MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT BALTIMORE LORDS
08/08/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT BALTIMORE LORDS
GAME ID: 1656 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (64-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 5 0
Baltimore Lords (49-70) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Baltimore Beaten, 4-3, by Atlanta
The Atlanta Generals beat the Baltimore Lords, 4-3, in part because of third baseman Zach Hodge. He was 1 for 2 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Dick McCranie claimed the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. His record stands at 4-4. The losses continue to mount for Baltimore, which has now dropped 6 in a row.

Hodge broke a deadlock in the top of the ninth inning, when he hit a sacrifice fly, putting Atlanta up, 4-3.

"We've been playing some good baseball," Hodge told the Atlanta Times. "We're aggressive and focused on what we're going to do on the field and getting it done."
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 9 37
R. Palacios 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 16 56
E. Mika LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .276 23 75
S. Walp RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .293 17 60
Z. Hodge 3B 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 .267 14 53
C. Berman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 8 30
D. Bleicher CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 5 26
R. Bullins C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .137 1 4
R. Cwiklinski P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 0 3
   B. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 2 7
   D. McCranie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 4 5 4 2 1 7      
a - R. Spencer pinch hit for B. Wilson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Mika (16, 9th Inning off D. Boyd, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Z. Hodge (14, 7th Inning off D. Boyd, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Bullins (1, 8th Inning off D. Boyd, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Devine , E. Mika 3 , Z. Hodge 4 , R. Bullins 4
GIDP: Z. Hodge
Sac Fly: Z. Hodge
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Palacios-Devine-Berman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pendleton 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264 6 39
W. Scheideler 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .308 13 38
B. Capps RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .252 11 38
   a-G. Kiss RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 3 21
J. Balliet 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .265 3 30
M. Sheffield C 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .254 5 31
B. Carter CF 3 0 1 3 0 1 1 .188 5 35
   b-D. Fierro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 2 11
   c-S. Burke CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 0 2
D. Stewart LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .247 1 29
M. Caito SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .245 3 37
D. Boyd P 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .276 0 2
Totals 32 3 6 3 7 6 14      
a - G. Kiss substituted for B. Capps in the 8th
b - D. Fierro pinch hit for B. Carter in the 8th
c - S. Burke substituted for D. Fierro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Carter (10, 1st Inning off R. Cwiklinski, 3 on, 2 outs) , B. Capps (11, 1st Inning off R. Cwiklinski, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Capps 2 , J. Balliet , B. Carter 2 , M. Caito , D. Boyd 2
2-out RBI: B. Carter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pendleton , M. Sheffield , M. Caito
GIDP: J. Balliet
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Caito-Pendleton-Scheideler)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Cwiklinski 6.0 5 3 3 7 4 0 100 4.47   
B. Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.11   
D. McCranie W (4-4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cwiklinski 47
Batters Faced: R. Cwiklinski 29, B. Wilson 3, D. McCranie 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cwiklinski 6-7, B. Wilson 1-1, D. McCranie 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cwiklinski 100-55, B. Wilson 11-7, D. McCranie 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wilson 1-0
WP: R. Cwiklinski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Boyd L (5-10) 9.0 5 4 4 2 1 2 117 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Boyd 60
Batters Faced: D. Boyd 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Boyd 9-16
Pitches - Strikes: D. Boyd 117-78
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zach Hodge
Ballpark: Seton Hill Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 12452
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