MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
07/31/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1524 - SUNDAY, JULY 31ST , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (63-45) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6 11 1
Detroit Wolverines (53-56) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Wolverines Suffer 6-1 Home Loss
Jack Neenan never let Detroit get something going. The New York right-hander commanded his fastball in pitching the Empires to a 6-1 win. New York, at 63-45, occupies second place in the American Baseball League Eastern Division.

Javier Abarca helped his team jump on top from the get-go. His first time up in the top of the first, he cranked a 2-run single to give New York a 2-0 lead.

"Jack did what Jack does," said New York manager Dan Whiting.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Castro RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .308 26 66
D. Matuzak SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .305 11 42
P. Brower 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .292 11 48
T. Glenn LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .321 3 16
L. Finnegan C 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .266 8 32
J. Abarca 2B 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .276 6 31
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .235 17 69
M. Preciado CF 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .285 9 45
J. Neenan P 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .188 0 5
   a-C. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 3 18
   D. Molina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6 3 11 16      
a - C. Estrada pinch hit for J. Neenan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Castro (25, 1st Inning off M. Willis, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Brower (22, 5th Inning off M. Willis, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Finnegan (17, 8th Inning off J. Riddle, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Castro 2 , D. Matuzak , P. Brower 2 , T. Glenn , L. Finnegan 3 , J. Abarca , R. Lintner , M. Preciado 2 , J. Neenan
2-out RBI: T. Glenn , J. Abarca , R. Lintner , M. Preciado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Preciado
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Abarca (17)
CS: J. Abarca (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Abarca (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Voss 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256 7 29
P. Morrison LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 15 45
J. Plumley RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 13 50
T. Stallings 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 16 61
G. Copeland C 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 .199 3 15
S. Tingle 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 7 31
B. Lutz SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .254 1 11
M. Willis P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .115 0 1
   J. Riddle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Jordan PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 6 40
   W. Matz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. McCormick CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .212 3 11
Totals 29 1 3 1 1 5 11      
a - G. Jordan pinch hit for J. Riddle in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Tingle (14, 2nd Inning off J. Neenan, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Tingle 2 , B. Lutz , C. McCormick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Voss , P. Morrison , M. Willis
Sac Bunt: M. Willis
Sac Fly: B. Lutz
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (McCormick(Glenn at home))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Neenan W (6-7) 7.0 3 1 0 0 4 0 25 92 2.50   
D. Molina 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 29 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Neenan 73
Batters Faced: J. Neenan 25, D. Molina 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Neenan 7-10, D. Molina 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Neenan 92-64, D. Molina 29-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Willis L (3-7) 7.0 9 4 4 2 9 0 30 119 4.22   
J. Riddle 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 6 25 6.00   
W. Matz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Willis 50
Batters Faced: M. Willis 30, J. Riddle 6, W. Matz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Willis 6-4, J. Riddle 2-0, W. Matz 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Willis 119-76, J. Riddle 25-13, W. Matz 7-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Neenan
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 18077
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