MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
08/15/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 1690 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (61-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
New York Empires (64-56) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 2 8 0
Empires Best Generals in Pitching Duel
Behind an impressive start by Jack Neenan, New York beat Atlanta, 2-0. The Empires lead the American Baseball League Eastern Division by a game.

Gary Austin drove in one run for New York. The 30-year old second baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 0-0 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Rob Banas. It was his 50th RBI of the season.

"It wasn't easy, but we got it done," said Austin.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .118 0 1
M. McRae LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .185 0 5
E. Mika 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 18 45
R. Palacios 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 11 67
M. Legrow CF 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .301 12 66
R. Lord RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .284 12 46
P. Lee 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 12 52
R. Bullins C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .208 1 13
R. Banas P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 0 4
   a-K. Devine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 4 40
   P. Hodges P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 0 2 0 3 5 7      
a - K. Devine pinch hit for R. Banas in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Lord , R. Bullins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Palacios , R. Bullins
GIDP: R. Banas
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. McRae (1) , R. Lord (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Palacios-Darnell-Mika)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270 9 56
P. Brower LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .251 6 40
   c-A. Castro LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 12 56
L. Bickle 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .311 4 55
E. Ellison C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .251 11 37
T. Glenn RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .369 2 16
D. Matuzak SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .278 8 44
C. Estrada 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 2 18
C. Snyder 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .400 1 8
J. Neenan P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 0 2
   a-G. Austin PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .284 10 50
   D. Kretz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   b-R. Lintner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 27 60
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 29 2 8 2 1 2 10      
a - G. Austin pinch hit for J. Neenan in the 5th
b - R. Lintner pinch hit for D. Kretz in the 7th
c - A. Castro substituted for P. Brower in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Hickey , P. Brower 2 , L. Bickle , E. Ellison , T. Glenn , D. Matuzak , C. Snyder
2-out RBI: R. Hickey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Brower , T. Glenn
GIDP: E. Ellison
Sac Bunt: C. Estrada
Sac Fly: G. Austin
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Neenan-Matuzak-Bickle)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Banas L (9-10) 7.0 6 2 2 1 2 0 80 4.23   
P. Hodges 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Banas 58
Batters Faced: R. Banas 27, P. Hodges 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Banas 8-10, P. Hodges 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Banas 80-55, P. Hodges 19-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Neenan W (5-8) 5.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 59 3.96   
D. Kretz H (3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 34 2.83   
J. Pratt SV (19) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Neenan 63
Batters Faced: J. Neenan 18, D. Kretz 7, J. Pratt 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Neenan 7-5, D. Kretz 1-3, J. Pratt 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Neenan 59-37, D. Kretz 34-20, J. Pratt 24-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Neenan
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:19
Attendance: 24642
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