MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
06/03/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 757 - THURSDAY, JUNE 3RD , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Lords (29-24) 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 7 13 0
New York Empires (36-18) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 6 8 1
Empires Absorb 7-6 Home Loss
Baltimore Lords starter Larry Diego pitched a strong game against the New York Empires at Queens Field, leading the Lords to victory, 7-6. Their 29-24 record puts the Lords second in the American Baseball League Eastern Division.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Lew Ward? The Baltimore left fielder had a 2-run double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Lords on top, 3-0. For the game, Ward had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Ward.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. McIntyre SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .209 0 2
T. Payton RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .271 5 19
M. Caito 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .246 2 15
J. Balliet 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .253 1 25
L. Ward LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .236 6 26
T. McNeely 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .305 5 19
M. Sheffield C 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .220 2 14
B. Carter CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .136 0 0
L. Diego P 3 0 1 3 0 1 2 .192 0 7
   E. Roca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 7 13 7 2 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Carter (1, 2nd Inning off J. Pierce, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Ward (4, 5th Inning off J. Pierce, 3 on, 1 out) , T. McNeely (11, 5th Inning off J. Pierce, 2 on, 1 out) , L. Diego (1, 5th Inning off J. Pierce, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. McIntyre , T. Payton , M. Caito 3 , J. Balliet , L. Ward 3 , T. McNeely 3 , M. Sheffield , B. Carter 2 , L. Diego 2
2-out RBI: L. Diego
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. McIntyre 2 , L. Ward , T. McNeely
Sac Fly: L. Diego
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (McIntyre-Caito-McNeely, McIntyre-Sheffield-McNeely)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bickle 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .317 2 20
R. Lintner 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .251 9 34
E. Ellison C 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .252 2 11
G. Austin 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .337 4 19
P. Brower LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .310 6 19
A. Castro RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .333 4 21
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .193 1 14
A. Mills CF 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 .071 0 0
J. Pierce P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 3
   J. Antuna P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Hickey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 2 16
   D. Molina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Abarca PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230 2 12
Totals 32 6 8 6 3 7 8      
a - R. Hickey pinch hit for J. Antuna in the 7th
b - J. Abarca pinch hit for D. Molina in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Brower (3, 6th Inning off L. Diego, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Castro (14, 9th Inning off L. Diego, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Bickle , R. Lintner , E. Ellison 2 , G. Austin , P. Brower 3 , A. Castro 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Matuzak
GIDP: L. Bickle , G. Austin
Sac Bunt: J. Antuna
Hit by Pitch: E. Ellison
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: D. Matuzak (2)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Diego W (6-3) 8.0 8 6 6 1 7 0 99 3.77   
E. Roca SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 0.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Diego 48
Batters Faced: L. Diego 33, E. Roca 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Diego 8-8, E. Roca 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Diego 99-69, E. Roca 18-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Roca 1-0
WP: L. Diego
Hit Batsmen: L. Diego
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce L (3-3) 5.2 11 7 7 2 2 0 112 3.13   
J. Antuna 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 0.00   
D. Molina 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 5.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 19
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 31, J. Antuna 5, D. Molina 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 9-6, J. Antuna 1-1, D. Molina 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 112-70, J. Antuna 21-14, D. Molina 29-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Antuna 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Diego
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 19791
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