MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
09/23/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 2198 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (76-81) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 6 10 1
New York Empires (77-80) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 3
Generals Score Late, Topple Empires, 6-2
The Generals grabbed a win, 6-2, at Queens Field, overcoming a fine effort from New York pitcher Jon Pierce. Pierce went 7 innings and allowed 2 runs. Ron Winder was credited with the save, his 20th in 28 tries. By defeating New York, the 4th-place Generals improved to 76-81.

Atlanta left fielder Mike McRae contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the eighth. With two down, he hit a fastball to right field for a run-scoring single. It was his 28th hit of the season and put the Generals ahead, 4-2.

McRae attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 3B 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 .208 1 12
M. McRae LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .200 1 15
E. Mika 1B 4 0 2 2 1 0 2 .275 23 64
R. Palacios 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 .258 14 80
M. Legrow CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 .306 17 76
K. Devine SS 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 .245 4 47
R. Lord RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .270 16 62
R. Bullins C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .205 2 22
B. Davis P 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .175 1 2
   a-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 0 15
   R. Winder P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 4
Totals 36 6 10 6 8 3 28      
a - R. Spencer pinch hit for B. Davis in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Devine (24, 8th Inning off J. Pratt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Legrow (17, 8th Inning off J. Pratt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Darnell , M. McRae 2 , E. Mika 2 , M. Legrow 5 , K. Devine 2 , R. Lord , R. Winder
2-out RBI: M. McRae , E. Mika , R. Winder
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McRae , R. Palacios 2 , M. Legrow , K. Devine
GIDP: R. Bullins
Sac Bunt: M. McRae , R. Bullins
Sac Fly: M. Legrow
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: M. McRae (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Mika (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Abarca 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213 0 23
   a-E. Ellison PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 13 46
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   S. Neuman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Preciado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 6 27
D. Matuzak SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .256 11 54
L. Bickle 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .308 6 68
R. Lintner 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .308 30 83
P. Brower LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .253 7 50
M. Crain C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 2 3
J. Olsen CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .296 0 10
T. Glenn RF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .338 3 23
J. Pierce P 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .193 0 6
   b-C. Estrada 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 3 22
Totals 34 2 7 2 4 5 17      
a - E. Ellison pinch hit for J. Abarca in the 7th
b - C. Estrada substituted for J. Pierce in the 8th
c - M. Preciado pinch hit for S. Neuman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Lintner (19, 5th Inning off B. Davis, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Matuzak (26, 7th Inning off B. Davis, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Matuzak 2 , R. Lintner 2 , P. Brower , J. Olsen , T. Glenn 3
2-out RBI: T. Glenn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Abarca , P. Brower 2 , J. Pierce
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Olsen (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Abarca (22) , D. Matuzak (31) , R. Lintner (22)
Double Plays: 1 (Abarca-Matuzak-Bickle)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Davis W (11-14) 7.0 7 2 2 4 4 0 126 3.95   
R. Winder SV (20) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Davis 55
Batters Faced: B. Davis 32, R. Winder 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Davis 7-9, R. Winder 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Davis 126-80, R. Winder 19-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce 7.0 6 2 0 3 3 0 105 3.39   
J. Pratt L (9-10) 1.2 4 4 3 5 0 1 46 3.92   
S. Neuman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 61
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 31, J. Pratt 15, S. Neuman 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 7-10, J. Pratt 3-2, S. Neuman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 105-62, J. Pratt 46-25, S. Neuman 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Neuman 3-0
WP: J. Pratt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Pierce
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 19683
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