NEW YORK EMPIRES
3rd place | 83-73, .532 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 645 | RA: 576 | PAYROLL: $5,544,007
09/23/1974
TEAM LEADERS AVG
P. Brower .299
L. Bickle .286
R. Hickey .286
R. Lintner .264
E. Ellison .250
TEAM LEADERS HR
R. Lintner 22
E. Ellison 15
P. Brower 14
R. Hickey 14
2 tied with 7
TEAM LEADERS RBI
R. Lintner 74
L. Bickle 73
P. Brower 72
R. Hickey 63
E. Ellison 62
TEAM LEADERS W
J. Pierce 18
N. Frampton 16
L. Stanford 14
A. Humphrey 12
J. Neenan 10
TEAM LEADERS ERA
J. Pierce 2.49
A. Humphrey 2.97
N. Frampton 3.09
L. Stanford 3.52
J. Neenan 3.75
TEAM LEADERS K
2 tied with 167
N. Frampton 167
J. Pierce 167
L. Stanford 135
A. Humphrey 96
WHO'S HOT?
P Nate Frampton 3-1, 1.08 Last 4 games
3B Rick Lintner .405, 2 HR Last 13 games
WHO'S NOT?
CF Roger Hickey .114, 0 HR Last 8 games
RF Tom Glenn .133, 0 HR Last 27 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter L Jon Pierce 34 34 18 9 0 2.49 1.19 Slightly Tired
Starter R Nate Frampton 34 34 16 14 0 3.09 1.09 Rested
Starter R Andy Humphrey 32 32 12 11 0 2.97 1.27 Exhausted
Starter L Larry Stanford 31 31 14 13 0 3.52 1.27 Rested
Starter R Jack Neenan 32 22 10 8 0 3.75 1.30 Tired
Long Relief R Steve Neuman 2 0 0 0 0 5.40 2.70 Rested
Long Relief R Terry Ross 2 0 0 0 0 9.82 3.82 Rested
Long Relief R Antonio Hernandez 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 Rested
Middle Relief L Steve Carroll 27 0 0 1 3 3.62 1.45 Rested
Middle Relief R Dave Kretz 12 0 2 1 0 5.49 1.68 Rested
Middle Relief L Danilo Molina 21 0 1 0 1 2.20 1.18 Rested
Middle Relief R Bernie Underwood 9 3 0 2 1 8.34 2.21 Rested
Setup R Tom Duncan 42 0 4 6 2 3.67 1.65 Rested
Stopper L Jack Pratt 62 0 6 7 23 3.58 1.42 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
20 S Eddie Ellison C 128 420 105 15 62 55 59 53 .250 .348 .398 3.1
13 R Ron Ardis C 29 79 21 0 4 9 13 7 .266 .370 .291 0.4
2 R Len Finnegan C 21 63 13 0 3 8 8 7 .206 .292 .222 0.1
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
3 S Dave Matuzak SS 147 499 109 7 52 52 50 114 .218 .290 .325 2.7
9 R Lowell Bickle 1B 152 591 169 7 73 72 37 53 .286 .327 .379 1.9
22 L Rick Lintner 3B 149 522 138 22 74 82 105 105 .264 .389 .435 6.6
8 R Mark Goen 1B 47 48 11 1 5 5 5 6 .229 .302 .354 0.2
29 R Javier Abarca 2B 112 328 83 4 26 32 30 51 .253 .315 .338 2.4
4 R Chuck Estrada 3B 48 75 24 2 7 11 13 7 .320 .420 .453 0.8
14 L Jimmy Todino 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
35 R Allan Humphrey 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.0
5 R Steve Gay 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 0.1
41 R Rick Haun SS 4 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 .111 .111 .111 -0.1
19 R Larry Kendall 2B 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
25 R Al Castro RF 121 273 64 6 39 29 21 51 .234 .287 .348 0.5
18 R Roger Hickey CF 149 591 169 14 63 91 48 74 .286 .337 .433 4.6
15 L Jim Caldwell LF 114 251 51 5 31 20 35 35 .203 .298 .287 0.2
45 R Paul Brower LF 150 541 162 14 72 70 64 95 .299 .376 .429 4.1
1 L Dave Martin LF 69 110 24 5 15 12 7 12 .218 .269 .364 0.0
26 L Tom Glenn RF 38 63 11 0 7 4 1 12 .175 .188 .190 -0.4
16 R Dave Goss CF 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.0
10 S Darryl Hatton LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 0.1
