   a-M. Preciado LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 2
L. Bickle 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .312 2 12
R. Lintner 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .328 9 22
A. Castro RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .218 4 17
E. Ellison C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .234 2 10
J. Abarca 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .150 0 1
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .218 3 9
L. Stanford P 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .150 0 1
Totals 31 3 4 3 3 5 8      
a - M. Preciado substituted for P. Brower in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: D. Matuzak (2, 6th Inning off J. Russell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Lintner , A. Castro , D. Matuzak 3 , L. Stanford
2-out RBI: L. Stanford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Hickey 2
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Abarca-Matuzak-Bickle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Taranto 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224 0 6
J. Farrar SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 0 15
L. Eccles C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 0 9
D. Bozza 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355 3 13
M. Morris RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 6 21
M. Haynes LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341 2 12
A. Bires CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .327 2 8
R. Gardner 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 5 23
   a-F. Chavez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 1 5
J. Russell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
   A. Alvarado P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Morales PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 6 19
Totals 27 0 1 0 0 2 1      
a - F. Chavez pinch hit for R. Gardner in the 9th
b - S. Morales pinch hit for A. Alvarado in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Taranto
GIDP: J. Farrar
Team LOB: 0
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford W (5-1) 9.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 83 2.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 87
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 27
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 12-12
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 83-54
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Russell L (1-3) 6.2 4 3 3 3 3 0 91 5.27   
A. Alvarado 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 34 5.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Russell 54
Batters Faced: J. Russell 27, A. Alvarado 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Russell 8-9, A. Alvarado 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Russell 91-54, A. Alvarado 34-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Alvarado 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Stanford
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (48 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:18
Attendance: 17526
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