MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
09/25/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 2266 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
New York Empires (91-70) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 13 3
Boston Terriers (83-79) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 13 3
Empires Drop Terriers, 6-4
The New York Empires dealt the Boston Terriers a 6-4 loss in 14 innings at Atlantic Avenue Grounds. Dave Matuzak was the star on offense. He was 2 for 5 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. The second-place Empires go to 91-70.

Matuzak had a game-changing home run in the top of the 14th. On a 2-1 slider from Mack Sutter, he banged a 2-run home run to right, giving the Empires a 6-4 lead. It was the 18th home run of the year for Matuzak.

"Our guys refused to lose," said Matuzak.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lintner 3B 8 1 3 2 0 0 5 .266 29 98
A. Castro RF 6 1 1 1 1 1 5 .286 34 86
T. Glenn LF, CF 7 0 1 0 0 1 2 .301 8 44
L. Finnegan C 4 0 0 1 2 1 3 .263 11 51
R. Hickey CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .289 11 57
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
   d-D. Barrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 3 23
   D. Kretz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 4
   f-B. Jensen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .120 0 0
   M. Rose P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
P. Brower 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .278 13 64
   e-J. Abarca PR, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .284 6 39
R. Haun 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .238 6 27
   b-L. Montgomery PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 1 12
   c-C. Estrada 2B, 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .274 4 28
D. Matuzak SS 5 2 2 2 2 1 0 .296 18 70
J. Neenan P 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .091 0 5
   a-M. Preciado CF, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .279 13 61
Totals 56 6 13 6 7 9 26      
a - M. Preciado substituted for J. Neenan in the 7th
b - L. Montgomery pinch hit for R. Haun in the 8th
c - C. Estrada substituted for L. Montgomery in the 8th
d - D. Barrera pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 10th
e - J. Abarca pinch ran for P. Brower in the 10th
f - B. Jensen pinch hit for D. Kretz in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Brower (28, 2nd Inning off B. Shurtleff, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Hickey (25, 5th Inning off B. Shurtleff, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Castro (37, 13th Inning off M. Sutter, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Lintner (29, 9th Inning off L. Taylor, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Matuzak (18, 14th Inning off M. Sutter, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Lintner 6 , A. Castro 2 , T. Glenn , R. Hickey 3 , P. Brower 4 , C. Estrada , D. Matuzak 5
2-out RBI: R. Lintner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lintner , A. Castro , T. Glenn , R. Haun 2 , M. Preciado
Sac Fly: L. Finnegan
Team LOB: 16

FIELDING
Errors: T. Glenn (15) , M. Rose (1) , D. Matuzak (28)
Double Plays: 1 (Matuzak-Abarca-Estrada)
OF assists: 1 (Glenn(Shurtleff at home))
PB: L. Finnegan
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Zacharias LF 7 0 2 1 0 0 1 .290 13 65
B. Tudor 1B 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 .303 13 66
J. Linden CF 6 0 2 0 1 1 0 .276 12 49
Z. Hodge 3B 6 1 3 0 1 0 5 .293 15 63
L. Ward 2B 5 1 1 0 1 1 5 .271 16 59
R. Roe RF 6 0 2 0 0 1 4 .253 14 60
P. Soroka SS 6 1 0 1 0 0 3 .234 2 20
P. Knight C 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .260 22 70
   b-R. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 2 22
   d-H. Cummings C 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256 0 13
B. Shurtleff P 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .268 0 8
   a-B. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 10 37
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Taylor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-V. Marshall PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 0 6
   B. Falcon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-D. Tislow PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 23 78
   M. Sutter P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   R. Scherf P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 52 4 13 2 5 7 23      
a - B. Lee pinch hit for B. Shurtleff in the 6th
b - R. Anderson pinch hit for P. Knight in the 9th
c - V. Marshall pinch hit for L. Taylor in the 9th
d - H. Cummings substituted for R. Anderson in the 10th
e - D. Tislow pinch hit for B. Falcon in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Zacharias (45, 4th Inning off J. Neenan, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Zacharias 3 , J. Linden 2 , Z. Hodge 3 , L. Ward , R. Roe 2 , H. Cummings , M. Sutter , B. Shurtleff
2-out RBI: C. Zacharias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Zacharias , L. Ward 2 , R. Roe , B. Shurtleff , B. Lee
GIDP: Z. Hodge
Sac Bunt: B. Tudor
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Roe (9)
CS: B. Tudor (17) , Z. Hodge (4)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Roe (6) , P. Soroka (7) , L. Taylor (4)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Neenan 6.0 6 3 1 4 5 0 27 110 2.68   
T. Duncan 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 33 3.21   
D. Kretz 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 19 4.69   
M. Rose W (3-0) 4.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 16 53 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Neenan 53
Batters Faced: J. Neenan 27, T. Duncan 10, D. Kretz 5, M. Rose 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Neenan 6-5, T. Duncan 4-3, D. Kretz 2-0, M. Rose 4-7
Pitches - Strikes: J. Neenan 110-65, T. Duncan 33-18, D. Kretz 19-12, M. Rose 53-33
WP: J. Neenan , M. Rose
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Shurtleff 6.0 7 2 1 2 4 0 28 111 3.15   
T. McAteer H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 13 4.60   
L. Taylor BS (11) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 29 3.06   
B. Falcon 2.0 1 0 0 4 0 0 10 42 2.27   
M. Sutter L (0-1) 2.1 4 3 3 0 3 1 12 40 5.40   
R. Scherf 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 6.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shurtleff 54
Batters Faced: B. Shurtleff 28, T. McAteer 4, L. Taylor 8, B. Falcon 10, M. Sutter 12, R. Scherf 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shurtleff 9-5, T. McAteer 1-1, L. Taylor 2-3, B. Falcon 4-1, M. Sutter 0-4, R. Scherf 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shurtleff 111-78, T. McAteer 13-7, L. Taylor 29-19, B. Falcon 42-22, M. Sutter 40-28, R. Scherf 5-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Matuzak
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:37
Attendance: 21896
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