MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
07/28/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 1425 - SUNDAY, JULY 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (53-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 0
Boston Terriers (48-53) 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 X 4 10 0
Boston Topples New York, 4-2
Boston Terriers starter Bruce Shurtleff pitched effectively against the New York Empires at Atlantic Avenue Grounds. The left-hander spearheaded his team's 4-2 win. Shurtleff got the win, improving to 13-4. He gave up 8 hits and walked 3 over 9 innings. He allowed 2 runs. Boston has now won 4 straight.

The Terriers had to work out of trouble in the top of the eighth. The score was 4-2, Boston, with one out. New York, with runners on 1st and 2nd, was mounting a threat. Paul Brower dug in at the plate, but on a 2-0 knuckle curve, he hit into a double play.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .291 10 47
J. Abarca 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277 3 21
L. Bickle 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271 5 54
R. Lintner 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .243 14 44
P. Brower RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .299 7 37
J. Caldwell LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .186 4 24
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .201 5 35
R. Ardis C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .324 0 0
L. Stanford P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 0 5
Totals 32 2 8 2 3 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Matuzak (13, 7th Inning off B. Shurtleff, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hickey (10, 8th Inning off B. Shurtleff, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 5 , J. Abarca , L. Bickle , R. Lintner 2 , D. Matuzak 2 , R. Ardis
2-out RBI: D. Matuzak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , R. Ardis , L. Stanford
GIDP: P. Brower 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hickey (32) , D. Matuzak (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lintner-Bickle)
OF assists: 2 (Caldwell(Cash at 3rd base), Hickey(Shurtleff at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Montgomery RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .296 0 11
M. Cash CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 7 36
R. King 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .231 8 43
   a-D. Breighner 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
R. Alvarez SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .289 4 41
C. Zacharias LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .311 0 5
L. Anderson 2B 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .313 2 8
R. Stewart C 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .253 1 9
R. Bush 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .150 0 3
B. Shurtleff P 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .200 1 7
Totals 29 4 10 4 2 6 7      
a - D. Breighner substituted for R. King in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alvarez (20, 2nd Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Montgomery , M. Cash , R. King 2 , R. Alvarez 2 , C. Zacharias , L. Anderson 3 , B. Shurtleff
2-out RBI: R. King , B. Shurtleff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Shurtleff
Sac Bunt: C. Zacharias
Sac Fly: R. Stewart
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bush-Anderson-King, Alvarez-Anderson-Breighner)
OF assists: 1 (Montgomery(Hickey at home))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford L (9-8) 8.0 10 4 4 2 6 0 116 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 50
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 9-6
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 116-80
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Shurtleff W (13-4) 9.0 8 2 2 3 6 1 115 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shurtleff 66
Batters Faced: B. Shurtleff 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shurtleff 10-8
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shurtleff 115-72
WP: B. Shurtleff
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bruce Shurtleff
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 17721
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