MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
08/08/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TORONTO HURONS
GAME ID: 1595 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (58-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 10 1
Toronto Hurons (58-57) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Toronto Beaten, 4-1, by New York
The New York Empires topped the Toronto Hurons, 4-1, in American Baseball League action at Dominion Field. The game was highlighted by the performance of New York pitcher Jon Pierce. Tom Duncan closed out the game, earning his 6th save. With the win, New York pushed its record to 58-54.

New York used the timely hitting of Miguel Preciado to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Empires on top, 2-1. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Preciado said.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .271 9 52
P. Brower LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .241 4 35
L. Bickle 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .305 4 50
R. Lintner 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .313 24 50
A. Castro RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .230 12 56
G. Austin 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .287 10 47
E. Ellison C 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .245 10 36
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .268 7 38
J. Pierce P 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .169 0 4
   a-M. Preciado PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .345 3 20
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4 2 5 18      
a - M. Preciado pinch hit for J. Pierce in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Lintner (9, 2nd Inning off M. Beers, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Matuzak (17, 3rd Inning off M. Beers, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Ellison (11, 9th Inning off M. Kissel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Lintner (24, 8th Inning off M. Kissel, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Hickey (9, 9th Inning off S. Persenaire, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 5 , R. Lintner 6 , E. Ellison 3 , D. Matuzak 3 , J. Pierce , M. Preciado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Brower , L. Bickle , E. Ellison 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Lintner
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hickey (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Matuzak-Austin-Bickle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hinojosa 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .291 4 43
J. McPhearson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .290 8 43
D. Browning SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .322 2 35
   M. Kissel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Persenaire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Luna CF 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .321 23 82
B. Hunt 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 2 15
   c-M. Lasseter PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325 11 50
D. Bleicher LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 3 21
J. Banes RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .240 3 51
E. Santiago C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .234 6 27
M. Beers P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .154 0 3
   B. Immel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Walker PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244 2 25
   b-E. Alfonso SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 0 26
Totals 31 1 7 1 4 4 15      
a - M. Walker pinch hit for B. Immel in the 7th
b - E. Alfonso substituted for M. Walker in the 8th
c - M. Lasseter pinch hit for B. Hunt in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Banes (10, 2nd Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hinojosa 2 , J. Luna 2 , D. Bleicher 2 , J. Banes 2
2-out RBI: J. Luna
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Browning , B. Hunt , J. Banes , M. Beers
GIDP: M. Lasseter
Sac Bunt: D. Browning
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Luna (7)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Luna(Lintner at 3rd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce W (11-8) 8.0 7 1 1 4 4 0 126 3.44   
T. Duncan SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 64
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 33, T. Duncan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 12-6, T. Duncan 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 126-79, T. Duncan 13-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Beers 6.2 6 0 0 2 2 0 101 3.74   
B. Immel H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.50   
M. Kissel L (0-1), BS (1) 1.1 3 3 3 0 1 1 29 4.58   
S. Persenaire 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 12 2.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Beers 62
Batters Faced: M. Beers 28, B. Immel 1, M. Kissel 7, S. Persenaire 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Beers 12-5, B. Immel 0-0, M. Kissel 1-2, S. Persenaire 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Beers 101-60, B. Immel 5-3, M. Kissel 29-17, S. Persenaire 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Immel 1-0 , S. Persenaire 1-1
WP: M. Kissel
Hit Batsmen: M. Beers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Pierce
Ballpark: Dominion Field
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 22202
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