MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
08/22/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 1762 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Lords (67-58) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Atlanta Generals (53-73) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 X 4 9 2
Baltimore Upended by Atlanta, 4-2
Frank Noorani, who led the ABL in saves with 28 in 1972, propelled his team to victory over the Baltimore Lords. The final score was 4-2, Atlanta. Ron Winder recorded the save, his 4th. The loss makes Baltimore 67-58.

The Generals got a big at-bat from right fielder Steve Walp. For the game, Walp went 1 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the sixth, with runners on 1st and 3rd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 13th home run of the season gave Atlanta a 3-2 lead.

Baltimore manager Steve Read said he was "mildly disappointed" with the loss. "We had our opportunities, but we didn't take advantage of them," he said.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pendleton 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .270 6 32
   a-D. Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .337 0 14
   b-G. McIntyre 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 2 12
M. Sheffield C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .276 10 55
B. Capps RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .281 5 26
M. Caito SS, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .245 6 36
   c-T. McNeely PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 14
   D. Boyd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
T. Payton LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .242 10 48
W. Scheideler 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 9 51
B. Carter CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .214 6 38
   e-S. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 0 7
D. Fierro 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292 5 17
L. Diego P 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .263 1 8
   d-J. Balliet 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 11 54
Totals 31 2 6 2 2 6 16      
a - D. Stewart pinch hit for J. Pendleton in the 7th
b - G. McIntyre substituted for D. Stewart in the 7th
c - T. McNeely pinch hit for M. Caito in the 8th
d - J. Balliet substituted for L. Diego in the 8th
e - S. Burke pinch hit for B. Carter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sheffield (12, 6th Inning off F. Noorani, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pendleton , M. Sheffield 2 , B. Capps 2 , M. Caito , B. Carter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Stewart , T. Payton 2 , B. Carter
GIDP: J. Pendleton
Sac Fly: T. Payton
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pendleton (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .244 4 31
M. Legrow CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .248 9 26
S. Walp RF 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .231 13 54
R. Palacios 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .238 17 63
E. Mika LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .241 13 45
   b-M. McRae LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 1 7
R. Spencer 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .267 3 17
Z. Hodge 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .216 8 30
R. Bullins C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .190 2 11
F. Noorani P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .139 0 2
   S. Papa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Sanford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 3 12
   R. Winder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4 2 4 15      
a - C. Sanford pinch hit for S. Papa in the 7th
b - M. McRae substituted for E. Mika in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Walp (13, 6th Inning off L. Diego, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Devine , M. Legrow , S. Walp 4 , R. Palacios 3 , E. Mika 2 , R. Spencer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Spencer , R. Bullins
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Palacios (4)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Devine (18) , M. Legrow (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Spencer, Hodge-Palacios-Spencer)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Diego L (13-5) 7.0 8 3 3 0 4 1 102 2.09   
D. Boyd 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 14 2.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Diego 53
Batters Faced: L. Diego 27, D. Boyd 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Diego 6-9, D. Boyd 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Diego 102-69, D. Boyd 14-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Noorani W (7-14) 6.0 6 2 2 2 5 0 92 4.86   
S. Papa H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.66   
R. Winder SV (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Noorani 55
Batters Faced: F. Noorani 25, S. Papa 3, R. Winder 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Noorani 6-5, S. Papa 2-0, R. Winder 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Noorani 92-61, S. Papa 12-7, R. Winder 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Papa 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Noorani
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 16250
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