MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
06/17/1973
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 980 - SUNDAY, JUNE 17TH , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (30-39) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 6 3
New York Empires (42-30) 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 X 6 9 0
Atlanta 6-4 Losers to Empires
The New York Empires locked up a win at Queens Field, knocking off the Atlanta Generals, 6-4. On the mound for New York was left-hander Jon Pierce. He played a major role in the triumph. The Empires now own a record of 42-30.

New York first baseman Gary Austin helped the Empires go up, 4-3, in the bottom of the seventh inning. With the game tied, Austin hit a run-scoring single off Atlanta pitcher Dick McCranie.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Empires manager Dan Whiting.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .257 6 23
C. Berman 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .312 5 13
R. Palacios 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .261 9 34
J. Harrison CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .245 3 25
P. Lee 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .250 2 4
L. Emery RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 0
M. McRae LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267 0 0
R. Bullins C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .157 0 2
   b-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 1 4
R. Cwiklinski P 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .238 0 1
   a-Z. Hodge PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 6 28
   D. McCranie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4 3 3 10      
a - Z. Hodge pinch hit for R. Cwiklinski in the 7th
b - R. Spencer pinch hit for R. Bullins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Devine (13, 5th Inning off J. Pierce, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Lee (2, 2nd Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Berman (5, 8th Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Devine 2 , C. Berman 5 , R. Palacios , P. Lee 4 , M. McRae
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Harrison , P. Lee
GIDP: R. Palacios
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: K. Devine (12) , R. Palacios (12) , P. Lee (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Lee-Palacios-Berman, Devine-Palacios-Berman, Palacios-Devine-Berman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 .310 8 37
L. Bickle 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .339 6 25
   J. Neenan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Lintner 3B 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 .295 12 46
P. Brower RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .272 4 32
   a-I. Olson PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .179 3 14
   b-A. Castro LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 2 9
G. Austin 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .309 6 33
   c-C. McKnight RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 4
J. Caldwell LF, 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 .284 8 35
D. Matuzak SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .234 3 15
L. Finnegan C 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .162 0 1
J. Pierce P 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 .326 0 4
   d-J. Abarca 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 0 2
Totals 31 6 9 5 7 5 23      
a - I. Olson pinch hit for P. Brower in the 7th
b - A. Castro substituted for I. Olson in the 8th
c - C. McKnight substituted for G. Austin in the 8th
d - J. Abarca substituted for J. Pierce in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Matuzak (6, 4th Inning off R. Cwiklinski, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Pierce (2, 5th Inning off R. Cwiklinski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Austin (5, 5th Inning off R. Cwiklinski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Bickle , R. Lintner , I. Olson , G. Austin 4 , J. Caldwell , D. Matuzak 2 , J. Pierce 3
2-out RBI: G. Austin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Caldwell , L. Finnegan 3 , J. Pierce
GIDP: L. Bickle , P. Brower , G. Austin
Sac Bunt: L. Bickle
Sac Fly: J. Caldwell
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bickle-Matuzak-Austin)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Cwiklinski 6.0 7 3 3 3 3 0 90 5.25   
D. McCranie L (1-3) 2.0 2 3 2 4 2 0 47 1.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cwiklinski 46
Batters Faced: R. Cwiklinski 27, D. McCranie 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cwiklinski 6-7, D. McCranie 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cwiklinski 90-55, D. McCranie 47-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce W (12-3) 8.0 6 4 4 3 3 2 125 3.25   
J. Neenan SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 54
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 32, J. Neenan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 12-8, J. Neenan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 125-72, J. Neenan 8-6
WP: J. Pierce
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Pierce
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 22307
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