MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
06/07/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
GAME ID: 791 - SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (33-23) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
Toronto Hurons (26-32) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 X 5 10 0
Hurons Score Late to Beat Empires, 5-4
Behind a solid performance from center fielder Jorge Luna, the Toronto Hurons defeated the New York Empires, 5-4. Luna went 1-1 with a home run and 3 walks. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Hurons. Toronto reliever Larry Haddock got the win, raising his record to 5-1. Tom Duncan was tagged with the loss. The Hurons now own a record of 26-32.

Luna had a timely hit for Toronto in the bottom of the eighth. With Toronto trailing 4-3, he turned a full count fastball into a 2-run home run. It was his 14th home run of the season, making it 5-4, Toronto.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Toronto manager Jim Burns.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .279 5 38
C. Estrada 3B 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .245 1 8
L. Bickle 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .286 2 18
A. Castro RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .249 6 32
P. Brower LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .252 1 21
   a-M. Preciado LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .471 1 8
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262 3 19
J. Abarca 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .187 0 7
L. Finnegan C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .184 0 2
A. Humphrey P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 0 3
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Austin PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282 7 27
Totals 29 4 6 4 3 5 8      
a - M. Preciado substituted for P. Brower in the 8th
b - G. Austin pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Castro (8, 1st Inning off J. Scott, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Matuzak (10, 4th Inning off J. Scott, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Estrada (1, 5th Inning off J. Scott, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey , C. Estrada 4 , A. Castro 2 , D. Matuzak 2 , L. Finnegan , G. Austin
2-out RBI: C. Estrada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bickle , D. Matuzak , J. Abarca
Sac Bunt: C. Estrada , A. Humphrey 2
Sac Fly: P. Brower
Hit by Pitch: L. Bickle
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Preciado (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Abarca-Matuzak-Bickle)
OF assists: 1 (Castro(Luna at 3rd base))
PB: L. Finnegan
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 2 22
J. McPhearson 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .258 3 21
D. Bleicher LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .262 2 14
J. Luna CF 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 .333 14 41
J. Banes RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .243 1 26
E. Alfonso SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .264 0 15
B. Hunt 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .213 0 4
   L. Haddock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Paige PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .136 0 3
   S. Persenaire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Santiago C 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .212 2 10
J. Scott P 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .095 0 1
   a-M. Lasseter 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .337 5 18
Totals 30 5 10 4 4 3 14      
a - M. Lasseter substituted for J. Scott in the 7th
b - R. Paige pinch hit for L. Haddock in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. McPhearson (4, 8th Inning off A. Humphrey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Luna (14, 8th Inning off T. Duncan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. McPhearson 2 , D. Bleicher , J. Luna 4 , J. Banes , E. Alfonso 3 , B. Hunt , E. Santiago 2
2-out RBI: E. Santiago
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hinojosa , B. Hunt , E. Santiago , J. Scott
GIDP: M. Lasseter
Sac Bunt: J. Scott
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Alfonso (2)
CS: D. Bleicher (6) , J. Luna (5)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Humphrey 7.0 8 4 3 4 3 0 106 5.88   
T. Duncan L (3-4), BS (3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 17 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Humphrey 46
Batters Faced: A. Humphrey 30, T. Duncan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Humphrey 12-2, T. Duncan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Humphrey 106-62, T. Duncan 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Duncan 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Scott 6.2 5 4 4 2 4 1 85 4.32   
L. Haddock W (5-1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 4.70   
S. Persenaire SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Scott 50
Batters Faced: J. Scott 28, L. Haddock 5, S. Persenaire 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Scott 11-5, L. Haddock 2-2, S. Persenaire 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Scott 85-55, L. Haddock 18-10, S. Persenaire 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Haddock 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Scott
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Luna
Ballpark: Dominion Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 18872
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