MLB
NEW YORK EMPIRES @ DETROIT WOLVERINES
09/21/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP William Matz
Pitching: LHP William Matz
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Javier Abarca is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Batter strikes out.
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Pitching: RHP Jack Neenan
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Troy Stallings 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP William Matz
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 59.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Emil Wathen 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 66.3 MPH)
Lined into DP, 6-3 (Line Drive, 6, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gasper Copeland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP William Matz
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Olsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Neenan 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Jerry Olsen to second
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Batting: RHB Joe Cooper 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 106.3 MPH)
Joe Cooper to third
Batting: RHB William Matz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Bunt - Flyout to 15! F1
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP William Matz
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Troy Stallings 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Emil Wathen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP William Matz
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Bunted foul
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jerry Olsen 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Al Castro to second
Batting: RHB Jack Neenan 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 70.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Batting: RHB Gasper Copeland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB William Matz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP William Matz
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 89D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Batting: RHB Booker Lee 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Troy Stallings 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : LHP William Matz
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Runner at 1st Dave Goss:
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Dave Goss to second
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Dave Goss to third
Eddie Ellison to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Jerry Olsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Eddie Ellison to third
Dave Matuzak to second
Batting: RHB Jack Neenan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Eddie Ellison scores
Dave Matuzak to third
Jerry Olsen to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Jerry Olsen to third
Jack Neenan to second
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Jerry Olsen scores
Jack Neenan to third
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Javier Abarca to second
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Jack Neenan scores
Javier Abarca to third
Paul Brower to second
Pitching: RHP Alfredo Morales
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Ball
1-0: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 94.4 MPH), Distance : 351 ft
Batting: RHB Dave Goss 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 9 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 9 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Now in LF: Dave Goss
Now in RF: Paul Brower
Pinch Hitting: RHB Eddie Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Gasper Copeland 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Eddie Taylor to second
Batting: RHB Joe Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.6 MPH)
Eddie Taylor to third
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
Joe Cooper steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 108.8 MPH)
Eddie Taylor scores
Joe Cooper to third
Batting: LHB Alfredo Morales 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 9 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Alfredo Morales
Now at 2B: Bill Taylor
Now at 3B: Eddie Taylor
Pinch Hitting: RHB Rick Haun 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 76.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB David Kerr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jack Neenan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 9 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Jack Neenan
Now at SS: Rick Haun
Now in CF: David Kerr
Pinch Hitting: RHB Danny Strickland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Steve Neuman
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Danny Strickland to second
Danny Strickland to third
Batting: RHB Troy Stallings 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 99.4 MPH)
Danny Strickland scores
Jerry Plumley to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Duane Simmons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Jerry Plumley to third
Pete Morrison to second
Batting: RHB Gasper Copeland 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 9 - Detroit 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Detroit Wolverines : RHP Alfredo Morales
Now at 3B: Duane Simmons
Now in RF: Danny Strickland
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Single, Error in OF, E8, batter to second base (Line Drive, 89S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 78.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; New York 9 - Detroit 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Detroit Wolverines batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Steve Neuman
Batting: RHB Joe Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Taylor 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Joe Cooper to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bob Gilley 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Joe Cooper to third
Bill Taylor to second
Batting: RHB Danny Strickland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Joe Cooper scores
Bill Taylor to third
Bob Gilley to second
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 67.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Bill Taylor scores
Bob Gilley to third
Batting: LHB Jerry Plumley 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Troy Stallings 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Pete Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 9 - Detroit 4
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