MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
05/15/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DALLAS WRANGLERS
GAME ID: 505 - SATURDAY, MAY 15TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
New York Empires (17-19) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 9 1
Dallas Wranglers (23-13) 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 0
New York Loses, 5-4, in 10
The Dallas Wranglers withstood a fine game by New York second baseman Lowell Bickle at Bluff Park, to upend the Empires, 5-4. Bickle was 3 for 4 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs. The Empires, at 17-19, have lost 5 straight games.

The Wranglers got a clutch hit from shortstop John Darnell. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Wranglers.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Dallas manager William Albrecht.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .234 1 14
R. Hickey CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .281 1 13
L. Bickle 2B 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .271 0 11
D. Martin LF 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .248 4 21
R. Colbourne 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .302 2 8
   a-D. Bueno PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .350 3 11
   b-L. Davis 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .162 0 2
D. Helms 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .286 1 8
   P. Ragsdale P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .309 1 10
R. Reed C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .170 3 7
J. Pierce P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
   c-P. Brower 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196 3 8
Totals 35 4 9 4 4 7 12      
a - D. Bueno pinch hit for R. Colbourne in the 8th
b - L. Davis substituted for D. Bueno in the 8th
c - P. Brower substituted for J. Pierce in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Martin (8, 6th Inning off C. Hickman, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Bickle (8, 8th Inning off C. Hickman, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Reed (3, 7th Inning off C. Hickman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. DeFalco , L. Bickle 4 , D. Martin 3 , D. Matuzak , R. Reed 4 , J. Pierce
2-out RBI: D. Martin , R. Reed
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Martin , R. Colbourne
GIDP: D. Helms
Sac Bunt: R. Hickey
Sac Fly: D. Helms
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Matuzak (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Matuzak (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Matuzak-Bickle-Helms)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Adams CF 5 2 2 1 0 2 3 .356 0 11
J. Darnell SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .257 0 18
R. Pakula RF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .122 2 8
   e-E. Estrada PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 5 15
J. Hammit 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .281 5 19
   f-J. Lorente PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 1 4
   g-R. Lockner 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 2
R. Somers 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 4 15
   a-S. Price 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 4 10
T. Golf 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .310 2 13
   b-J. Giovenco 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 0
M. Christoph LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .171 0 5
   c-P. Mize LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 1 2
R. Adair C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .185 1 1
   F. Dunn P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
C. Hickman P 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .375 0 1
   d-T. McClellan C 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .352 3 24
Totals 34 5 7 5 2 6 9      
a - S. Price substituted for R. Somers in the 8th
b - J. Giovenco substituted for T. Golf in the 8th
c - P. Mize substituted for M. Christoph in the 8th
d - T. McClellan substituted for C. Hickman in the 8th
e - E. Estrada pinch hit for R. Pakula in the 8th
f - J. Lorente pinch hit for J. Hammit in the 9th
g - R. Lockner substituted for J. Lorente in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Adair (1, 5th Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Adams 2 (6, 1st Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Pierce, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Golf (6, 2nd Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Mize (1, 10th Inning off P. Ragsdale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Adams 6 , J. Darnell , T. Golf 3 , P. Mize 3 , R. Adair 2 , C. Hickman
2-out RBI: J. Darnell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Darnell , E. Estrada
GIDP: J. Hammit
Sac Fly: J. Darnell , R. Pakula
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hickman-Adair-Somers)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce 7.2 5 4 4 1 5 0 114 2.73   
P. Ragsdale L (1-3) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 33 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 57
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 29, P. Ragsdale 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 10-7, P. Ragsdale 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 114-72, P. Ragsdale 33-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Ragsdale 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hickman 7.0 8 4 4 3 3 1 109 5.24   
F. Dunn W (3-1), BS (3) 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 38 1.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hickman 45
Batters Faced: C. Hickman 30, F. Dunn 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hickman 8-8, F. Dunn 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hickman 109-70, F. Dunn 38-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Dunn 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lowell Bickle
Ballpark: Bluff Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 19512
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