MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
06/09/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 837 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (29-31) 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 10 18 0
Boston Terriers (22-37) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 8 1
DeFalco 5-for-6 Against Boston
Buck DeFalco had a huge game in a New York Empires win at Atlantic Avenue Grounds. DeFalco rapped 5 hits in 6 tries and helped the Empires overcome the Boston Terriers, 10-4.

Buck DeFalco singled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 5th, flied out in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

In 55 games this season, DeFalco has batted at a .247 pace with 54 hits and 3 home runs.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco RF 6 2 5 0 0 0 0 .247 3 19
R. Colbourne 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .291 4 20
R. Hickey CF 5 1 0 0 1 1 5 .299 2 19
D. Martin LF 5 2 3 2 1 0 5 .237 6 37
L. Bickle 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .308 1 24
D. Bueno 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .288 3 13
D. Matuzak SS 5 1 3 5 0 1 1 .276 3 18
E. Petersen C 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .169 0 11
P. Ragsdale P 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .111 0 0
Totals 44 10 18 9 4 3 24      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Martin (11, 4th Inning off B. Shurtleff, 3 on, 0 outs) , P. Ragsdale (1, 9th Inning off L. Alexander, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Matuzak (4, 6th Inning off D. Herold, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Matuzak (3, 8th Inning off L. Alexander, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. DeFalco 5 , R. Colbourne , D. Martin 4 , L. Bickle 3 , D. Bueno , D. Matuzak 8 , E. Petersen , P. Ragsdale 2
2-out RBI: L. Bickle , D. Matuzak 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Colbourne , R. Hickey , D. Martin 2 , D. Bueno , D. Matuzak , E. Petersen , P. Ragsdale
Sac Bunt: R. Colbourne
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: B. DeFalco (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Matuzak-Bickle-Bueno)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Fletcher SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .274 2 15
M. Bryant 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .228 4 15
J. Quinlan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .220 3 6
M. Preciado LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .283 6 28
G. Williams CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .220 1 15
M. Saenz 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 4 21
   D. Herold P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Potvin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .175 2 6
   L. Alexander P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Bozza PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 6 20
J. Milton RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 6 19
P. Knight C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .255 3 10
B. Shurtleff P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 0 0
   a-L. Anderson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188 1 5
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 6 9      
a - L. Anderson substituted for B. Shurtleff in the 5th
b - D. Potvin pinch hit for D. Herold in the 6th
c - D. Bozza pinch hit for L. Alexander in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Fletcher (13, 4th Inning off P. Ragsdale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Preciado (3, 6th Inning off P. Ragsdale, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Bryant (4, 4th Inning off P. Ragsdale, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Fletcher 2 , M. Bryant 5 , J. Quinlan , M. Preciado 3 , G. Williams , J. Milton , P. Knight
2-out RBI: M. Preciado , G. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Fletcher , M. Saenz , D. Potvin
GIDP: L. Anderson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Williams 2 (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Quinlan (7)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Ragsdale W (3-4) 9.0 8 4 4 2 6 1 139 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Ragsdale 59
Batters Faced: P. Ragsdale 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Ragsdale 12-8
Pitches - Strikes: P. Ragsdale 139-85
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Shurtleff L (1-4) 4.2 10 5 4 4 2 0 108 5.09   
D. Herold 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 25 5.68   
L. Alexander 3.0 5 3 3 0 0 1 56 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shurtleff 24
Batters Faced: B. Shurtleff 28, D. Herold 7, L. Alexander 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shurtleff 5-6, D. Herold 2-1, L. Alexander 0-9
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shurtleff 108-63, D. Herold 25-17, L. Alexander 56-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Herold 1-0
WP: B. Shurtleff
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Matuzak
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 15014
Special Notes: Buck DeFalco ties the NYE regular season game record for hits with 5.
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