MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
06/08/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 841 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (35-26) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 7 15 1
Boston Terriers (28-31) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 8 0
Boston Downed, 7-4, by Empires
The New York Empires beat the Boston Terriers, 7-4, at Atlantic Avenue Grounds. The Empires got a fine performance from shortstop Dave Matuzak, who was 4-5 with 4 singles, while scoring 3 times. The Empires improved their record to 35-26 by beating Boston.

The game was at a stalemate until pitcher Jack Neenan came to bat in the top of the ninth. Facing Boston pitcher Layton Taylor, he hit a 1-1 slider for a 2-run single. It was a game-changer, putting New York on top, 6-4.

"I like our moxie," said Empires manager Dan Whiting.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Castro RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .329 16 42
M. Preciado LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .284 5 27
D. Matuzak SS 5 3 4 1 0 1 0 .268 5 22
P. Brower 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .312 7 30
   c-T. Glenn PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331 1 6
   e-B. Jensen 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083 0 0
R. Lintner 3B 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .246 9 40
R. Haun 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .263 3 12
   b-L. Montgomery PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 0 0
   J. Neenan P 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
R. Hickey CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .275 4 24
D. Barrera C 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .247 1 8
T. Duncan P 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
   a-C. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303 3 14
   D. Kretz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 4
   d-J. Abarca 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 3 19
Totals 42 7 15 7 2 10 20      
a - C. Estrada pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 7th
b - L. Montgomery pinch hit for R. Haun in the 8th
c - T. Glenn pinch ran for P. Brower in the 8th
d - J. Abarca substituted for D. Kretz in the 8th
e - B. Jensen substituted for T. Glenn in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Barrera (3, 3rd Inning off B. Shurtleff, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Haun (4, 4th Inning off B. Shurtleff, 2 on, 0 outs) , P. Brower (13, 8th Inning off L. Taylor, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Hickey (5, 9th Inning off B. Falcon, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: P. Brower (1, 4th Inning off B. Shurtleff, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Castro , M. Preciado , D. Matuzak 4 , P. Brower 5 , R. Lintner , J. Neenan , R. Haun 2 , R. Hickey 3 , D. Barrera 2 , T. Duncan
2-out RBI: J. Neenan , R. Hickey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Preciado , D. Barrera 2 , T. Duncan
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: R. Haun (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Matuzak-Haun-Brower, Haun-Matuzak-Brower)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Zacharias LF 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 .275 4 21
B. Tudor 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .321 3 22
J. Linden CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .260 6 17
D. Tislow SS, 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .280 9 32
Z. Hodge 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .324 7 25
   a-R. Anderson PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .325 1 10
   b-B. Muhammad 3B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 1 4
L. Ward 2B 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 .259 6 21
B. Lee RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .309 5 16
P. Knight C 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .306 14 35
B. Shurtleff P 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 .367 0 4
   L. Taylor P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Falcon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4 7 5 23      
a - R. Anderson pinch hit for Z. Hodge in the 8th
b - B. Muhammad substituted for R. Anderson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Zacharias 2 (17, 5th Inning off T. Duncan, 2 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Neenan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Ward (6, 8th Inning off J. Neenan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Zacharias 5 , B. Tudor , D. Tislow , L. Ward 5 , B. Shurtleff
2-out RBI: C. Zacharias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tudor , J. Linden , D. Tislow , B. Muhammad , B. Shurtleff
GIDP: C. Zacharias , B. Lee
Sac Bunt: L. Ward , B. Shurtleff
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Zacharias (3)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Duncan 6.0 5 2 2 5 4 0 27 115 2.19   
D. Kretz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 5.04   
J. Neenan W (1-4), BS (5) 2.0 2 2 2 2 1 1 10 39 1.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Duncan 53
Batters Faced: T. Duncan 27, D. Kretz 4, J. Neenan 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Duncan 8-4, D. Kretz 2-1, J. Neenan 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Duncan 115-63, D. Kretz 8-5, J. Neenan 39-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Shurtleff 7.0 6 2 2 1 8 0 28 108 3.41   
L. Taylor L (2-6) 1.2 8 5 5 1 2 0 14 50 4.39   
B. Falcon 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 5.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shurtleff 64
Batters Faced: B. Shurtleff 28, L. Taylor 14, B. Falcon 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shurtleff 5-8, L. Taylor 1-2, B. Falcon 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shurtleff 108-73, L. Taylor 50-36, B. Falcon 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Falcon 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Matuzak
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 17394
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