MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
07/30/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 1532 - MONDAY, JULY 30TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Lords (47-63) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 8 11 0
Atlanta Generals (56-53) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 7 8 2
Lords Earn Late Win
Powered by Bobby Capps, the Baltimore Lords downed the Atlanta Generals, 8-7. Capps hit 2 home runs for the Lords. Baltimore is now 47-63, while Atlanta is 56-53.

Mike Sheffield, the 8th overall pick in the 1969 draft, helped out the Baltimore cause in the top of the sixth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the catcher was 3-5 with 3 singles.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager Steve Read.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pendleton 2B 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 .271 5 36
W. Scheideler 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .318 12 36
B. Capps RF 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 .257 11 37
J. Balliet 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .266 3 27
M. Sheffield C 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .252 5 31
B. Carter CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .194 4 30
   b-D. Fierro PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262 2 11
   c-S. Burke CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 0 1
D. Stewart LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .250 1 27
M. Caito SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .245 3 33
D. Achber P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172 0 3
   a-G. Kiss PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 3 21
   G. Rivera P 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   P. Morris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 8 4 5 16      
a - G. Kiss pinch hit for D. Achber in the 7th
b - D. Fierro pinch hit for B. Carter in the 8th
c - S. Burke substituted for D. Fierro in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Capps 2 (11, 1st Inning off F. Combs, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off R. White, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Scheideler , B. Capps 8 , J. Balliet , M. Sheffield 3 , D. Fierro , D. Stewart , M. Caito , G. Rivera
2-out RBI: B. Capps , M. Sheffield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Scheideler , B. Carter , D. Stewart , M. Caito
GIDP: M. Sheffield
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Carter (7)
CS: B. Capps (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 .253 9 33
C. Berman 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .317 7 28
S. Walp RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298 16 58
   b-R. Palacios PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .257 14 51
   d-G. Ercolano RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Mika LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .267 22 71
C. Sanford 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .243 2 6
Z. Hodge 3B 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .264 13 47
J. Harrison CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .247 5 35
R. Bullins C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .128 0 2
F. Combs P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 1
   a-D. Bleicher PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 4 24
   R. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 3
   P. Geary P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 2 7
   B. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 7 8 7 5 4 11      
a - D. Bleicher pinch hit for F. Combs in the 7th
b - R. Palacios pinch hit for S. Walp in the 8th
c - R. Spencer pinch hit for P. Geary in the 8th
d - G. Ercolano substituted for R. Palacios in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Mika (12, 1st Inning off D. Achber, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Berman (4, 8th Inning off G. Rivera, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Harrison (5, 2nd Inning off D. Achber, 0 on, 1 out) , Z. Hodge (13, 8th Inning off G. Rivera, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Berman 3 , R. Palacios , E. Mika 2 , C. Sanford , Z. Hodge 4 , J. Harrison 4 , R. Bullins , D. Bleicher
2-out RBI: E. Mika
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Sanford
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Bleicher (7)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Devine (17) , S. Walp (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Berman-Devine-Berman)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Achber 6.0 3 2 2 3 4 1 88 4.75   
G. Rivera W (3-5) 1.1 4 5 5 2 0 1 38 5.00   
P. Morris SV (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Achber 59
Batters Faced: D. Achber 24, G. Rivera 9, P. Morris 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Achber 4-10, G. Rivera 1-2, P. Morris 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Achber 88-56, G. Rivera 38-22, P. Morris 16-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Combs 7.0 5 2 2 1 5 1 95 2.48   
R. White L (10-8) 0.1 6 6 6 1 0 1 26 4.29   
P. Geary 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.61   
B. Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 1.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Combs 63
Batters Faced: F. Combs 28, R. White 8, P. Geary 2, B. Wilson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Combs 7-9, R. White 0-1, P. Geary 1-1, B. Wilson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Combs 95-59, R. White 26-17, P. Geary 4-3, B. Wilson 10-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Geary 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Capps
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 17702
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