MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
07/08/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1193 - THURSDAY, JULY 8TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (52-32) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 11 0
Detroit Wolverines (47-38) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Empires Handle Detroit, Snag 2-1 Win
The New York Empires rode a solid performance from 29-year-old starting pitcher Jon Pierce to a win, beating the Detroit Wolverines, 2-1, at Wolverine Field. Pierce yielded 1 run over 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 3 hits, walked 4, and struck out 4. His record improves to 8-3. Jack Pratt finished to wrap up his 12th save.

Al Castro, who was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1967 draft, had a direct impact on the outcome. Castro contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth inning to put New York up, 2-1.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Castro told the New York Times.

New York, at 52-32, is 4 games up in the American Baseball League Eastern Division.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Glenn LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .284 1 10
P. Brower CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .294 6 33
   b-C. Estrada 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 2 3
L. Bickle 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .318 6 35
G. Austin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .318 7 35
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
E. Ellison C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .221 4 21
A. Castro RF 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .275 5 27
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .175 1 17
J. Abarca 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .243 2 20
J. Pierce P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 0 4
   a-R. Hickey CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 3 25
Totals 35 2 11 2 1 8 14      
a - R. Hickey substituted for J. Pierce in the 8th
b - C. Estrada substituted for P. Brower in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Bickle (18, 6th Inning off B. Anderson, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Abarca (9, 9th Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Brower , L. Bickle 4 , E. Ellison 2 , A. Castro , D. Matuzak 2 , J. Abarca 3
2-out RBI: E. Ellison , A. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Brower , D. Matuzak , R. Hickey
GIDP: J. Abarca
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Abarca (11)
CS: L. Bickle (5) , D. Matuzak (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ellison-Abarca)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Taylor 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .241 3 18
C. McCormick CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254 4 12
R. Cowell 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .323 2 12
J. Voss 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .244 6 35
S. Hudson LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 3 16
   a-T. Stallings PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 3 28
G. Copeland C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .228 2 22
B. Lee RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .267 2 33
B. Anderson P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .029 0 1
   W. Matz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Plumley PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 8 36
D. Cox SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .267 0 13
Totals 30 1 5 1 5 4 15      
a - T. Stallings pinch hit for S. Hudson in the 9th
b - J. Plumley pinch hit for W. Matz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Taylor (6, 8th Inning off J. Pratt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Taylor 2 , G. Copeland , J. Plumley , D. Cox 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Voss , B. Anderson , D. Cox
Sac Bunt: S. Hudson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Copeland (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Voss-Taylor-Cowell)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce W (8-3) 7.0 3 1 1 4 4 0 105 2.84   
J. Pratt SV (12) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 38 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 67
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 27, J. Pratt 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 8-8, J. Pratt 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 105-60, J. Pratt 38-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Anderson L (6-6) 8.2 11 2 2 1 8 0 111 3.33   
W. Matz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Anderson 61
Batters Faced: B. Anderson 35, W. Matz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Anderson 8-7, W. Matz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Anderson 111-70, W. Matz 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Matz 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Pierce
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 19186
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