MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
09/13/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 2132 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Lords (66-86) 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 12 0
New York Empires (87-66) 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 7 10 0
Empires Deal Baltimore 7-5 Defeat
The New York Empires withstood an impressive performance by Baltimore first baseman Danny Phillips to defeat the Lords, 7-5, at Queens Field. Phillips was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Tom Duncan recorded the save, making him 4 for 10. The win gives New York a season record of 87-66.

The Empires got a big at-bat from second baseman Lowell Bickle. For the game, Bickle was 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the first, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 10th home run of the season gave New York a 3-1 lead.

"I'm just looking to see the ball, hit the ball," said Bickle.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pendleton 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .250 7 44
B. Carter CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .204 8 48
B. Capps RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .273 14 56
J. Balliet 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .257 4 42
M. Sheffield C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .261 7 44
D. Stewart LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .259 1 30
D. Phillips 1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .307 5 22
M. Caito SS 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .246 4 51
   b-D. Fierro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292 2 11
   d-G. McIntyre SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 1 8
K. Wilson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 1 13
   G. Plummer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Arrington PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .269 0 10
   G. Rivera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   c-T. Payton PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 1 3
   D. Boyd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 2
Totals 37 5 12 5 2 4 12      
a - D. Arrington pinch hit for G. Plummer in the 7th
b - D. Fierro pinch hit for M. Caito in the 8th
c - T. Payton pinch hit for G. Rivera in the 8th
d - G. McIntyre substituted for D. Fierro in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Capps (20, 1st Inning off N. Frampton, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Caito (11, 7th Inning off N. Frampton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Phillips (5, 2nd Inning off N. Frampton, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Pendleton 2 , B. Carter , B. Capps 2 , J. Balliet , M. Sheffield , D. Phillips 6 , M. Caito 4
2-out RBI: B. Carter , J. Balliet
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pendleton , B. Carter , B. Capps
Sac Bunt: K. Wilson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Carter (14)
CS: J. Pendleton (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pendleton-Caito-Phillips)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 2 3 1 0 1 4 .303 18 68
G. Austin 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .292 6 39
   a-A. Castro LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 5 22
L. Bickle 2B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .305 10 56
   b-J. Abarca 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 2 15
R. Lintner 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .260 27 89
P. Brower RF 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 .306 9 65
E. Ellison C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .261 17 63
J. Caldwell LF, 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .274 14 73
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .243 7 40
N. Frampton P 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 .212 1 10
   B. Shone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 1 7
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 7 5 6 19      
a - A. Castro substituted for G. Austin in the 8th
b - J. Abarca substituted for L. Bickle in the 8th
c - D. Martin pinch hit for B. Shone in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Bickle (10, 1st Inning off K. Wilson, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Hickey (18, 6th Inning off K. Wilson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 6 , G. Austin , L. Bickle 4 , P. Brower 2 , J. Caldwell , D. Matuzak , N. Frampton
2-out RBI: N. Frampton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Hickey 2
GIDP: D. Matuzak
Sac Fly: N. Frampton
Team LOB: 7
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wilson L (11-12) 5.1 9 7 7 4 6 2 101 4.29   
G. Plummer 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
G. Rivera 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.90   
D. Boyd 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wilson 24
Batters Faced: K. Wilson 28, G. Plummer 2, G. Rivera 4, D. Boyd 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wilson 4-5, G. Plummer 0-2, G. Rivera 1-2, D. Boyd 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wilson 101-67, G. Plummer 3-3, G. Rivera 16-8, D. Boyd 6-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Frampton W (15-12) 7.1 12 5 5 1 4 1 104 3.50   
B. Shone H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 1.70   
T. Duncan SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Frampton 37
Batters Faced: N. Frampton 34, B. Shone 3, T. Duncan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Frampton 12-5, B. Shone 1-1, T. Duncan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Frampton 104-71, B. Shone 10-6, T. Duncan 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shone 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Phillips
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 22226
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