MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
06/06/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 801 - SUNDAY, JUNE 6TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (28-30) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 10 0
Atlanta Generals (33-25) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 3
Empires Drop Generals, 4-2
New York Empires starter Larry Stanford hurled his team past the Atlanta Generals, 4-2. The Empires improved their record to 28-30 by beating Atlanta.

The Empires got a gift in the top of the ninth inning, when they were leading 3-2. With two out and the bases loaded, Dave Helms reached on an error by the 2B, driving in 1 run. It made the score 4-2, New York.

"Larry had good arm action, good stuff," said New York manager Jason Jung.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeFalco RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .234 3 19
   b-P. Brower RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 3 9
R. Colbourne 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .296 4 20
R. Hickey CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .307 2 19
D. Martin LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .227 6 35
   a-L. Davis 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 1 8
L. Bickle 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .304 1 22
D. Helms 1B, LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .236 1 13
D. Matuzak SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .273 2 13
P. Bailey C 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .188 0 0
L. Stanford P 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .171 2 3
   A. Humphrey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 4 10 3 3 7 19      
a - L. Davis substituted for D. Martin in the 8th
b - P. Brower substituted for B. DeFalco in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Stanford (2, 5th Inning off G. Palmer, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Colbourne (4, 6th Inning off G. Palmer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. DeFalco , R. Colbourne 4 , R. Hickey , D. Martin 2 , L. Davis , L. Bickle , D. Helms 2 , L. Stanford 4
2-out RBI: D. Martin , L. Stanford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bickle , D. Helms 2 , D. Matuzak 2
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Colbourne-Bickle-Helms, Bickle-Matuzak-Helms)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .268 1 14
R. Palacios 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 3 17
   b-J. Nova PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 6 33
   D. McCranie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Berman 1B, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .291 6 32
E. Mika LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .365 12 36
S. Walp RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 1 2
C. Swanson C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .160 1 2
D. Martinez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .237 5 19
   c-C. Dean PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .095 0 0
J. Harrison CF 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .222 1 4
   d-L. Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 1 7
G. Palmer P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 2
   a-D. Bleicher PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 6 24
Totals 33 2 9 2 1 4 18      
a - D. Bleicher pinch hit for G. Palmer in the 8th
b - J. Nova pinch hit for R. Palacios in the 8th
c - C. Dean pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 9th
d - L. Torres pinch hit for J. Harrison in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Devine (6, 8th Inning off L. Stanford, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Devine 3 , C. Berman 2 , E. Mika 2 , S. Walp , J. Harrison 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Berman , D. Martinez , L. Torres
GIDP: R. Palacios , E. Mika
Sac Bunt: G. Palmer
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Palacios (4) , C. Berman (3) , G. Palmer (1)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford W (6-4) 7.1 7 2 2 1 3 0 89 2.03   
A. Humphrey SV (2) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 5.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 58
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 28, A. Humphrey 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 11-6, A. Humphrey 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 89-62, A. Humphrey 26-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Humphrey 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Palmer L (5-5) 8.0 8 3 3 2 7 2 111 4.07   
D. McCranie 1.0 2 1 0 1 0 0 27 8.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Palmer 59
Batters Faced: G. Palmer 36, D. McCranie 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Palmer 9-8, D. McCranie 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Palmer 111-79, D. McCranie 27-16
WP: G. Palmer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Stanford
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 23409
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