MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
05/18/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
GAME ID: 546 - TUESDAY, MAY 18TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (27-11) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 0
Toronto Hurons (16-23) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 8 13 1
Luna goes 3-for-4 to Power Hurons Offense
Jorge Luna, who finished 5th in the ABL in on-base percentage with .402 in 1971, led Toronto to a triumph over New York. The final score was 8-2. The center fielder went 3 for 4, falling a triple shy of the cycle. He scored 1 run and added 4 RBI. The Hurons improved to 16-23.

Early in the game, Luna had a 2-run double for Toronto. It was his 6th double of the season and put the Hurons on top, 2-0.

"The effort wasn't good enough," said losing manager Dan Whiting.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .240 2 15
T. Glenn LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .300 0 5
L. Bickle 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .325 1 15
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .257 8 25
A. Castro RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .357 3 17
E. Ellison C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .248 1 8
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .210 0 9
J. Abarca 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .231 1 6
L. Stanford P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 1 2
   a-J. Olsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 0 0
   S. Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Preciado PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 0 4
Totals 33 2 9 2 3 7 16      
a - J. Olsen pinch hit for L. Stanford in the 8th
b - M. Preciado pinch hit for S. Carroll in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey (8, 8th Inning off M. Beers, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 3 , T. Glenn 2 , L. Bickle , A. Castro , E. Ellison , D. Matuzak , J. Abarca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , L. Bickle , R. Lintner
GIDP: R. Lintner , J. Abarca
Hit by Pitch: L. Bickle
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Glenn (5)
CS: R. Hickey (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lintner-Abarca-Bickle, Matuzak-Abarca-Bickle)
OF assists: 1 (Castro(Lasseter at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa 2B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .244 0 3
J. McPhearson 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .235 0 3
M. Lasseter 1B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .371 4 20
   a-B. Hunt 1B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .302 0 3
J. Luna CF 4 1 3 4 0 0 2 .242 5 18
S. Holley RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .259 1 15
D. Browning SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 0 8
D. Jackson LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .256 0 9
E. Santiago C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 0 1
M. Beers P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 2
   S. Persenaire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   R. Robins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 8 13 8 1 1 11      
a - B. Hunt substituted for M. Lasseter in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: J. Luna (6, 1st Inning off L. Stanford, 3 on, 0 outs) , R. Hinojosa (7, 1st Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Lasseter (10, 2nd Inning off L. Stanford, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Holley (4, 8th Inning off S. Carroll, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Luna (5, 8th Inning off S. Carroll, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hinojosa 4 , J. McPhearson , M. Lasseter 2 , B. Hunt 2 , J. Luna 7 , S. Holley 2 , D. Jackson 2
2-out RBI: M. Lasseter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Holley , D. Jackson
GIDP: E. Santiago 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Lasseter
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: S. Holley (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Browning-Hinojosa-Lasseter, Browning-Hunt)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford L (6-2) 7.0 9 5 5 1 1 0 80 2.78   
S. Carroll 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 1 21 5.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 39
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 29, S. Carroll 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 6-11, S. Carroll 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 80-55, S. Carroll 21-12
Hit Batsmen: L. Stanford
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Beers W (3-3) 7.1 8 2 2 1 4 0 81 3.15   
S. Persenaire H (5) 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 0.92   
R. Robins 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Beers 57
Batters Faced: M. Beers 29, S. Persenaire 5, R. Robins 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Beers 5-10, S. Persenaire 0-1, R. Robins 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Beers 81-55, S. Persenaire 23-14, R. Robins 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Persenaire 2-0 , R. Robins 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Beers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Luna
Ballpark: Dominion Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (43 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 21 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 14219
Special Notes: 1B Max Lasseter was injured while running the bases.
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