7 S Buzz Deakins LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
37 R Gerald McKinney RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 -0.0
21 R David Kerr CF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
19 L Jerry Olsen CF 3 7 4 0 1 1 0 1 .571 .571 .571 0.2
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Roger Hickey CF .286 14 63 47
2 R Paul Brower LF .299 14 72 2
3 R Lowell Bickle 1B .286 7 73 3
4 L Rick Lintner 3B .264 22 74 0
5 R Al Castro RF .234 6 39 0
6 S Eddie Ellison C .250 15 62 0
7 R Javier Abarca 2B .253 4 26 13
8 S Dave Matuzak SS .218 7 52 24
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Roger Hickey CF .286 14 63 47
2 R Paul Brower LF .299 14 72 2
3 R Lowell Bickle 1B .286 7 73 3
4 L Rick Lintner 3B .264 22 74 0
5 R Al Castro RF .234 6 39 0
6 S Eddie Ellison C .250 15 62 0
7 R Javier Abarca 2B .253 4 26 13
8 S Dave Matuzak SS .218 7 52 24
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
C Len Finnegan strained abdominal muscle 3-4 weeks Not on IL
2B Gary Austin strained leg muscle 2-3 weeks On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 9/24
@ ATL
RHP R. White
11-10, 3.44
Wed 9/25
@ ATL
LHP G. Palmer
10-13, 3.76
Thu 9/26
@ ATL
RHP R. Cwiklinski
10-10, 3.27
Fri 9/27
@ BOS
LHP A. Alonso
8-13, 3.57
Sat 9/28
@ BOS
RHP T. Jepperson
4-16, 4.43
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Top Prospects
Positional Strength Player Salaries
Financial Report
NEWS
STANDINGS
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Detroit Wolverines 86 70 .551 -
Baltimore Lords 84 71 .542 1.5
New York Empires 83 73 .532 3.0
Montreal Habitants 80 75 .516 5.5
Atlanta Generals 72 83 .465 13.5
Toronto Hurons 71 84 .458 14.5
Boston Terriers 66 90 .423 20.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 83-73, .532 PCT
Position in Division 3rd, 3 GB
Record at home 47-34, .580 PCT
Record on the road 36-39, .480 PCT
Record in X-inning games 6-8, .429 PCT
Record in one-run games 21-22, .488 PCT
Record versus LHP 27-31, .466 PCT
Record versus RHP 56-42, .571 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4, .600 PCT
Record in April 12-9, .571 PCT
Record in May 15-13, .536 PCT
Record in June 16-12, .571 PCT
Record in July 12-18, .400 PCT
Record in August 17-11, .607 PCT
Record in September 11-10, .524 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .256 - 2nd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .324 - 6th in ABL
Slugging Percentage .370 - 2nd in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .694 - 4th in ABL
Runs Scored 645 - 4th in ABL
Hits 1355 - 2nd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 351 - 4th in ABL
Home Runs 108 - 6th in ABL
Bases On Balls 526 - 7th in ABL
Strikeouts 819 - 8th in ABL
Stolen Bases 104 - 5th in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.30 - 5th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.22 - 5th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 3.61 - 9th in ABL
Runs allowed 576 - 6th in ABL
Hits allowed 1313 - 10th in ABL
Opponents AVG .250 - 8th in ABL
BABIP .281 - 10th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 79 - 2nd in ABL
Bases On Balls 480 - 4th in ABL
Strikeouts 814 - 5th in ABL
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