MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
06/03/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 781 - SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (31-25) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 0
Detroit Wolverines (29-28) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 4 7 1
Wolverines Snatch Late-Game, 4-3 Win
Detroit starter Larry Black pitched effectively against the New York Empires at Wolverine Field. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. Detroit pitcher John Bailey earned the win, hiking his record to 2-0. Tom Duncan suffered the loss. Detroit now sits at 29-28, while New York falls to 31-25.

Had Chris Beeler not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Beeler hit a 2-run single. That made the score 4-3, in favor of the Wolverines.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said New York manager Jose Placeholder. "The effort was great."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Abarca 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .200 2 8
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .274 8 24
B. DeFalco 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .257 1 9
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .320 6 31
A. Castro RF 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 .254 4 10
D. Martin LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .241 2 18
C. McKnight CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .206 0 4
J. Robertson C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .170 0 9
   b-L. Bickle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 2 6
D. Molina P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   a-M. Goen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 8
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-P. Brower PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 1 23
Totals 34 3 10 2 1 6 11      
a - M. Goen pinch hit for D. Molina in the 7th
b - L. Bickle pinch hit for J. Robertson in the 9th
c - P. Brower pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. McKnight (1, 2nd Inning off L. Black, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Molina (2, 2nd Inning off L. Black, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. DeFalco (9, 6th Inning off L. Black, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Abarca , B. DeFalco 4 , R. Lintner , A. Castro 3 , C. McKnight 2 , D. Molina 2
2-out RBI: A. Castro , D. Molina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Abarca , D. Martin , C. McKnight
GIDP: R. Lintner , A. Castro
Sac Bunt: D. Matuzak
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Abarca (5)
CS: A. Castro (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lintner-Abarca-DeFalco, Abarca-DeFalco)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cowell 1B 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .302 6 11
   b-E. Estrada PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1 11
D. Simmons 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .271 8 34
P. Morrison RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .238 10 25
C. McCormick LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .216 4 12
   c-J. Caldwell PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 1 11
J. Plumley CF 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 .252 7 19
G. Copeland C 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .226 5 13
E. Taylor 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 0 4
   d-C. Beeler PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .231 4 18
   e-B. Taylor 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 0 5
B. Cook SS, 2B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .205 2 19
L. Black P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 0 1
   a-B. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 13
   J. Bailey P 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 28 4 7 4 8 9 18      
a - B. Lee pinch hit for L. Black in the 7th
b - E. Estrada pinch hit for R. Cowell in the 7th
c - J. Caldwell pinch hit for C. McCormick in the 8th
d - C. Beeler pinch hit for E. Taylor in the 8th
e - B. Taylor substituted for C. Beeler in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Copeland (5, 4th Inning off D. Molina, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Simmons , G. Copeland 5 , E. Taylor , C. Beeler , B. Cook 2
2-out RBI: C. Beeler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Simmons , J. Bailey
GIDP: C. McCormick
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: C. McCormick (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Black (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Cook-Taylor-Cowell, Taylor-Cook-Cowell)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Molina 6.0 4 2 2 5 5 1 98 3.15   
T. Duncan L (4-4), BS (6) 2.0 3 2 2 3 4 0 50 2.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Molina 56
Batters Faced: D. Molina 25, T. Duncan 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Molina 8-3, T. Duncan 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Molina 98-61, T. Duncan 50-27
WP: T. Duncan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Black 7.0 8 3 2 1 3 0 102 3.70   
J. Bailey W (2-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 33 1.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Black 53
Batters Faced: L. Black 28, J. Bailey 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Black 6-9, J. Bailey 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Black 102-68, J. Bailey 33-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Black
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 18879
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