MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
05/20/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 546 - TUESDAY, MAY 20TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (20-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2
Detroit Wolverines (27-11) 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 X 6 9 0
Rodriguez in Fine Form in 6-2 Detroit Win
Detroit Wolverines starter Juan Rodriguez turned in a top-notch performance against the New York Empires at Wolverine Field. The result was a win for the Wolverines, 6-2. Detroit has run its win streak to 4 consecutive.

Rodriguez yielded 2 runs on 4 hits over 9 innings for the Wolverines. For the season, Rodriguez has a record of 4-1 with 39 strikeouts.

"This isn't football or hockey where you can overwhelm your opponents," Rodriguez told the Detroit Daily. "Everyone gets 27 outs and we happened to make the most of them."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .225 4 22
P. Brower LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .233 1 12
L. Bickle 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .315 2 14
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 .313 9 23
A. Castro RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219 4 18
E. Ellison C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 3 11
G. Austin 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311 6 23
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .233 3 11
J. Pierce P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .095 0 0
   a-M. Preciado PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .348 1 2
Totals 31 2 4 2 1 11 7      
a - M. Preciado pinch hit for J. Pierce in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: L. Bickle , R. Lintner , G. Austin , M. Preciado
2-out RBI: L. Bickle , R. Lintner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Castro
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: G. Austin (4) , D. Matuzak (9)
OF assists: 2 (Hickey(Lee at home), Hickey(Stallings at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cooper SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .312 1 11
D. Simmons 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .331 9 29
P. Morrison RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .324 12 36
B. Lee LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .282 0 6
T. Stallings 1B 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 .319 5 20
B. Gilley C 3 0 2 3 0 0 4 .246 2 14
B. Taylor 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .232 2 12
C. McCormick CF 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .267 1 13
J. Rodriguez P 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .100 0 0
Totals 30 6 9 6 7 4 17      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Morrison (6, 3rd Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 1 out) , C. McCormick (4, 4th Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. McCormick (1, 8th Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Morrison 3 , B. Lee , T. Stallings , B. Gilley 2 , B. Taylor , C. McCormick 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Cooper 2 , B. Gilley
Sac Fly: B. Gilley
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cooper (7) , P. Morrison 2 (14) , B. Lee (2)
CS: P. Morrison (5) , T. Stallings (1)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce L (3-2) 8.0 9 6 2 7 4 1 134 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 45
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 7-9
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 134-82
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez W (4-1) 9.0 4 2 2 1 11 0 106 2.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 81
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 5-11
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 106-73
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Rodriguez
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:26
Attendance: 19809
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