MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
07/12/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 1283 - THURSDAY, JULY 12TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
New York Empires (54-39) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 1
Atlanta Generals (44-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 10 1
Walk-Off Win Makes Atlanta 44-46
The Atlanta Generals beat the New York Empires, 3-2. Atlanta pitcher and New Haven, Connecticut, native Frank Combs led the way. The win went to Bill Wilson in relief, making him now 3-0. Bruce Shone took the loss for New York. Atlanta is now 44-46, New York 54-39.

Batting in the bottom of the 11th, 28-year old catcher Armando Lima had a real shot to win the game. New York pitcher Bruce Shone was determined not to let it happen. But with one out, Lima hit a run-scoring single. The Generals had a walk-off triumph.

"This place was rocking at the end," Lima said.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bickle 2B 5 1 2 0 1 1 3 .344 7 35
J. Caldwell LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .270 8 43
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .275 14 57
E. Ellison C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .271 14 48
R. Hickey CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .307 10 50
P. Brower RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .280 6 41
I. Olson 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 5 25
D. Matuzak SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .252 4 22
J. Pierce P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1 6
   a-A. Castro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 3 11
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Abarca PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281 0 6
   B. Shone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 2 7 1 4 8 17      
a - A. Castro pinch hit for J. Pierce in the 9th
b - J. Abarca pinch hit for J. Pratt in the 11th

BATTING
Total Bases: L. Bickle 2 , J. Caldwell , R. Hickey , P. Brower , D. Matuzak , J. Pierce
2-out RBI: R. Hickey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bickle , R. Lintner , E. Ellison , P. Brower
Sac Bunt: J. Caldwell
Hit by Pitch: E. Ellison
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hickey (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Bickle-Matuzak-Olson, Lintner-Bickle-Olson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bleicher CF, RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .206 4 20
C. Berman 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .324 6 19
S. Walp RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .297 14 52
   c-C. Sanford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .217 2 6
   B. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Palacios 2B 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .259 10 41
E. Mika LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .284 20 63
Z. Hodge 3B 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .269 9 37
A. Lima C 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .240 3 25
K. Devine SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 7 29
F. Combs P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .113 0 1
   a-P. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 2 4
   R. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 3
   b-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 2 7
   d-G. Ercolano RF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 3 10 3 4 9 14      
a - P. Lee pinch hit for F. Combs in the 7th
b - R. Spencer pinch hit for R. White in the 10th
c - C. Sanford pinch hit for S. Walp in the 10th
d - G. Ercolano substituted for R. Spencer in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Berman (19, 8th Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Palacios (19, 11th Inning off B. Shone, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Z. Hodge (9, 7th Inning off J. Pierce, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bleicher , C. Berman 2 , S. Walp , R. Palacios 2 , E. Mika 2 , Z. Hodge 4 , A. Lima 2 , K. Devine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Palacios , F. Combs
GIDP: C. Sanford , Z. Hodge
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Bleicher (12)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Walp (3)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce 8.0 6 2 2 2 7 1 116 3.29   
J. Pratt 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 35 4.84   
B. Shone L (2-1) 0.1 2 1 0 1 0 0 12 1.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 67
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 31, J. Pratt 8, B. Shone 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 10-6, J. Pratt 2-1, B. Shone 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 116-72, J. Pratt 35-24, B. Shone 12-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Combs 7.0 6 1 1 2 6 0 111 2.82   
R. White BS (8) 3.0 0 1 0 1 2 0 44 3.63   
B. Wilson W (3-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 1.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Combs 65
Batters Faced: F. Combs 30, R. White 11, B. Wilson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Combs 9-6, R. White 3-4, B. Wilson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Combs 111-68, R. White 44-27, B. Wilson 15-8
WP: R. White
Hit Batsmen: F. Combs
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Combs
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 17643
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