MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
08/06/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 1587 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (56-57) 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 7 10 0
Atlanta Generals (63-51) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 1
Bickle goes 3-for-5 to Ignite Empires Offense
Lowell Bickle was a major contributor to the 7-3 New York win over Atlanta. The Empires second baseman went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 doubles. He drove in 5 runs and scored once. The Empires now own a record of 56-57.

Early in the game, Bickle had a 2-run double for New York. It was his 29th double of the season and put the Empires on top, 3-1.

"I really like what we did out there today," Bickle said after the game.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco RF 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .244 8 32
R. Hickey CF 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 .293 5 36
L. Bickle 2B 5 1 3 5 0 0 1 .303 4 53
D. Martin LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 9 61
R. Colbourne 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 4 31
D. Bueno 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .274 5 27
D. Matuzak SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .276 5 31
E. Petersen C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .174 1 25
P. Ragsdale P 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .200 0 5
   a-R. Lintner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 0 9
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7 2 5 11      
a - R. Lintner pinch hit for P. Ragsdale in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey 2 (19, 3rd Inning off F. Combs, 2 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off F. Combs, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Bickle 2 (29, 3rd Inning off F. Combs, 2 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off M. Chernock, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Ragsdale (2, 5th Inning off F. Combs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Bickle (4, 5th Inning off F. Combs, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hickey 4 , L. Bickle 8 , D. Bueno , D. Matuzak , E. Petersen , P. Ragsdale 3
2-out RBI: L. Bickle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Martin , R. Colbourne , D. Matuzak
GIDP: L. Bickle
Sac Bunt: P. Ragsdale
Hit by Pitch: R. Colbourne
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Matuzak-Bickle-Bueno, Colbourne-Bickle-Bueno)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nova RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .278 10 49
C. Berman 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 10 52
E. Mika LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .322 18 67
R. Palacios 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .249 16 53
Z. Hodge 3B 4 0 3 2 0 1 2 .287 7 29
K. Devine SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .240 2 30
J. Raymond C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .249 1 33
D. Bleicher CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .256 9 40
F. Combs P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .078 0 5
   a-S. Walp PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 3 13
   M. Chernock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3 5 6 18      
a - S. Walp pinch hit for F. Combs in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Palacios (23, 4th Inning off P. Ragsdale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Nova , E. Mika , R. Palacios 3 , Z. Hodge 3 , K. Devine , J. Raymond , D. Bleicher
2-out RBI: Z. Hodge , D. Bleicher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Hodge , K. Devine , F. Combs 2 , S. Walp
GIDP: C. Berman , K. Devine
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Devine (5)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Berman (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Hodge-Palacios-Berman)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Ragsdale W (8-5) 8.0 10 3 3 4 6 0 142 3.79   
T. Duncan 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Ragsdale 52
Batters Faced: P. Ragsdale 36, T. Duncan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Ragsdale 11-5, T. Duncan 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Ragsdale 142-90, T. Duncan 21-10
Balk: P. Ragsdale
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Combs L (8-11) 8.0 9 6 5 1 5 1 135 3.31   
M. Chernock 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 20 8.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Combs 46
Batters Faced: F. Combs 35, M. Chernock 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Combs 9-10, M. Chernock 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Combs 135-88, M. Chernock 20-10
WP: F. Combs
Hit Batsmen: F. Combs
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lowell Bickle
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 23616
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