MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
08/08/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1621 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Baltimore Lords (64-51) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 9 1
New York Empires (67-47) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 2
New York Loses, 5-2, in 11
Baltimore Lords starter John Gannon was dealing. He helped his team knock off the New York Empires, 5-2. The win elevated the Lords to 64-51.

Baltimore needed the clutch hitting of John Balliet to seal the deal. The third baseman swatted a 3-run home run in the top of the 11th inning to put the Lords on top, 5-2. For the game, Balliet had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

Baltimore manager Steve Read was pleased with the team's effort. "Our guys played hard," he said.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Balliet 3B 5 1 2 3 1 0 0 .286 3 49
T. Payton RF 6 0 2 0 0 3 4 .281 8 34
G. McIntyre SS 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .249 3 13
J. Pendleton 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .261 3 41
B. Wharton LF, CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .241 0 27
T. Adams 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .310 6 28
B. Carter CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .205 2 7
   b-D. Fierro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 2 6
   e-E. Campbell C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .153 2 13
M. Sheffield C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .231 2 23
   c-W. Scheideler PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 3 17
   G. Rivera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-L. Ward PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237 9 41
   D. Boyd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Gannon P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Caito PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 4 29
   E. Roca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-T. McNeely PH, LF 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .279 9 36
Totals 41 5 9 5 6 7 17      
a - M. Caito pinch hit for J. Gannon in the 7th
b - D. Fierro pinch hit for B. Carter in the 9th
c - W. Scheideler pinch hit for M. Sheffield in the 9th
d - T. McNeely pinch hit for E. Roca in the 9th
e - E. Campbell substituted for D. Fierro in the 9th
f - L. Ward pinch hit for G. Rivera in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Payton (13, 3rd Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Pendleton (15, 8th Inning off L. Stanford, 0 on, 1 out) , T. McNeely (21, 9th Inning off T. Duncan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Balliet (3, 11th Inning off D. Molina, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Balliet 5 , T. Payton 3 , J. Pendleton 2 , T. Adams , M. Sheffield , L. Ward , T. McNeely 2
2-out RBI: J. Balliet
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Payton , G. McIntyre , J. Pendleton , B. Wharton , T. Adams
GIDP: M. Sheffield
Sac Fly: G. McIntyre
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: G. McIntyre (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Balliet-Pendleton-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lintner 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .274 13 44
G. Austin 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .309 11 42
L. Bickle 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .308 9 50
E. Ellison C 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .237 9 34
R. Hickey CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .231 4 33
R. Haun SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .276 0 19
M. Preciado RF, LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .201 1 10
T. Glenn LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .282 2 14
   b-P. Brower PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 6 40
L. Stanford P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .197 1 4
   a-A. Castro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 7 41
   T. Duncan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-C. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 2 3
   D. Molina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Antuna P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 2 7 2 1 7 16      
a - A. Castro pinch hit for L. Stanford in the 8th
b - P. Brower pinch hit for T. Glenn in the 10th
c - C. Estrada pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Austin (17, 6th Inning off J. Gannon, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Bickle (25, 11th Inning off D. Boyd, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Glenn (2, 8th Inning off E. Roca, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Lintner , G. Austin 2 , L. Bickle 2 , R. Hickey , M. Preciado , T. Glenn 4 , L. Stanford
2-out RBI: M. Preciado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Ellison 2 , R. Hickey
GIDP: G. Austin
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hickey (20)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Austin (10) , L. Stanford (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Austin-Haun-Bickle)
OF assists: 1 (Hickey(Wharton at 3rd base))
PB: E. Ellison 2
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gannon 6.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 61 2.19   
E. Roca BS (6) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 40 3.46   
G. Rivera W (3-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.51   
D. Boyd SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gannon 63
Batters Faced: J. Gannon 22, E. Roca 9, G. Rivera 6, D. Boyd 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gannon 6-7, E. Roca 2-2, G. Rivera 4-1, D. Boyd 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gannon 61-45, E. Roca 40-25, G. Rivera 17-12, D. Boyd 6-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Stanford 8.0 5 2 1 4 4 0 110 2.74   
T. Duncan 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 28 4.47   
D. Molina L (3-6) 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 1 16 6.09   
J. Antuna 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Stanford 66
Batters Faced: L. Stanford 33, T. Duncan 8, D. Molina 5, J. Antuna 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Stanford 9-9, T. Duncan 0-3, D. Molina 0-2, J. Antuna 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Stanford 110-67, T. Duncan 28-19, D. Molina 16-9, J. Antuna 5-3
WP: J. Antuna
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Gannon
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 26217
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