MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT CHICAGO HAWKS
05/17/1975
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT CHICAGO HAWKS
GAME ID: 508 - SATURDAY, MAY 17TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (20-16) 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 12 1
Chicago Hawks (15-22) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 4
Empires Get 5-2 Win Versus Chicago
At Hyde Park Stadium, the Chicago Hawks and New York Empires were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

The New York Empires beat the Chicago Hawks, 5-2, at Hyde Park Stadium. New York shortstop Dave Matuzak had the hot bat. He was 2-3 with 2 singles and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. New York reliever Dave Kretz picked up the win to move to 3-1. Kevin Edwards suffered the loss.

Al Castro dealt the Hawks a blow in the top of the fifth. Batting with the bases loaded and New York leading 2-1, Castro hit a 1-1 fastball for a run-scoring single.

Said losing manager Mike Flaherty: "Obviously, we wished for a better outcome."

By defeating Chicago, the second-place Empires improved to 20-16.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .233 4 21
P. Brower LF 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .246 1 12
L. Bickle 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .317 2 13
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .317 9 22
A. Castro RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .226 4 18
J. Abarca 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .154 0 1
L. Finnegan C 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .174 0 1
   D. Kretz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Austin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 6 23
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Preciado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 1 2
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Matuzak SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .230 3 11
J. Neenan P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .182 0 0
   a-R. Ardis C 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 1
Totals 38 5 12 5 3 4 24      
a - R. Ardis substituted for J. Neenan in the 5th
b - G. Austin pinch hit for D. Kretz in the 7th
c - M. Preciado pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Brower 2 (7, 1st Inning off K. Edwards, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Villatoro, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Finnegan (1, 4th Inning off K. Edwards, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Hickey (6, 5th Inning off K. Edwards, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 3 , P. Brower 4 , L. Bickle 2 , A. Castro 2 , J. Abarca , L. Finnegan 2 , D. Matuzak 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , R. Lintner , A. Castro , L. Finnegan , J. Neenan
GIDP: R. Lintner , J. Abarca
Sac Bunt: L. Bickle , L. Finnegan
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Matuzak 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Abarca (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Bickle-Matuzak-Bickle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .185 6 19
D. Taranto 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .237 0 6
L. Eccles C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .299 0 9
B. DeFalco 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .376 1 14
   b-D. Bozza PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .355 3 13
M. Haynes LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318 2 12
   c-G. Malone PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 0 3
J. Farrar SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .262 0 15
A. Bires RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .327 2 9
F. Chavez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .263 1 5
K. Edwards P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 1
   A. Villatoro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Morris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 6 21
   L. Ibarra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2 3 6 16      
a - M. Morris pinch hit for A. Villatoro in the 8th
b - D. Bozza pinch hit for B. DeFalco in the 9th
c - G. Malone pinch hit for M. Haynes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Taranto (5, 1st Inning off J. Neenan, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Taranto (1, 9th Inning off J. Pratt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Taranto 5 , L. Eccles , B. DeFalco , A. Bires
2-out RBI: B. DeFalco , A. Bires
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Morales , J. Farrar , F. Chavez
GIDP: B. DeFalco
Sac Bunt: K. Edwards
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: L. Eccles (2) , B. DeFalco (6) , J. Farrar 2 (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Farrar-Taranto-DeFalco, Taranto-Farrar-DeFalco)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Neenan 4.2 3 1 1 0 3 0 63 3.13   
D. Kretz W (3-1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1.42   
T. Duncan H (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.15   
J. Pratt 1.0 1 1 1 3 2 0 36 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Neenan 57
Batters Faced: J. Neenan 18, D. Kretz 4, T. Duncan 6, J. Pratt 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Neenan 6-5, D. Kretz 2-1, T. Duncan 1-4, J. Pratt 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Neenan 63-43, D. Kretz 20-12, T. Duncan 22-16, J. Pratt 36-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Kretz 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Edwards L (3-2) 7.0 10 4 4 3 3 0 111 4.33   
A. Villatoro 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 11 0.96   
L. Ibarra 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Edwards 41
Batters Faced: K. Edwards 35, A. Villatoro 5, L. Ibarra 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Edwards 10-8, A. Villatoro 1-1, L. Ibarra 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Edwards 111-70, A. Villatoro 11-8, L. Ibarra 10-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Matuzak
Ballpark: Hyde Park Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 18060
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