MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
04/10/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 27 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Lords (2-0) 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 7 10 1
New York Empires (0-2) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
New York Dealt 7-1 Defeat
The Baltimore Lords knocked off the New York Empires, 7-1, at Queens Field. Mike Caito was a big reason Baltimore won. The shortstop was 1-2 with a double and 2 walks, while scoring 2 runs. The winner was Baltimore reliever Don Achber, now 1-0. The loser was Jon Pierce. The Lords, now 2-0, have stormed out of the gates.

Bob Carter helped out the Baltimore cause in the top of the fifth inning with a run-scoring ground out. For the game, the center fielder was 2 for 5 with 2 singles.

"Pleased with the effort and the win," said Lords manager Steve Read.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Carter CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1
W. Scheideler 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .125 0 0
J. Balliet 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .444 0 1
J. Pendleton 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .300 0 0
G. Kiss RF 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 .250 0 1
M. Caito SS 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .200 0 0
D. Stewart LF 3 0 1 3 1 0 1 .333 0 3
M. Sheffield C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 3
J. Pardoe P 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
   D. Achber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. McIntyre PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Morris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Fierro PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   P. Stack P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7 4 7 18      
a - G. McIntyre pinch hit for D. Achber in the 7th
b - D. Fierro pinch hit for P. Morris in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Stewart (1, 6th Inning off J. Pierce, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Caito (1, 8th Inning off J. Pratt, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Balliet (1, 9th Inning off J. Pratt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Pendleton (1, 5th Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Carter 2 , J. Balliet 3 , J. Pendleton 4 , G. Kiss , M. Caito 2 , D. Stewart 2 , M. Sheffield
2-out RBI: D. Stewart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Scheideler , J. Pendleton , M. Sheffield , D. Fierro
GIDP: W. Scheideler , J. Pendleton
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Carter (1)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Scheideler (1)
OF assists: 1 (Carter(Pierce at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
G. Austin 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
L. Bickle 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
R. Lintner 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .167 0 0
P. Brower RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .286 0 0
E. Ellison C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
J. Caldwell LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
D. Matuzak SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .333 0 0
J. Pierce P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   J. Olson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Castro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1 3 3 11      
a - A. Castro pinch hit for J. Olson in the 7th
b - D. Martin pinch hit for J. Pratt in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Hickey , G. Austin 2 , L. Bickle , E. Ellison , D. Matuzak , J. Pierce
2-out RBI: R. Hickey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Brower , J. Caldwell , D. Matuzak
Sac Bunt: E. Ellison
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Austin (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Austin (1) , D. Matuzak (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Bickle-Matuzak-Austin, Lintner-Bickle-Austin)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pardoe 4.0 6 1 1 2 1 0 74 2.25   
D. Achber W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 0.00   
P. Morris 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
P. Stack 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pardoe 45
Batters Faced: J. Pardoe 20, D. Achber 6, P. Morris 3, P. Stack 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pardoe 6-4, D. Achber 2-1, P. Morris 1-2, P. Stack 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pardoe 74-43, D. Achber 23-14, P. Morris 8-5, P. Stack 29-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Achber 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce L (0-1) 6.1 7 6 3 4 6 0 100 4.26   
J. Olson 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
J. Pratt 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 31 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 43
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 30, J. Olson 1, J. Pratt 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 8-3, J. Olson 1-0, J. Pratt 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 100-60, J. Olson 1-1, J. Pratt 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Olson 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Caito
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (47 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 18095
Special Notes: SP John Pardoe was injured while pitching.
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