MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BALTIMORE LORDS
07/29/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BALTIMORE LORDS
GAME ID: 1486 - THURSDAY, JULY 29TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (62-42) 0 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 8 9 1
Baltimore Lords (58-47) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 0
Baltimore Roughed Up By Empires
Eddie Ellison was a major contributor to the 8-2 New York win over Baltimore. The Empires catcher hit 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. Larry Stanford got the win, improving to 12-6. He worked 8 innings, giving up 2 runs on 6 hits, while striking out 2 and walking 1. New York leads the American Baseball League Eastern Division by 4½ games.

With New York leading 2-1 in the top of the fifth, Ellison hit a fastball from Hal McKoy for a grand slam home run. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Empires ahead, 6-1.

"It was a tough day, no getting around it," said losing manager Steve Read.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lintner 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .267 10 39
   a-C. Estrada PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 2 3
L. Bickle 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .311 8 42
E. Ellison C 4 2 2 5 0 1 1 .234 8 32
R. Hickey CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .230 4 31
P. Brower RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .303 6 35
A. Castro LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .241 5 30
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .185 1 22
J. Abarca 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .247 4 27
L. Stanford P 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .193 1 4
   b-M. Preciado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 1 8
   S. Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 8 9 8 4 4 8      
a - C. Estrada pinch hit for R. Lintner in the 7th
b - M. Preciado pinch hit for L. Stanford in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Brower (10, 6th Inning off H. McKoy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Ellison 2 (8, 4th Inning off H. McKoy, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off H. McKoy, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Abarca (4, 6th Inning off H. McKoy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Lintner , L. Bickle 2 , E. Ellison 8 , P. Brower 3 , D. Matuzak , J. Abarca 4
2-out RBI: E. Ellison , D. Matuzak , J. Abarca
GIDP: L. Bickle , E. Ellison , A. Castro 2
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: A. Castro (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Bickle-Matuzak)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Balliet 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277 1 41
T. Payton RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .291 8 34
G. McIntyre SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .232 3 10
L. Ward LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 8 38
M. Caito 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .242 4 28
T. Adams 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320 5 22
   a-B. Carter PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .203 1 3
   D. Boyd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Pendleton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 2 30
B. Wharton CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 0 21
E. Campbell C 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .157 2 12
H. McKoy P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   G. Rivera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Fierro PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 2 6
Totals 31 2 6 2 1 2 8      
a - B. Carter pinch hit for T. Adams in the 7th
b - D. Fierro pinch hit for G. Rivera in the 7th
c - J. Pendleton pinch hit for D. Boyd in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Carter (1, 7th Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Balliet , G. McIntyre , M. Caito 2 , B. Carter 4 , H. McKoy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Payton 2
GIDP: T. Adams
Sac Bunt: H. McKoy
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Ward (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Caito-McIntyre-Adams, McIntyre-Caito-Adams, Adams-McIntyre-Adams, McIntyre-Caito-Adams)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford W (12-6) 8.0 6 2 2 1 2 1 100 2.85   
S. Carroll 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 63
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 30, S. Carroll 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 16-4, S. Carroll 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 100-64, S. Carroll 9-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. McKoy L (0-2) 6.0 9 8 8 4 3 3 102 7.30   
G. Rivera 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.72   
D. Boyd 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. McKoy 21
Batters Faced: H. McKoy 27, G. Rivera 3, D. Boyd 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. McKoy 7-4, G. Rivera 1-1, D. Boyd 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. McKoy 102-62, G. Rivera 8-5, D. Boyd 19-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Ellison
Ballpark: Seton Hill Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 19116
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