MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
08/06/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1622 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (56-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Detroit Wolverines (65-53) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 X 9 13 0
Empires Stymied by Wolverines, Litwak
The Detroit Wolverines got a good effort from starter Scott Litwak in defeating the New York Empires at Wolverine Field. The final score was 9-0. The Wolverines bumped their record to 65-53 with this win.

In his 97-pitch effort, Litwak allowed no runs on 3 hits over 7 innings. He walked 0 and struck out 10.

"Scott was strictly business," said Detroit field general Alex Wobbema.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .302 9 29
J. Abarca 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .196 3 23
R. Hickey CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .291 6 33
R. Lintner 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 8 46
P. Brower RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .233 4 36
D. Matuzak SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .274 12 38
D. Martin LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 7 34
E. Petersen C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .157 1 9
D. Molina P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .178 0 2
   B. Shone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Bickle PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 2 11
Totals 30 0 4 0 0 12 10      
a - L. Bickle pinch hit for B. Shone in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. DeFalco (19, 9th Inning off J. Ferguson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. DeFalco 3 , R. Lintner , P. Brower
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , E. Petersen
GIDP: R. Hickey
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Abarca-Matuzak-DeFalco)
OF assists: 1 (Brower(Popeck at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cowell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .277 10 23
D. Simmons 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .278 16 62
P. Popeck 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .253 1 14
C. McCormick CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .214 7 24
P. Morrison RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .278 20 59
G. Copeland C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .224 10 31
E. Estrada LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .271 2 29
B. Cook SS 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .186 5 33
S. Litwak P 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .192 0 3
   J. Ferguson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 9 13 9 1 8 9      
BATTING
Home Runs: P. Morrison (20, 6th Inning off D. Molina, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Cook (5, 8th Inning off B. Shone, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cowell , D. Simmons 3 , P. Popeck 3 , C. McCormick , P. Morrison 4 , G. Copeland , E. Estrada , B. Cook 4 , S. Litwak
2-out RBI: E. Estrada , B. Cook
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Popeck
GIDP: E. Estrada
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cook-Popeck-Cowell)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Molina L (7-9) 7.2 12 8 8 1 8 1 118 3.66   
B. Shone 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 4.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Molina 30
Batters Faced: D. Molina 34, B. Shone 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Molina 9-4, B. Shone 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Molina 118-74, B. Shone 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shone 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak W (6-5) 7.0 3 0 0 0 10 0 97 3.13   
J. Ferguson 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 3.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 81
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 23, J. Ferguson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 4-6, J. Ferguson 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 97-66, J. Ferguson 24-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Litwak
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 23875
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