MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
08/22/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DALLAS WRANGLERS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1810 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Wranglers (71-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
New York Empires (72-56) 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 X 14 20 0
Wranglers Suffer 14-0 Drubbing
The exploits of right fielder Paul Brower, who is tied for 3rd in the ABL with a .309 batting average, helped the New York Empires defeat the Dallas Wranglers, 14-0. Brower went 4-5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 4 times and drove in 2. The third-place Wranglers dropped to 71-58.

The fans who came to support the Empires were pleased with the outcome. It was what they had hoped for when they passed through the turnstiles at Queens Field.

Dallas manager William Albrecht summed up his team's performance in one word: "Putrid."
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howard 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .247 11 37
M. Weatherby SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .258 4 26
D. Simmons 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .294 17 79
P. Simmons LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .266 9 62
S. Walp RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272 6 46
F. Johnson C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .241 15 68
J. Robinson 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251 11 45
M. Shreve CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 7 26
C. Sokol P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190 0 7
   J. DuFour P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Hammit PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 4 29
   A. Stager P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 3
Totals 26 0 2 0 5 5 10      
a - J. Hammit pinch hit for J. DuFour in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Sokol (2, 3rd Inning off A. Humphrey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Weatherby , C. Sokol 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Weatherby
GIDP: D. Simmons , S. Walp 2
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Robinson-Howard-Simmons, Robinson-Howard-Simmons)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Austin 2B 6 3 2 0 0 0 3 .311 11 45
P. Brower RF 5 4 4 2 0 0 1 .309 8 49
A. Castro LF 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .250 8 46
L. Bickle 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .301 9 56
T. Glenn CF 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 .290 2 16
L. Finnegan C 3 0 0 2 1 0 4 .226 2 14
J. Abarca SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .253 4 31
D. Matuzak 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .210 2 28
A. Humphrey P 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .190 0 4
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 41 14 20 14 4 0 16      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Austin 2 (22, 1st Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Brower (13, 4th Inning off C. Sokol, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Bickle (31, 6th Inning off J. DuFour, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Castro (23, 7th Inning off J. DuFour, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Matuzak 2 (3, 3rd Inning off C. Sokol, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. DuFour, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Bickle (6, 4th Inning off C. Sokol, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Brower (8, 2nd Inning off C. Sokol, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Austin 4 , P. Brower 8 , A. Castro 3 , L. Bickle 6 , T. Glenn 2 , J. Abarca 2 , D. Matuzak 7 , A. Humphrey 2
2-out RBI: A. Castro , D. Matuzak , A. Humphrey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Austin , L. Bickle , D. Matuzak , A. Humphrey
GIDP: L. Finnegan 2
Sac Fly: L. Finnegan
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Abarca (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Austin-Abarca-Bickle, Austin-Abarca-Bickle, Bickle-Abarca-Bickle)
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sokol L (12-8) 3.1 9 8 8 3 0 1 60 3.17   
J. DuFour 3.2 7 5 5 1 0 0 51 5.23   
A. Stager 1.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 20 3.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sokol 5
Batters Faced: C. Sokol 22, J. DuFour 18, A. Stager 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sokol 7-3, J. DuFour 5-5, A. Stager 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sokol 60-38, J. DuFour 51-34, A. Stager 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. DuFour 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Humphrey W (5-2) 8.1 2 0 0 5 4 0 125 1.16   
T. Duncan 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Humphrey 78
Batters Faced: A. Humphrey 29, T. Duncan 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Humphrey 10-8, T. Duncan 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Humphrey 125-71, T. Duncan 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Duncan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Brower
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 21402
Special Notes: Dave Matuzak ties the NYE regular season game record for triples with 2.
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