MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
05/16/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 525 - SUNDAY, MAY 16TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Twin Cities Northmen (21-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
New York Empires (27-10) 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 5 12 1
Frampton Schools Twin Cities in 5-0 New York Triumph
Nate Frampton, who finished 5th in the ABL in wins with 16 in 1969, pitched a gem in leading New York to a 5-0 victory over the Twin Cities Northmen. New York leads the American Baseball League Eastern Division by 5½ games.

Frampton scattered 3 hits over 8.1 innings for the Empires. With the win, Frampton moves to 3-1 on the year with 34 strikeouts.

"Really good pitchers have that ability to raise their game when they need to," said New York manager Dan Whiting.
TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lockhart CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243 2 14
C. Berman 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .261 3 13
P. Walker LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 3 16
S. Pavey 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .227 2 5
M. McGurn 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 1 14
L. Emery RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .182 0 0
T. McNabb SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091 0 0
J. Kinney C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .172 0 3
S. Farooqi P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .056 0 0
   a-B. Shingleton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 5 18
   J. Perkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0 3 4 15      
a - B. Shingleton pinch hit for S. Farooqi in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Berman 2 , P. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lockhart , S. Pavey , S. Farooqi
Sac Bunt: T. McNabb
Hit by Pitch: J. Kinney
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Walker(Austin at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Abarca SS 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .227 1 6
T. Glenn LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .286 0 5
L. Bickle 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .325 1 15
E. Ellison C 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .248 1 8
A. Castro RF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .358 3 17
G. Austin 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .365 3 15
J. Olsen CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .200 0 0
D. Matuzak 3B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .209 0 8
   a-C. Estrada PR, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 0 0
N. Frampton P 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .227 0 2
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 12 5 5 3 19      
a - C. Estrada pinch ran for D. Matuzak in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Matuzak (5, 5th Inning off S. Farooqi, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Abarca (1, 2nd Inning off S. Farooqi, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Castro (3, 5th Inning off S. Farooqi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Abarca 3 , T. Glenn 2 , L. Bickle 2 , A. Castro 5 , G. Austin , J. Olsen , D. Matuzak 2 , N. Frampton 2
2-out RBI: N. Frampton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Abarca , L. Bickle , J. Olsen
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Abarca (4) , G. Austin 2 (5)
CS: J. Abarca (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Austin (3)
OF assists: 1 (Olsen(Walker at 2nd base))
PB: E. Ellison
TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Farooqi L (3-3) 6.0 10 5 5 5 3 1 102 3.88   
J. Perkins 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Farooqi 30
Batters Faced: S. Farooqi 31, J. Perkins 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Farooqi 7-6, J. Perkins 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Farooqi 102-59, J. Perkins 19-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Frampton W (3-1) 8.1 3 0 0 3 3 0 114 1.50   
J. Pratt 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Frampton 77
Batters Faced: N. Frampton 33, J. Pratt 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Frampton 7-15, J. Pratt 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Frampton 114-69, J. Pratt 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pratt 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Frampton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Frampton
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 22196
Special Notes: SS Dave Matuzak was injured while running the bases.
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