MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
08/23/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 1839 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (64-67) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 7 1
Atlanta Generals (70-61) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Empires Winners, 4-1, at Atlantic Station Field
The New York Empires locked up a win at Atlantic Station Field, knocking off the Atlanta Generals, 4-1. On the mound for New York was right-hander Nate Frampton. He played a major role in the triumph. In 9 innings, Frampton surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 1. He allowed 1 run. New York now owns a record of 64-67.

New York used the hitting of Al Castro to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Empires on top, 4-1. For the game, Castro had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Castro. "You've got to get results."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .304 10 35
J. Abarca 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .200 3 26
R. Hickey CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .275 7 39
R. Lintner 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .264 10 50
A. Castro RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .255 13 35
D. Matuzak SS 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .271 14 41
D. Martin LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234 9 37
J. Robertson C 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .177 1 22
N. Frampton P 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .133 0 3
Totals 32 4 7 4 4 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Robertson (5, 2nd Inning off G. Palmer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Matuzak (14, 4th Inning off G. Palmer, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Castro (13, 6th Inning off G. Palmer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Lintner 2 , A. Castro 5 , D. Matuzak 4 , J. Robertson 3
2-out RBI: J. Robertson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lintner , A. Castro , N. Frampton
Sac Bunt: J. Abarca , D. Matuzak
Hit by Pitch: B. DeFalco
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Abarca (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .242 8 37
R. Palacios 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .262 17 55
L. Moses 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 .269 6 54
S. Walp LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .306 15 58
C. Berman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 7 33
J. Harrison CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .187 3 12
R. Rodgers RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269 1 11
A. Lima C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296 1 1
G. Palmer P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .148 0 4
   a-Z. Hodge PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297 4 11
   R. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Mika PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 16 58
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 6 17      
a - Z. Hodge pinch hit for G. Palmer in the 7th
b - E. Mika pinch hit for R. White in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Moses (23, 8th Inning off N. Frampton, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Devine , R. Palacios 2 , L. Moses 2 , R. Rodgers , G. Palmer , Z. Hodge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Berman 2 , A. Lima
Sac Bunt: J. Harrison
Sac Fly: L. Moses
Team LOB: 8
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Frampton W (10-7) 9.0 7 1 1 1 6 0 139 2.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Frampton 74
Batters Faced: N. Frampton 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Frampton 8-13
Pitches - Strikes: N. Frampton 139-92
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Palmer L (8-9) 7.0 7 4 4 3 5 2 102 3.43   
R. White 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 29 0.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Palmer 49
Batters Faced: G. Palmer 32, R. White 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Palmer 9-7, R. White 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Palmer 102-59, R. White 29-18
Hit Batsmen: G. Palmer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Frampton
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 22646
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