MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
05/23/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 572 - THURSDAY, MAY 23RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines (22-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 7 2
New York Empires (24-17) 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 X 7 8 0
Detroit Dispatched, 7-3, by New York
The New York Empires beat the Detroit Wolverines, 7-3, at Queens Field. New York center fielder Roger Hickey had an outstanding performance. He was 2-3 with a home run and a double. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. New York raised its record to 24-17 with the win.

The Empires got a big at-bat from right fielder Paul Brower. For the game, Brower went 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fourth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season gave New York a 2-0 lead.

Brower called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Simmons 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .326 7 24
E. Wathen 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .246 2 14
P. Morrison RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .279 6 26
T. Stallings 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 6 25
   a-G. Copeland PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 0 1
   b-R. Cowell 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 2 4
B. Gilley C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .264 3 14
   c-J. Plumley PR, C 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .246 2 14
B. Taylor SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .221 2 10
B. Lee LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248 2 16
C. McCormick CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246 0 4
W. Matz P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 4
   P. Carter P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   d-E. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 0 5
   A. Morales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3 1 4 9      
a - G. Copeland pinch hit for T. Stallings in the 7th
b - R. Cowell substituted for G. Copeland in the 7th
c - J. Plumley pinch ran for B. Gilley in the 8th
d - E. Taylor pinch hit for P. Carter in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Wathen , P. Morrison , B. Gilley 2 , B. Taylor , B. Lee , C. McCormick
2-out RBI: E. Wathen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Morrison
GIDP: P. Morrison , B. Taylor
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: T. Stallings (6) , B. Taylor (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Simmons-Stallings, Wathen-Taylor-Cowell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 3 1 2 4 0 0 0 .232 4 23
J. Abarca 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .346 2 11
L. Bickle 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .281 2 19
R. Lintner 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .259 4 17
P. Brower RF 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 .328 2 14
E. Ellison C 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .288 5 16
D. Martin LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .167 0 1
D. Matuzak SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .226 2 15
L. Stanford P 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .545 0 4
   a-G. Austin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 2 17
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 7 8 7 5 4 16      
a - G. Austin pinch hit for L. Stanford in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey (7, 1st Inning off W. Matz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Brower (2, 4th Inning off W. Matz, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Hickey (4, 4th Inning off W. Matz, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 6 , L. Bickle , P. Brower 4 , E. Ellison , D. Martin , D. Matuzak , L. Stanford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lintner , D. Matuzak
GIDP: L. Bickle , E. Ellison
Sac Bunt: R. Hickey , E. Ellison , L. Stanford
Hit by Pitch: D. Martin
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Matuzak (10)
CS: J. Abarca (3) , D. Martin (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Matuzak-Abarca-Bickle, Abarca-Matuzak-Bickle)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Matz L (5-3) 3.1 6 6 5 2 2 2 59 4.01   
P. Carter 3.2 2 1 1 3 2 0 55 6.07   
A. Morales 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Matz 24
Batters Faced: W. Matz 19, P. Carter 14, A. Morales 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Matz 4-3, P. Carter 6-1, A. Morales 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Matz 59-37, P. Carter 55-31, A. Morales 13-6
WP: P. Carter
Hit Batsmen: A. Morales
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford W (5-2) 8.0 7 3 3 1 3 0 119 2.28   
J. Pratt 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 58
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 30, J. Pratt 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 11-8, J. Pratt 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 119-75, J. Pratt 11-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roger Hickey
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 18488
Special Notes: C Bob Gilley was injured while running the bases.
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