MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
05/28/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
GAME ID: 653 - TUESDAY, MAY 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
New York Empires (26-21) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 12 0
Toronto Hurons (22-26) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 9 2
Empires Defeat Hurons, 8-4
The New York Empires picked up a win at Dominion Field, knocking off the Toronto Hurons, 8-4, in 10 innings. On the mound for New York was left-hander Jon Pierce. He played a pivotal role in the triumph. Tom Duncan picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 2-2. Steve Persenaire suffered the loss. The third-place Empires improved to 26-21.

The game was at a stalemate until center fielder Tom Glenn came to bat in the top of the tenth. Facing Toronto pitcher Steve Persenaire, he hit a first pitch fastball for a 2-run single. It was a game-changer, putting New York on top, 6-4.

In postgame remarks, Glenn simply said: "Here's to a great win!"
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Abarca SS 5 0 1 0 1 1 2 .323 2 12
G. Austin 2B 6 0 1 2 0 0 4 .283 2 20
L. Bickle 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .260 2 19
   a-A. Castro LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .214 0 9
P. Brower RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .301 2 15
C. Estrada 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .348 1 2
J. Caldwell LF, 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .174 2 10
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Lintner PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .248 6 20
   S. Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Glenn CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .273 0 2
L. Finnegan C 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .237 0 1
J. Pierce P 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .267 1 5
   b-M. Goen 1B 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .167 0 2
Totals 41 8 12 7 6 4 20      
a - A. Castro substituted for L. Bickle in the 8th
b - M. Goen substituted for J. Pierce in the 8th
c - R. Lintner pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Brower 2 (5, 3rd Inning off T. Lloyd, 0 on, 0 outs; 10th Inning off S. Persenaire, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Abarca , G. Austin , L. Bickle , A. Castro , P. Brower 4 , C. Estrada , T. Glenn 2 , L. Finnegan , J. Pierce , M. Goen
2-out RBI: G. Austin , J. Pierce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Austin 2 , L. Bickle
GIDP: P. Brower , J. Caldwell
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Glenn (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 5 (Abarca-Austin-Bickle, Abarca-Austin-Bickle, Austin-Abarca-Bickle, Abarca-Austin-Goen, Goen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .331 2 13
   c-B. Hunt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .233 0 14
   S. Persenaire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Haney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. McPhearson 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .279 2 12
E. McClatchey 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .219 3 7
M. Lasseter 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .324 2 13
J. Banes LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .203 2 18
D. Bleicher RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .245 2 10
M. Walker CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .172 0 9
E. Santiago C 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 .283 1 19
T. Lloyd P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 0 2
   a-J. Luna PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309 11 34
   D. Hamilton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Paige PH, SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 1 7
Totals 33 4 9 4 7 4 15      
a - J. Luna pinch hit for T. Lloyd in the 8th
b - R. Paige pinch hit for D. Hamilton in the 9th
c - B. Hunt pinch hit for R. Hinojosa in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Hinojosa , E. McClatchey 2 , M. Lasseter , J. Banes 2 , E. Santiago 2 , T. Lloyd
2-out RBI: M. Walker , E. Santiago
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hinojosa , B. Hunt , J. Banes , M. Walker
GIDP: R. Hinojosa 2 , J. McPhearson , D. Bleicher
Sac Bunt: T. Lloyd
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hinojosa (8) , R. Paige (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Lasseter-Hinojosa-Lloyd, McPhearson-McClatchey-Lasseter)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce 7.1 6 1 1 2 4 0 89 2.24   
J. Pratt BS (2) 1.1 2 3 3 4 0 0 39 5.23   
T. Duncan W (2-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.45   
S. Carroll 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 64
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 27, J. Pratt 9, T. Duncan 1, S. Carroll 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 10-5, J. Pratt 2-1, T. Duncan 1-0, S. Carroll 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 89-59, J. Pratt 39-16, T. Duncan 5-4, S. Carroll 9-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pratt 1-0 , T. Duncan 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Lloyd 8.0 7 4 1 3 4 0 103 3.23   
D. Hamilton 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 19 2.33   
S. Persenaire L (0-1) 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 0 10 2.96   
R. Haney 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Lloyd 59
Batters Faced: T. Lloyd 33, D. Hamilton 5, S. Persenaire 5, R. Haney 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Lloyd 8-10, D. Hamilton 0-2, S. Persenaire 0-1, R. Haney 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Lloyd 103-66, D. Hamilton 19-9, S. Persenaire 10-7, R. Haney 13-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Haney 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Pierce
Ballpark: Dominion Field
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 17803
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