MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
07/23/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 1440 - MONDAY, JULY 23RD , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (51-51) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Twin Cities Northmen (47-57) 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 6 13 0
Atlanta Dealt 6-1 Defeat
The Twin Cities Northmen got a marvelous performance from pitcher Archie Makins. The right-hander kept the Atlanta offense from ever getting much traction. The result was an impressive 6-1 Twin Cities victory at Twin Cities Stadium. Twin Cities reliever Archie Makins got the win, raising his record to 2-0. George Palmer was tagged with the loss. The Northmen now have a record of 47-57 with the win over Atlanta.

The Northmen picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

"We played hard and won," said Makins. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bleicher CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .213 4 21
R. Palacios 2B 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .251 13 46
E. Mika LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .274 21 67
S. Walp RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .283 15 54
Z. Hodge 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .263 11 40
K. Devine SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 8 31
R. Spencer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 2 7
R. Bullins C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .127 0 2
G. Palmer P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .119 0 2
   a-C. Sanford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 2 6
   P. Geary P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-P. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 2 4
   D. McCranie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1 3 6 14      
a - C. Sanford pinch hit for G. Palmer in the 5th
b - P. Lee pinch hit for P. Geary in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Palmer (2, 3rd Inning off B. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bleicher , S. Walp , Z. Hodge , K. Devine , G. Palmer 2
2-out RBI: Z. Hodge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Walp , Z. Hodge , R. Spencer
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Walp (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hodge-Palacios-Spencer, Spencer-Devine-Spencer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clement LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .275 5 24
M. Perez CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .248 5 27
C. Jacobs RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .261 16 52
B. Shingleton SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .266 12 44
D. Davalos 1B 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .273 8 43
   b-M. Clark PR, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 1 12
R. Giardina C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .281 9 37
S. Pavey 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 .214 4 29
   A. Makins P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
   c-J. McCusker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 0 4
   T. Lloyd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 4
D. Miller 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .204 7 41
B. Hall P 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .149 0 3
   a-T. McNabb 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 0 3
Totals 34 6 13 6 1 3 11      
a - T. McNabb substituted for B. Hall in the 4th
b - M. Clark pinch ran for D. Davalos in the 4th
c - J. McCusker pinch hit for A. Makins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Miller (14, 2nd Inning off G. Palmer, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Clement (19, 2nd Inning off G. Palmer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Clement 4 , M. Perez , C. Jacobs , B. Shingleton 2 , D. Davalos , R. Giardina , S. Pavey , D. Miller 3 , B. Hall
2-out RBI: G. Clement , B. Shingleton , D. Davalos , D. Miller , B. Hall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Perez , R. Giardina
GIDP: C. Jacobs , S. Pavey
Sac Bunt: T. McNabb
Team LOB: 6
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Palmer L (2-11) 4.0 12 6 6 1 1 0 86 5.32   
P. Geary 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
D. McCranie 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 2.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Palmer 14
Batters Faced: G. Palmer 24, P. Geary 6, D. McCranie 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Palmer 5-5, P. Geary 1-3, D. McCranie 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Palmer 86-55, P. Geary 19-13, D. McCranie 18-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hall 3.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 48 2.87   
A. Makins W (2-0) 5.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 61 4.66   
T. Lloyd 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hall 53
Batters Faced: B. Hall 13, A. Makins 19, T. Lloyd 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hall 2-5, A. Makins 4-9, T. Lloyd 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hall 48-30, A. Makins 61-42, T. Lloyd 11-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Archie Makins
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 17795
Special Notes: SP Ben Hall was injured while pitching. 1B David Davalos was injured while running the bases.
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