MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
05/05/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 407 - FRIDAY, MAY 5TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Atlanta Generals (19-9) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 12 0
New York Empires (17-12) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 11 0
Empires Take Nail-Biter Over Generals
Atlanta catcher John Raymond had a good game, even if his team did not. The Generals dropped a 6-5 decision to New York at Queens Field. Raymond was 3-3 with a double, 2 singles, and 2 walks. He scored 2 times. New York reliever Bruce Shone picked up the win to move to 2-1. Dick McCranie suffered the loss. Despite the loss, Atlanta still owns an impressive 19-9 record.

New York fans at Queens Field were rewarded for their support of the Empires with a nice win.

"Sometimes winning takes more than 27 outs," said Empires manager Jose Placeholder.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 5 0 0 0 1 2 7 .219 2 10
C. Berman 1B 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 .281 2 8
   d-L. Torres PR, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
R. Palacios 2B 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 .196 5 14
L. Moses 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .304 3 12
   a-R. Rodgers PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   F. Noorani P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-E. Mika PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282 5 13
   A. Morales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-C. Dean PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
   D. McCranie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Walp LF 6 0 2 0 0 1 4 .293 4 11
J. Nova RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273 3 19
J. Harrison CF 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .231 0 1
J. Raymond C 3 2 3 1 2 0 0 .269 1 12
S. Dubyak P 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .211 0 2
   b-Z. Hodge PH, 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .182 1 4
Totals 44 5 12 5 7 9 31      
a - R. Rodgers pinch ran for L. Moses in the 8th
b - Z. Hodge pinch hit for S. Dubyak in the 8th
c - E. Mika pinch hit for F. Noorani in the 9th
d - L. Torres pinch ran for C. Berman in the 9th
e - C. Dean pinch hit for A. Morales in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Moses (4, 1st Inning off J. Pierce, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Berman (7, 7th Inning off J. Pierce, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Raymond (3, 10th Inning off J. Neenan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Berman 3 , L. Moses 3 , S. Walp 2 , J. Harrison 2 , J. Raymond 4 , Z. Hodge
2-out RBI: C. Berman , L. Moses
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Devine 2 , R. Palacios , S. Walp , J. Nova
GIDP: L. Torres , R. Palacios , Z. Hodge
Sac Bunt: J. Raymond , S. Dubyak
Hit by Pitch: J. Nova
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
PB: J. Raymond
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 1 6
   a-D. Helms 1B 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .400 2 4
J. Abarca 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229 0 1
R. Hickey CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .304 3 13
   d-R. Lintner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 1 15
   e-C. McKnight CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0 1
A. Castro RF, LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .179 2 4
D. Martin LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .203 1 5
   b-P. Brower PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 10
C. Estrada 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .146 0 3
D. Matuzak SS 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .255 5 14
J. Robertson C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .184 0 1
   f-M. Goen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 5
   B. Shone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Pierce P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 0 0
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-L. Bickle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 1 1
   J. Neenan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-E. Petersen PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 0 2
Totals 44 6 11 4 2 7 9      
a - D. Helms substituted for B. DeFalco in the 8th
b - P. Brower pinch hit for D. Martin in the 8th
c - L. Bickle pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 9th
d - R. Lintner pinch hit for R. Hickey in the 10th
e - C. McKnight substituted for R. Lintner in the 11th
f - M. Goen pinch hit for J. Robertson in the 11th
g - E. Petersen pinch hit for J. Neenan in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickey (10, 1st Inning off S. Dubyak, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Matuzak (3, 4th Inning off S. Dubyak, 3 on, 2 outs) , P. Brower (4, 8th Inning off F. Noorani, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Helms (1, 12th Inning off D. McCranie, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Matuzak (2, 6th Inning off S. Dubyak, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Castro (2, 10th Inning off A. Morales, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Helms 2 , J. Abarca , R. Hickey 2 , A. Castro 5 , D. Martin , P. Brower 2 , C. Estrada 2 , D. Matuzak 5
2-out RBI: , D. Matuzak 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Castro , J. Robertson 2 , J. Pierce
Sac Bunt: J. Abarca
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Estrada-Abarca-DeFalco, Matuzak-Abarca-Helms, Matuzak-Abarca-Helms)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Dubyak 7.0 8 4 4 2 5 0 108 3.11   
F. Noorani 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.86   
A. Morales 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 21 2.35   
D. McCranie L (0-2) 1.1 1 1 0 0 1 0 18 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Dubyak 48
Batters Faced: S. Dubyak 31, F. Noorani 4, A. Morales 7, D. McCranie 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Dubyak 8-8, F. Noorani 1-2, A. Morales 2-3, D. McCranie 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Dubyak 108-70, F. Noorani 15-10, A. Morales 21-16, D. McCranie 18-12
WP: S. Dubyak
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce 6.2 7 3 3 2 3 0 102 2.96   
T. Duncan BS (1) 2.1 2 1 1 3 5 0 53 2.83   
J. Neenan 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 23 3.00   
B. Shone W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 49
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 29, T. Duncan 13, J. Neenan 9, B. Shone 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 11-6, T. Duncan 1-1, J. Neenan 2-2, B. Shone 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 102-66, T. Duncan 53-28, J. Neenan 23-14, B. Shone 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Duncan 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Duncan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Raymond
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 22218
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