MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO HURONS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
06/09/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO HURONS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 807 - SUNDAY, JUNE 9TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Hurons (27-32) 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 9 1
New York Empires (32-26) 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 X 7 8 2
Win Makes Empires 32-26
New York first baseman Lowell Bickle had a 4-RBI game, which proved instrumental to his team beating the Toronto Hurons, 7-5. Bickle picked up 1 single and 1 double in the ballgame. New York is now 32-26. Toronto is 27-32.

Bickle had a game-changing double in the bottom of the seventh. On a 1-1 cutter from Steve Persenaire, he banged a bases-clearing double to right-center, giving the Empires a 7-4 lead. It was the 8th double of the year for Bickle.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Bickle.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa SS 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 .324 2 14
J. McPhearson 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 .294 3 17
B. Hunt 1B 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .222 0 18
P. Hambrick RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .333 1 1
R. Paige 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .254 1 8
   b-J. Luna PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307 14 40
D. Bleicher CF, 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .239 2 12
J. Banes LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .208 2 20
E. Santiago C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .280 1 20
D. Crumm P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
   a-E. McClatchey PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 8
   R. Haney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Persenaire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Lasseter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .305 2 16
   D. Hamilton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 4 4 2 18      
a - E. McClatchey pinch hit for D. Crumm in the 7th
b - J. Luna pinch hit for R. Paige in the 8th
c - M. Lasseter pinch hit for S. Persenaire in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hinojosa (15, 1st Inning off J. Neenan, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. McPhearson 2 (11, 5th Inning off J. Neenan, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Neenan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hinojosa 5 , J. McPhearson 4 , R. Paige , D. Bleicher , J. Banes
2-out RBI: , J. McPhearson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Hunt 2 , J. Luna , J. Banes , M. Lasseter
GIDP: E. Santiago
Sac Bunt: D. Bleicher
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Paige (8) , D. Bleicher (12)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Paige (8)
PB: E. Santiago
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Brower RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .317 3 20
   c-D. Matuzak 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 2 17
A. Castro LF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .203 0 10
R. Hickey CF 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 .253 7 31
J. Abarca SS, 2B 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .316 3 16
L. Bickle 1B 3 0 2 4 1 0 0 .283 3 31
E. Ellison C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .249 5 17
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Lintner 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .234 6 20
G. Austin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .271 2 21
   b-J. Caldwell LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 2 11
J. Neenan P 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .050 0 1
   a-R. Ardis C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 32 7 8 5 5 8 14      
a - R. Ardis substituted for J. Neenan in the 8th
b - J. Caldwell substituted for G. Austin in the 9th
c - D. Matuzak substituted for P. Brower in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Austin (13, 4th Inning off D. Crumm, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Bickle (8, 7th Inning off S. Persenaire, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Brower 2 , R. Hickey , J. Abarca , L. Bickle 3 , G. Austin 2 , R. Ardis
2-out RBI: R. Hickey , L. Bickle 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Brower , J. Abarca , E. Ellison , G. Austin
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Bickle (1) , G. Austin (3)
CS: G. Austin (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Abarca 2 (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Lintner-Austin-Bickle)
PB: R. Ardis
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Crumm 6.0 3 3 0 3 6 0 115 3.17   
R. Haney L (0-2), BS (3) 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 0 20 3.86   
S. Persenaire 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.97   
D. Hamilton 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Crumm 63
Batters Faced: D. Crumm 25, R. Haney 6, S. Persenaire 2, D. Hamilton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Crumm 8-4, R. Haney 1-0, S. Persenaire 0-0, D. Hamilton 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Crumm 115-66, R. Haney 20-10, S. Persenaire 12-9, D. Hamilton 20-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Persenaire 3-3
Balk: D. Crumm
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Neenan W (4-2) 7.2 8 5 3 1 1 0 121 3.42   
J. Pratt SV (8) 1.1 1 0 0 3 1 0 28 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Neenan 47
Batters Faced: J. Neenan 33, J. Pratt 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Neenan 7-14, J. Pratt 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Neenan 121-81, J. Pratt 28-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pratt 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lowell Bickle
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 21152
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