MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
05/14/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 468 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (18-15) 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 6 10 0
Twin Cities Northmen (13-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 1
Empires Roll Past Northmen, 6-2
The New York Empires knocked off the Twin Cities Northmen, 6-2, in American Baseball League action at Twin Cities Stadium. New York pitcher and Beecher, Illinois, native Jon Pierce had an outstanding performance. After today's action, New York sits at 18-15, while Twin Cities falls to 13-21.

New York used the hitting of Roger Hickey to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a 2-run single in the top of the fifth inning to put the Empires on top, 3-0. For the game, Hickey had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

New York manager Dan Whiting commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 2 2 3 0 0 1 .239 4 20
P. Brower LF 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 .238 1 12
L. Bickle 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .313 2 12
R. Lintner 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .316 8 21
A. Castro RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .207 4 14
E. Ellison C 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .240 2 9
J. Abarca 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 .158 0 1
D. Matuzak SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .223 3 9
J. Pierce P 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .105 0 0
   a-M. Preciado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 1 2
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6 5 5 18      
a - M. Preciado pinch hit for J. Pierce in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Hickey (4, 3rd Inning off S. Farooqi, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Lintner (8, 7th Inning off J. Menendez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 5 , P. Brower , L. Bickle , R. Lintner 4 , A. Castro , E. Ellison 2 , J. Abarca , D. Matuzak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bickle , J. Abarca , D. Matuzak
GIDP: R. Lintner , J. Abarca
Sac Bunt: J. Pierce
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Brower (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Matuzak-Abarca-Bickle, Matuzak-Abarca-Bickle)
OF assists: 1 (Castro(Perez at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jacobs RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 1 10
C. Berman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295 1 15
D. Davalos 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .233 0 12
M. Perez CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .255 2 13
B. Shingleton SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281 2 19
G. Clement LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .196 3 11
R. Giardina C 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .223 2 12
S. Pavey 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .254 1 7
S. Farooqi P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .062 0 0
   J. Menendez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-P. Walker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   P. Whitaker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 1 5 6 10      
a - P. Walker pinch hit for J. Menendez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Perez (6, 4th Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Perez 2 , G. Clement , R. Giardina , S. Pavey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Davalos , P. Walker
GIDP: S. Pavey 2
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: M. Perez (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Pavey-Shingleton-Davalos, Pavey-Shingleton-Davalos)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce W (3-1) 7.0 4 2 2 5 4 0 115 2.83   
J. Pratt 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 4.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 60
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 27, J. Pratt 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 7-7, J. Pratt 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 115-69, J. Pratt 16-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Farooqi L (3-2) 6.0 7 5 3 5 4 1 112 2.20   
J. Menendez 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 20 7.00   
P. Whitaker 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Farooqi 41
Batters Faced: S. Farooqi 30, J. Menendez 4, P. Whitaker 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Farooqi 6-8, J. Menendez 1-1, P. Whitaker 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Farooqi 112-70, J. Menendez 20-14, P. Whitaker 17-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Pierce
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Rain (54 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 11768
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