MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT SEATTLE EMERALDS
06/15/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT SEATTLE EMERALDS
GAME ID: 878 - SATURDAY, JUNE 15TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (36-28) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 9 0
Seattle Emeralds (30-33) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 0
Empires Rally to Nose Past Seattle
New York pitcher Nate Frampton did his part in helping his team beat the Seattle Emeralds, 4-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. The win for the Empires lifted their record to 36-28.

Lowell Bickle, who finished 4th in the ABL in batting average with .312 in 1969, had a direct impact on the outcome. Bickle contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning to put New York up, 4-3.

Bickle attributed the win to "concerted effort and focus."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .283 7 34
G. Austin 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 2 21
   a-R. Lintner PH, 3B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .226 7 23
L. Bickle 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .274 3 34
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 0 1 1 2 2 .210 2 22
J. Caldwell LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .197 2 17
A. Castro RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .207 0 10
   b-D. Martin PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207 0 3
C. Estrada 3B, 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .367 1 2
   f-R. Ardis C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
L. Finnegan C 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 .240 0 3
   c-T. Glenn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 2
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Frampton P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .132 0 1
   d-P. Brower PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324 3 22
   e-J. Abarca PR, 2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .314 3 17
Totals 33 4 9 4 4 8 19      
a - R. Lintner pinch hit for G. Austin in the 8th
b - D. Martin pinch hit for A. Castro in the 8th
c - T. Glenn pinch hit for L. Finnegan in the 9th
d - P. Brower pinch hit for N. Frampton in the 9th
e - J. Abarca pinch ran for P. Brower in the 9th
f - R. Ardis substituted for C. Estrada in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Hickey 3 , R. Lintner , L. Bickle , J. Caldwell , A. Castro , L. Finnegan , P. Brower
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bickle , D. Matuzak , C. Estrada , N. Frampton
Sac Fly: L. Bickle , J. Caldwell , L. Finnegan
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hickey 2 (20) , J. Abarca (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Castro(Boone at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Salazar CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .261 5 21
A. Rojas RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .256 1 9
C. Hall 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307 6 31
F. Boone LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .281 7 28
   b-G. Gunter PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .357 1 5
D. Guest 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .228 4 22
R. Soto SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 7 27
E. Rodriguez C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .238 2 10
F. Jimenez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 0 5
R. Banas P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .120 0 0
   P. Moore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Link PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 8
   C. Reynolds P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3 2 9 8      
a - A. Link pinch hit for P. Moore in the 8th
b - G. Gunter pinch hit for F. Boone in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rojas (8, 4th Inning off N. Frampton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Salazar 2 , A. Rojas 2 , D. Guest 2 , E. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: , D. Guest 2
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Salazar 2 (12)
CS: F. Jimenez (1)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Frampton W (6-7) 8.0 6 3 3 1 9 0 95 3.49   
J. Pratt SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Frampton 66
Batters Faced: N. Frampton 29, J. Pratt 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Frampton 7-6, J. Pratt 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Frampton 95-66, J. Pratt 10-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Banas 6.1 4 1 1 2 7 0 102 4.24   
P. Moore BS (1) 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 29 1.29   
C. Reynolds L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Banas 66
Batters Faced: R. Banas 25, P. Moore 9, C. Reynolds 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Banas 6-6, P. Moore 1-3, C. Reynolds 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Banas 102-62, P. Moore 29-15, C. Reynolds 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Moore 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Frampton
Ballpark: Puget Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 18979
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