MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
07/07/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1240 - FRIDAY, JULY 7TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (49-38) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 8 3
New York Empires (45-44) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 8 1
Generals Lose to Empires in Walk-Off
The Empires grabbed a win, 7-6, at Queens Field, overcoming a fine effort from Atlanta pitcher Alfredo Morales. Morales went 7 innings and allowed 3 runs. The Empires are now 45-44, while the Generals fall to 49-38.

Lowell Bickle was the walk-off hero for New York. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Empires second baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"We couldn't have scripted it any better," Bickle said in his postgame press conference.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .233 6 28
   a-S. Walp PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 9 36
   b-C. Sanford SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
R. Rodgers RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .292 0 6
E. Mika LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .241 12 34
C. Berman 2B, SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .214 4 19
L. Moses 3B 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .276 4 38
L. Torres 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 .250 2 11
R. Palacios C 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 .255 13 37
J. Harrison CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .196 0 2
A. Morales P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 1
   c-D. Bleicher PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 7 18
   F. Noorani P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   R. Cwiklinski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 0 1
Totals 35 6 8 6 2 8 18      
a - S. Walp pinch hit for K. Devine in the 7th
b - C. Sanford substituted for S. Walp in the 7th
c - D. Bleicher pinch hit for A. Morales in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Rodgers (7, 5th Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Palacios (9, 8th Inning off J. Pratt, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Rodgers 2 , E. Mika , C. Berman , L. Moses 3 , R. Palacios 2 , D. Bleicher
2-out RBI: L. Moses
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Berman , L. Torres , A. Morales
GIDP: R. Rodgers
Sac Bunt: L. Torres , A. Morales
Hit by Pitch: R. Rodgers
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: K. Devine (13) , C. Berman (3) , A. Morales (1)
PB: R. Palacios 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Abarca SS 5 0 0 2 0 1 3 .202 3 17
C. Estrada 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .209 1 13
B. DeFalco 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .289 4 23
R. Hickey CF 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .281 5 24
L. Bickle 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .256 2 9
P. Brower RF 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .236 4 29
D. Helms LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .220 3 13
E. Petersen C 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .145 0 4
   b-M. Goen PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .232 1 8
L. Stanford P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .156 0 1
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   a-D. Martin PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 6 26
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Castro PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256 7 18
Totals 33 7 8 5 6 4 14      
a - D. Martin pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 7th
b - M. Goen pinch hit for E. Petersen in the 9th
c - A. Castro pinch hit for J. Pratt in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Brower (4, 4th Inning off A. Morales, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Estrada 2 , R. Hickey , L. Bickle 2 , P. Brower 4 , M. Goen , A. Castro
2-out RBI: P. Brower
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Abarca , L. Bickle , D. Helms
Sac Bunt: E. Petersen , L. Stanford
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Estrada (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Estrada (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Estrada-Bickle-DeFalco)
PB: E. Petersen
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Morales 7.0 3 3 2 2 4 1 111 3.42   
F. Noorani L (5-6), BS (5) 1.1 4 4 2 4 0 0 56 3.60   
R. Cwiklinski 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Morales 63
Batters Faced: A. Morales 28, F. Noorani 12, R. Cwiklinski 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Morales 8-8, F. Noorani 3-1, R. Cwiklinski 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Morales 111-65, F. Noorani 56-28, R. Cwiklinski 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Cwiklinski 2-1
WP: F. Noorani
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford 6.0 4 3 3 2 6 0 112 2.51   
T. Duncan 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.83   
J. Pratt W (1-2) 2.0 4 3 3 0 1 0 36 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 56
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 27, T. Duncan 3, J. Pratt 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 8-5, T. Duncan 1-1, J. Pratt 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 112-67, T. Duncan 6-6, J. Pratt 36-19
WP: L. Stanford
Hit Batsmen: L. Stanford
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alfredo Morales
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 19360
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