MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
05/22/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 573 - THURSDAY, MAY 22ND , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (22-18) 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 8 13 0
Detroit Wolverines (27-13) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 3
Detroit 8-2 Losers to Empires
New York Empires starter Larry Stanford hurled his team past the Detroit Wolverines, 8-2. Stanford got the win, improving to 6-1. He gave up 9 hits and walked 2 over 7 innings. He allowed 2 runs. New York goes to 22-18, Detroit to 27-13.

Dave Matuzak hit a 2-run triple off Jim Bryant in the top of the sixth, which put the Empires in front, 4-2. Matuzak had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 4.

"I put my work in and trusted the process," said Stanford.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 .252 4 25
P. Brower LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .229 1 14
L. Bickle 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .310 2 15
R. Lintner 3B 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .301 10 24
A. Castro RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .226 4 18
E. Ellison C 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .236 3 12
J. Abarca 2B 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 .149 0 1
D. Matuzak SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .241 3 13
L. Stanford P 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .174 0 1
   a-M. Preciado PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 1 2
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 8 13 6 2 9 18      
a - M. Preciado pinch hit for L. Stanford in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey (7, 1st Inning off J. Bryant, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Bickle (7, 4th Inning off J. Bryant, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Ellison (1, 9th Inning off W. Washington, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Stanford (1, 5th Inning off J. Bryant, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Matuzak (3, 6th Inning off J. Bryant, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Lintner (10, 7th Inning off A. Morales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 4 , P. Brower , L. Bickle 2 , R. Lintner 4 , A. Castro , E. Ellison 3 , D. Matuzak 4 , L. Stanford 3 , M. Preciado
2-out RBI: P. Brower , E. Ellison , D. Matuzak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Bickle 3 , R. Lintner , J. Abarca , L. Stanford
GIDP: P. Brower
Sac Bunt: R. Hickey
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Matuzak (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Abarca-Matuzak)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cooper SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .309 1 11
D. Simmons 3B 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .336 9 29
P. Morrison RF, LF 5 0 1 1 0 2 6 .327 13 39
B. Lee LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .262 0 6
   A. Morales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Wathen PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 0 0
   W. Washington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Cowell PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 1 1
T. Stallings 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .303 5 20
B. Gilley C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .246 2 14
B. Taylor 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .221 2 12
C. McCormick CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .281 1 13
J. Bryant P 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .182 1 2
   a-J. Plumley LF, RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 3 13
Totals 35 2 10 2 4 9 27      
a - J. Plumley substituted for J. Bryant in the 6th
b - E. Wathen pinch hit for A. Morales in the 7th
c - R. Cowell pinch hit for W. Washington in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cooper (4, 7th Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. McCormick (4, 5th Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cooper 3 , D. Simmons , P. Morrison , B. Gilley 2 , B. Taylor , C. McCormick 4 , J. Bryant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lee , T. Stallings 3
Sac Bunt: J. Cooper , J. Bryant
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: T. Stallings (8) , B. Taylor 2 (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-Cooper-Stallings)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford W (6-1) 7.0 9 2 2 2 7 0 126 2.29   
J. Pratt 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 50 4.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 56
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 32, J. Pratt 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 8-6, J. Pratt 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 126-83, J. Pratt 50-29
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bryant L (4-4) 5.2 7 6 4 1 7 0 89 2.69   
A. Morales 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 1 22 3.51   
W. Washington 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 34 5.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bryant 41
Batters Faced: J. Bryant 27, A. Morales 7, W. Washington 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bryant 6-3, A. Morales 2-1, W. Washington 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bryant 89-62, A. Morales 22-13, W. Washington 34-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Morales 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Stanford
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 18521
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