MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
05/28/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
GAME ID: 697 - SATURDAY, MAY 28TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (29-21) 0 2 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 10 10 1
Toronto Hurons (16-33) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 2
Finnegan Hits 2 home runs in Empires Win
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the New York Empires and Toronto Hurons.

Len Finnegan made an impact in the 10-4 New York win over Toronto. Finnegan, who is tied for 8th in the ABL with a .400 on-base percentage, hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 7. Dave Kretz picked up the win with 7 innings of work. He allowed 4 runs on 9 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 2. On the season, he is now 4-4.

With New York leading 2-0 in the top of the third, Finnegan hit a curveball from Dan Crumm for a grand slam home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Empires ahead, 6-0.

"Their at-bats were really impressive against us," said losing manager Jim Burns.

Toronto has now lost 4 consecutive games.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Castro RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .349 15 40
M. Preciado LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .290 5 23
D. Matuzak SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .241 4 15
R. Hickey CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .296 4 16
R. Lintner 3B 3 3 1 1 2 1 0 .248 9 38
P. Brower 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .315 4 23
L. Finnegan C 3 3 2 7 1 0 1 .303 5 19
C. Estrada 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 2 12
D. Kretz P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .095 0 2
   a-T. Glenn PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310 0 5
   J. Neenan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 10 10 9 3 7 20      
a - T. Glenn pinch hit for D. Kretz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Brower (11, 2nd Inning off D. Crumm, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Preciado (8, 6th Inning off B. Immel, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Castro (12, 6th Inning off A. Price, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Finnegan 2 (5, 3rd Inning off D. Crumm, 3 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off A. Price, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Castro 2 , M. Preciado 3 , D. Matuzak , R. Hickey , R. Lintner , P. Brower 2 , L. Finnegan 8 , T. Glenn
2-out RBI: , L. Finnegan 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Castro , D. Matuzak , R. Hickey
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Castro (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .241 1 7
D. Browning 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .215 0 10
J. Luna CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .308 13 26
M. Lasseter 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .272 9 25
G. Rios LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .209 1 6
V. Friend SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .212 4 12
D. Jackson RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .189 0 6
C. Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 3 12
D. Crumm P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 1
   a-D. Bleicher PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 3 8
   A. Price P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Immel P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   J. Scott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Hunt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 0 2
   S. Persenaire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4 2 2 13      
a - D. Bleicher pinch hit for D. Crumm in the 4th
b - B. Hunt pinch hit for J. Scott in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hinojosa (6, 3rd Inning off D. Kretz, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Luna (1, 3rd Inning off D. Kretz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lasseter (9, 3rd Inning off D. Kretz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hinojosa 2 , J. Luna 5 , M. Lasseter 5 , G. Rios , C. Perez , B. Immel
2-out RBI: J. Luna , M. Lasseter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hinojosa , J. Luna , D. Jackson
Hit by Pitch: D. Browning
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Luna (5)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Browning (4) , V. Friend (7)
PB: C. Perez
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Kretz W (4-4) 7.0 9 4 4 2 2 1 33 113 4.79   
J. Neenan 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 21 1.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Kretz 43
Batters Faced: D. Kretz 33, J. Neenan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Kretz 9-10, J. Neenan 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Kretz 113-75, J. Neenan 21-13
Hit Batsmen: D. Kretz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Crumm L (1-7) 4.0 4 6 4 2 3 1 20 65 4.94   
A. Price 1.1 4 4 4 0 2 1 8 32 7.43   
B. Immel 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 24 5.48   
J. Scott 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 19 3.99   
S. Persenaire 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 16 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Crumm 35
Batters Faced: D. Crumm 20, A. Price 8, B. Immel 6, J. Scott 5, S. Persenaire 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Crumm 7-2, A. Price 1-1, B. Immel 3-1, J. Scott 1-3, S. Persenaire 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Crumm 65-45, A. Price 32-23, B. Immel 24-14, J. Scott 19-12, S. Persenaire 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Immel 1-1 , J. Scott 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Len Finnegan
Ballpark: Dominion Field
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 16124
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