MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT CHICAGO HAWKS
05/11/1977
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 469 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 11TH , 1977 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (17-18) 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 1 10 18 1
Chicago Hawks (14-20) 0 0 2 0 2 7 0 0 X 11 14 1
Big Game from Castro Not Enough, Empires Lose
The Chicago-New York matchup turned into a real hit parade.

The Chicago Hawks outlasted Al Castro and the New York Empires, 11-10. Castro was impressive in the loss. The New York right fielder went 2-3 with a double and 3 walks, while scoring 4 and driving in 2. Chicago is now 14-20. New York is 17-18.

The Hawks got a big hit from left fielder Bobby Strange. In the bottom of the sixth, Strange smacked a grand slam home run off New York pitcher Dave Kretz. It was his 6th home run of the season. Suddenly, the Hawks were ahead, 8-6.

Hawks manager Mike Flaherty wasn't all too pleased, despite the win, telling reporters that the performance highlighted some clear areas for improvement moving forward. He refused to be more specific, however. "I'm not gonna publicize our weaknesses," he said. "That stuff stays in the clubhouse."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 6 2 2 0 0 0 4 .355 2 8
A. Castro RF 3 4 2 2 3 0 1 .351 9 29
L. Finnegan C 6 1 3 0 0 1 4 .298 1 7
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 2 3 1 0 5 .265 6 27
P. Brower 1B 6 1 2 3 0 0 6 .298 4 17
M. Preciado LF 6 0 4 2 0 0 4 .304 3 18
J. Abarca 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 .253 1 7
   J. Neenan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Glenn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 0 2
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Haun SS, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .278 3 8
D. Kretz P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .133 0 2
   a-D. Matuzak 2B, SS 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .225 3 11
Totals 42 10 18 10 6 4 33      
a - D. Matuzak substituted for D. Kretz in the 6th
b - T. Glenn pinch hit for J. Neenan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey (4, 1st Inning off D. Smilanich, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Finnegan (5, 3rd Inning off D. Smilanich, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Lintner (6, 6th Inning off D. Smilanich, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Matuzak (4, 7th Inning off A. Alvarado, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Castro (8, 7th Inning off A. Alvarado, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 3 , A. Castro 3 , L. Finnegan 4 , R. Lintner 3 , P. Brower 2 , M. Preciado 4 , J. Abarca , R. Haun , D. Matuzak 2
2-out RBI: R. Lintner , P. Brower , M. Preciado 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Castro , P. Brower , M. Preciado , J. Abarca , R. Haun , D. Kretz
Sac Bunt: J. Abarca , D. Kretz
Sac Fly: R. Lintner
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hickey (4)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Brower (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Abarca-Haun-Brower)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .276 2 11
G. Getman 3B 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .210 3 16
E. Ronnebaum LF, RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .138 1 3
A. Robinson 1B 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 .323 10 28
M. Morris RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .226 4 14
   A. Alvarado P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Villatoro P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
D. Bozza C 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .333 5 14
F. Chavez 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .292 2 8
C. Burton CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .292 2 10
D. Smilanich P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 1
   a-B. Strange RF, LF 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .347 6 21
Totals 36 11 14 11 5 7 14      
a - B. Strange substituted for D. Smilanich in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bozza (8, 6th Inning off J. Neenan, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Morales (8, 7th Inning off J. Neenan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Morales (2, 3rd Inning off D. Kretz, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Robinson (10, 5th Inning off D. Kretz, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Strange (6, 6th Inning off D. Kretz, 3 on, 0 outs) , G. Getman (3, 6th Inning off J. Neenan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Morales 6 , G. Getman 6 , E. Ronnebaum , A. Robinson 4 , M. Morris , D. Bozza 2 , F. Chavez , C. Burton 2 , B. Strange 4
2-out RBI: A. Robinson , D. Bozza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Getman , M. Morris , F. Chavez 2
GIDP: D. Bozza
Sac Bunt: A. Alvarado , D. Smilanich
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: S. Morales (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Ronnebaum-Bozza)
OF assists: 2 (Burton(Lintner at home), Ronnebaum(Finnegan at home))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Kretz L (2-3) 5.0 9 8 8 4 3 2 27 120 3.86   
J. Neenan 2.0 4 3 2 0 2 1 11 36 1.93   
T. Duncan 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 29 0.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Kretz 16
Batters Faced: D. Kretz 27, J. Neenan 11, T. Duncan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Kretz 7-4, J. Neenan 2-2, T. Duncan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Kretz 120-67, J. Neenan 36-21, T. Duncan 29-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Smilanich 5.2 11 6 5 4 2 0 32 116 5.11   
A. Alvarado W (1-1) 1.2 5 3 3 1 1 0 11 29 5.40   
A. Villatoro SV (6) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 8 28 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Smilanich 23
Batters Faced: D. Smilanich 32, A. Alvarado 11, A. Villatoro 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Smilanich 5-9, A. Alvarado 3-1, A. Villatoro 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Smilanich 116-71, A. Alvarado 29-21, A. Villatoro 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Alvarado 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Castro
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 12049
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