MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
09/07/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 2040 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Lords (64-82) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 0
New York Empires (70-75) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Lords Top Empires, 1-0, Behind Diego
Larry Diego pitched a gem to lead Baltimore to victory over the New York Empires, 1-0. Baltimore has now won 3 in a row.

Diego allowed no runs over 8 innings. He also racked up 6 strikeouts.

"Larry is tough when he's hitting his spots," said Baltimore manager Steve Read.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Balliet 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 .263 6 40
B. Fitch 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .198 2 8
   g-J. Pavlik 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 8 34
J. Flakes LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 0 0
   a-D. Fierro PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .324 0 1
   d-F. Cortez LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
M. Caito SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .259 3 17
   b-W. Scheideler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 7 44
   e-G. McIntyre SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 4 25
J. Pendleton 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .210 4 21
G. Kiss RF 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .455 0 2
   c-J. Lorente PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .108 1 5
   f-J. Moore RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 9 41
L. Merritt C 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .212 6 27
B. Carter CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .180 7 36
L. Diego P 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 0 4
   D. Boyd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 4
Totals 34 1 9 1 5 5 23      
a - D. Fierro pinch hit for J. Flakes in the 8th
b - W. Scheideler pinch hit for M. Caito in the 8th
c - J. Lorente pinch hit for G. Kiss in the 8th
d - F. Cortez substituted for D. Fierro in the 8th
e - G. McIntyre substituted for W. Scheideler in the 8th
f - J. Moore substituted for J. Lorente in the 8th
g - J. Pavlik substituted for B. Fitch in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Balliet (21, 1st Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Merritt (8, 2nd Inning off J. Pierce, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Balliet 4 , J. Flakes , M. Caito , G. Kiss 3 , L. Merritt 2
2-out RBI: G. Kiss
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Balliet , F. Cortez , M. Caito , L. Merritt , B. Carter
GIDP: M. Caito
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .297 11 38
J. Abarca 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 6 30
R. Hickey CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 8 44
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264 12 61
A. Castro RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .242 13 39
D. Matuzak SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 15 44
D. Helms LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .223 3 21
J. Robertson C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .173 1 22
J. Pierce P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 2 3
   a-D. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 10 38
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   b-L. Bickle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 2 16
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 0 2 0 2 7 9      
a - D. Martin pinch hit for J. Pierce in the 6th
b - L. Bickle pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. DeFalco 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lintner , L. Bickle
Sac Bunt: J. Abarca , D. Matuzak
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Abarca-Matuzak-DeFalco)
OF assists: 1 (Hickey(Balliet at 2nd base))
PB: J. Robertson
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Diego W (11-8) 8.0 2 0 0 2 6 0 96 2.54   
D. Boyd SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Diego 82
Batters Faced: L. Diego 28, D. Boyd 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Diego 13-5, D. Boyd 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Diego 96-66, D. Boyd 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Boyd 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce L (9-9) 6.0 8 1 1 1 1 0 76 2.80   
T. Duncan 2.0 0 0 0 3 1 0 40 3.21   
J. Pratt 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 21 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 52
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 25, T. Duncan 9, J. Pratt 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 4-11, T. Duncan 2-3, J. Pratt 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 76-48, T. Duncan 40-21, J. Pratt 21-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Diego
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 17889
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