MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
07/08/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1254 - SATURDAY, JULY 8TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (49-39) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
New York Empires (46-44) 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 X 8 11 1
DeFalco, Empires Beat Generals, 8-2
Thanks in large part to first baseman Buck DeFalco, the New York Empires beat the Atlanta Generals, 8-2. DeFalco was 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and 2 walks. He scored 4 runs. The second-place Generals now sit at 49-39.

Dave Martin, who finished 4th in the ABL in triples with 10 in 1965, helped out the New York cause in the bottom of the first inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the left fielder was 2-3 with 2 singles and a walk. He drove in 3 runs.

"I'm proud to be a part of what we've got going on here," Martin told the New York Chronicle. "It's a great group and we're happy with the win."
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .232 6 28
R. Rodgers RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .301 0 7
E. Mika LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .245 12 35
C. Berman 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .211 4 19
L. Moses 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .276 4 38
L. Torres 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .242 2 11
J. Raymond C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .261 2 34
   a-S. Walp PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 9 36
J. Harrison CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .186 0 2
   b-J. Nova PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 8 37
R. Seals P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0
   M. Chernock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Z. Hodge PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 2 7
Totals 34 2 7 2 3 7 16      
a - S. Walp pinch hit for J. Raymond in the 9th
b - J. Nova pinch hit for J. Harrison in the 9th
c - Z. Hodge pinch hit for M. Chernock in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Mika (7, 3rd Inning off D. Molina, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Rodgers (2, 1st Inning off D. Molina, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Devine (4, 1st Inning off D. Molina, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Devine 3 , R. Rodgers 4 , E. Mika 3 , L. Moses , Z. Hodge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Devine , C. Berman , J. Raymond
GIDP: C. Berman
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Rodgers (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Abarca 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .199 3 17
C. Estrada 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .209 1 13
B. DeFalco 1B 3 4 3 1 2 0 0 .296 5 24
R. Hickey CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .283 5 25
D. Matuzak SS 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .267 9 30
A. Castro RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .251 7 18
D. Martin LF 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 .264 6 29
J. Robertson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .174 1 12
D. Molina P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .121 0 2
   a-M. Goen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228 1 8
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   b-P. Brower PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 4 29
   J. Neenan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 8 11 7 5 9 22      
a - M. Goen pinch hit for D. Molina in the 6th
b - P. Brower pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey (15, 8th Inning off M. Chernock, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. DeFalco (5, 3rd Inning off R. Seals, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Estrada , B. DeFalco 6 , R. Hickey 3 , D. Matuzak 2 , D. Martin 2 , J. Robertson
2-out RBI: R. Hickey , D. Matuzak , D. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Estrada , A. Castro , J. Robertson , P. Brower
Hit by Pitch: D. Matuzak , A. Castro
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Estrada (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Matuzak-Abarca-DeFalco)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Seals L (1-1) 6.1 9 6 6 4 8 1 130 3.55   
M. Chernock 1.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 36 10.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Seals 35
Batters Faced: R. Seals 34, M. Chernock 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Seals 3-8, M. Chernock 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Seals 130-78, M. Chernock 36-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Chernock 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Seals 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Molina W (7-7) 6.0 6 2 2 1 6 0 82 2.53   
T. Duncan H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.79   
J. Neenan 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 43 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Molina 57
Batters Faced: D. Molina 25, T. Duncan 3, J. Neenan 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Molina 4-7, T. Duncan 0-3, J. Neenan 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Molina 82-53, T. Duncan 11-8, J. Neenan 43-25
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Buck DeFalco
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 19677
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