MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
07/02/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 1139 - FRIDAY, JULY 2ND , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (48-32) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 5 0
Atlanta Generals (36-44) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Atlanta Helpless Against Stanford, Lose 4-0
New York Empires left-hander Larry Stanford used his full arsenal to shoot down the Atlanta Generals, 4-0. All day long, he exhibited fine command of all his pitches, giving up 2 walks and striking out 4. Stanford allowed 1 hit in the victory.

"It felt like my catcher and I were on the same page all day, and Atlanta was on a way, way different page," Stanford said.

This season, Stanford has compiled a 10-4 mark with a 2.75 ERA in 18 starts.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 3 25
P. Brower LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .296 6 32
L. Bickle 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .310 6 32
G. Austin 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .337 6 32
E. Ellison C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .220 4 19
M. Preciado RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .209 0 7
J. Abarca 2B 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 .232 2 18
C. Estrada SS 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 .231 2 3
L. Stanford P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .196 1 4
Totals 33 4 5 4 2 9 7      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Bickle (16, 1st Inning off B. Owen, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Estrada (1, 2nd Inning off B. Owen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Bickle (6, 5th Inning off B. Owen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Brower , L. Bickle 6 , G. Austin , C. Estrada 2
2-out RBI: L. Bickle , C. Estrada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Austin , C. Estrada , L. Stanford
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Austin (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Austin-Abarca-Bickle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McRae LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 1 19
R. Lord RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .263 1 4
E. Mika 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .267 13 45
K. Devine SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 4 30
M. Legrow CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 4 27
R. Palacios 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 10 30
R. Bullins C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 2 23
E. Spaulding 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .172 0 3
B. Owen P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 0 5
Totals 27 0 1 0 2 4 5      
a - R. Spencer pinch hit for B. Owen in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Bullins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Spaulding
GIDP: E. Mika
Hit by Pitch: M. Legrow
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: K. Devine (17)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford W (10-4) 9.0 1 0 0 2 4 0 107 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 87
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 11-11
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 107-66
Hit Batsmen: L. Stanford
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Owen L (4-3) 9.0 5 4 4 2 9 1 118 2.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Owen 68
Batters Faced: B. Owen 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Owen 5-13
Pitches - Strikes: B. Owen 118-74
WP: B. Owen 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Stanford
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:26
Attendance: 18148
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