MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
09/09/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 2015 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (72-71) 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 8 13 1
Detroit Wolverines (76-68) 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 12 0
Empires 8-4 Winners Versus Detroit
New York pinch hitter Miguel Preciado helped his team beat the Detroit Wolverines, 8-4. Preciado went 1 for 1 for the Empires. Larry Stanford picked up the win with 6 innings of work. He allowed 4 runs on 10 hits, while walking 5 and striking out 3. On the season, he is now 16-7. With the win, New York raised its record to 72-71.

In the top of the seventh, the Empires grabbed the lead when Preciado hit his 4th home run of the season. The 3-run home run off Jim Bryant made it 6-4, New York.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Preciado told the New York Bulletin.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 0 3 1 0 2 0 .264 12 67
D. Matuzak SS 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .269 10 50
L. Bickle 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .305 6 64
R. Lintner 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .301 29 72
P. Brower LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 7 47
   a-J. Olsen PH, LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 0 3
   e-B. Deakins LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Ellison C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .237 11 42
J. Abarca 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .218 0 21
D. Kerr RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .240 0 0
   b-G. Austin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 11 57
   d-T. Glenn RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349 3 21
L. Stanford P 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .159 0 4
   c-M. Preciado PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .308 4 23
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-C. Estrada PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .238 2 19
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 39 8 13 8 1 6 11      
a - J. Olsen pinch hit for P. Brower in the 7th
b - G. Austin pinch hit for D. Kerr in the 7th
c - M. Preciado pinch hit for L. Stanford in the 7th
d - T. Glenn substituted for G. Austin in the 7th
e - B. Deakins substituted for J. Olsen in the 8th
f - C. Estrada pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Stanford (1, 3rd Inning off J. Bryant, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Kerr (1, 3rd Inning off J. Bryant, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Olsen (1, 8th Inning off T. McGovern, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Matuzak (10, 6th Inning off J. Bryant, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Preciado (4, 7th Inning off J. Bryant, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 3 , D. Matuzak 4 , L. Bickle 2 , J. Olsen 2 , E. Ellison , J. Abarca , D. Kerr 2 , L. Stanford 2 , M. Preciado 4 , C. Estrada
2-out RBI: M. Preciado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Abarca
GIDP: R. Lintner
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Bickle (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Lintner (20)
Double Plays: 3 (Abarca-Matuzak-Bickle, Matuzak-Abarca-Bickle, Lintner-Abarca-Bickle)
PB: E. Ellison
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rodgers RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .237 0 1
J. Cooper SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .226 6 43
T. Stallings 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .305 16 85
B. Lee LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .275 4 35
G. Copeland C 5 0 3 2 0 2 5 .210 0 14
B. Taylor 3B 3 0 0 0 2 0 7 .220 5 42
D. Cox 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 6 .226 0 10
C. McCormick CF 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .247 3 40
J. Bryant P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .175 1 4
   D. Klug P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Plumley PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 14 56
   T. McGovern P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Cowell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 2 9
Totals 36 4 12 4 7 5 33      
a - J. Plumley pinch hit for D. Klug in the 7th
b - R. Cowell pinch hit for T. McGovern in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Plumley (23, 7th Inning off T. Duncan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Rodgers , J. Cooper 2 , T. Stallings 2 , B. Lee , G. Copeland 3 , C. McCormick 2 , J. Plumley 2
2-out RBI: , G. Copeland 2 , C. McCormick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cooper , B. Taylor 2 , D. Cox , J. Bryant
GIDP: J. Cooper , B. Taylor , R. Cowell
Sac Bunt: J. Bryant
Hit by Pitch: T. Stallings
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stallings-Copeland-Stallings)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford W (16-7) 6.0 10 4 3 5 3 0 120 2.91   
T. Duncan H (9) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 21 4.21   
J. Pratt 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 36
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 34, T. Duncan 8, J. Pratt 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 9-6, T. Duncan 2-1, J. Pratt 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 120-70, T. Duncan 21-13, J. Pratt 18-10
WP: L. Stanford
Hit Batsmen: T. Duncan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bryant L (10-15) 6.2 7 6 6 0 4 2 87 3.96   
D. Klug 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.54   
T. McGovern 2.0 5 2 2 1 1 0 37 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bryant 40
Batters Faced: J. Bryant 27, D. Klug 2, T. McGovern 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bryant 4-12, D. Klug 0-0, T. McGovern 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bryant 87-55, D. Klug 7-5, T. McGovern 37-22
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Miguel Preciado
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 21923
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