MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
07/29/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 1518 - SUNDAY, JULY 29TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (62-48) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Boston Terriers (48-61) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Empires Best Terriers in Pitching Duel
New York got a strong outing from Larry Stanford as the Empires defeated the Boston Terriers, 2-0, at Atlantic Avenue Grounds. New York is second in the American Baseball League Eastern Division with a record of 62-48.

The Empires had to work out of trouble in the bottom of the ninth. The score was 2-0, New York, with no one out. Boston, with the bases empty, was mounting a threat. Don Bozza dug in at the plate, but on a 1-1 fastball, he lined out.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .305 12 57
J. Abarca 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .282 0 9
R. Lintner 3B 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 .251 16 63
I. Olson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .201 5 26
   c-A. Castro LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 4 15
J. Caldwell LF, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .262 9 51
P. Brower RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290 6 46
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .245 5 28
   D. Molina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   b-L. Bickle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335 7 42
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Finnegan C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .176 0 4
L. Stanford P 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 1 6
   a-C. Estrada SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2 4 3 20      
a - C. Estrada substituted for L. Stanford in the 6th
b - L. Bickle pinch hit for D. Molina in the 8th
c - A. Castro substituted for I. Olson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Caldwell (14, 2nd Inning off K. Torkelson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Abarca (3, 7th Inning off K. Torkelson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Hickey (7, 3rd Inning off K. Torkelson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 3 , J. Abarca 3 , J. Caldwell 2 , P. Brower , D. Matuzak , L. Finnegan , C. Estrada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , R. Lintner , I. Olson , J. Caldwell
Sac Fly: J. Abarca
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Quinlan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274 5 33
R. Anderson LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 3 35
   a-M. Preciado PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 5
E. Hernandez CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .268 9 52
D. Bozza 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .301 10 48
A. Gutierrez RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .294 9 50
M. Saenz 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .287 7 40
P. Knight C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224 4 38
B. Madaras SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 4 40
K. Torkelson P 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .091 0 1
Totals 31 0 4 0 2 9 14      
a - M. Preciado pinch hit for R. Anderson in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Anderson , D. Bozza 2 , M. Saenz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Quinlan , A. Gutierrez , M. Saenz
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Anderson (12)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Torkelson (2)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford W (10-10) 5.1 4 0 0 2 4 0 89 4.39   
D. Molina H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 20 4.76   
J. Pratt SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 28 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 62
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 22, D. Molina 5, J. Pratt 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 9-3, D. Molina 2-0, J. Pratt 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 89-54, D. Molina 20-13, J. Pratt 28-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Molina 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Torkelson L (5-13) 9.0 8 2 2 4 3 0 138 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Torkelson 62
Batters Faced: K. Torkelson 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Torkelson 13-11
Pitches - Strikes: K. Torkelson 138-85
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Stanford
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 18 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 16695
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