MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
08/01/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
GAME ID: 1563 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (65-49) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 8 0
Toronto Hurons (51-63) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
Hurons Absorb 3-1 Home Loss
New York Empires starter Arturo Lopez turned in a top-notch performance against the Toronto Hurons at Dominion Field. The result was a win for the Empires, 3-1. Lopez picked up the win for New York, going 8 innings. He gave up 1 run on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 3-6. New York now has a record of 65-49 with the win.

With the game tied, 1-1, in the top of the fifth, Lopez had a key at-bat for New York. With a runner on 2nd, Lopez hit a run-scoring single off Larry Haines, making the score 2-1, Empires.

Lopez called the win a test of his team's "mettle."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .300 12 58
L. Bickle 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .335 8 45
   b-J. Abarca 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 0 10
E. Ellison C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 14 50
I. Olson 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 5 26
   a-A. Castro LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 4 15
J. Caldwell LF, 1B 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .265 9 51
P. Brower RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .293 6 46
D. Matuzak SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .247 5 30
C. Estrada 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .455 0 1
A. Lopez P 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .167 0 3
   c-C. McKnight PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245 0 6
   J. Neenan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3 3 6 16      
a - A. Castro substituted for I. Olson in the 8th
b - J. Abarca substituted for L. Bickle in the 8th
c - C. McKnight pinch hit for A. Lopez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Caldwell (15, 5th Inning off L. Haines, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey , L. Bickle , I. Olson , J. Caldwell 2 , P. Brower , D. Matuzak , C. Estrada , A. Lopez
2-out RBI: A. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , L. Bickle , D. Matuzak
GIDP: E. Ellison
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Matuzak (21)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bickle-Matuzak-Olson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .294 6 34
J. McPhearson 3B, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .291 8 28
J. Luna CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .328 17 61
B. Hunt 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .319 9 50
M. Walker RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .285 6 30
   b-P. Hambrick PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 11 71
J. Banes LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .273 4 33
G. Neyland 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 2 19
   a-M. Bradshaw PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 1 3
B. Bass C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .212 0 7
L. Haines P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .208 0 4
   R. Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 3 1 21      
a - M. Bradshaw pinch hit for G. Neyland in the 7th
b - P. Hambrick pinch hit for M. Walker in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Hinojosa , J. McPhearson 2 , J. Luna , B. Hunt , G. Neyland
2-out RBI: B. Hunt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hinojosa , M. Walker , J. Banes
GIDP: J. McPhearson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Hunt (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hinojosa (16) , J. Luna (4)
Double Plays: 1 (McPhearson-Neyland-Hunt)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Lopez W (3-6) 8.0 6 1 1 3 1 0 112 3.02   
J. Neenan SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Lopez 64
Batters Faced: A. Lopez 31, J. Neenan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Lopez 12-9, J. Neenan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Lopez 112-67, J. Neenan 5-4
WP: A. Lopez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Haines L (6-10) 8.2 8 3 3 3 5 0 118 4.24   
R. Gordon 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Haines 58
Batters Faced: L. Haines 36, R. Gordon 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Haines 11-8, R. Gordon 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Haines 118-74, R. Gordon 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gordon 3-0
WP: L. Haines
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Arturo Lopez
Ballpark: Dominion Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 15 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 16866
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