MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
09/15/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT NEW YORK EMPIRES
GAME ID: 2087 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (68-80) 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 6 13 0
New York Empires (78-71) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
New York Sent Home with 6-0 Loss
Atlanta Generals starter Ron Cwiklinski was locked-in. He led his team to a win over the New York Empires, 6-0. The Generals improved to 68-80.

Atlanta first baseman Rudy Spencer delivered a 2-run double in the top of the fifth. Overall, he went 3 for 4, picking up 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 1 run and knocked in 3.

"We came out on top and that's all I can ask for," said Cwiklinski.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 4 1 1 0 2 1 2 .245 6 37
M. Legrow CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .271 12 32
S. Walp RF 5 0 3 2 0 0 4 .235 17 71
E. Mika LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .237 16 55
Z. Hodge 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .224 10 40
R. Spencer 1B 4 1 3 3 1 0 0 .281 4 29
C. Sanford 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .257 3 13
B. Miltenberger C 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .167 1 2
R. Cwiklinski P 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .167 0 3
   M. Chernock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 6 13 6 7 4 22      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Walp 3 (17, 1st Inning off J. Neenan, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Neenan, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off T. Ross, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Spencer (11, 5th Inning off J. Neenan, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Spencer (4, 4th Inning off J. Neenan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Devine , M. Legrow 2 , S. Walp 6 , Z. Hodge , R. Spencer 7 , C. Sanford , B. Miltenberger , R. Cwiklinski
2-out RBI: , S. Walp 2 , Z. Hodge , R. Spencer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Devine , E. Mika 2 , Z. Hodge , C. Sanford
GIDP: S. Walp
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Legrow (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Devine-Sanford-Spencer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 14 62
P. Brower LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .303 13 69
L. Bickle 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .283 6 68
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .261 21 67
A. Castro RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .224 5 35
E. Ellison C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245 15 56
R. Haun SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
L. Kendall 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Neenan P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .073 1 2
   T. Ross P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-D. Matuzak PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 6 48
   A. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Kretz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0 1 3 12      
a - D. Matuzak pinch hit for T. Ross in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: P. Brower , L. Bickle , R. Lintner 2 , A. Castro , T. Ross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Castro , L. Kendall
GIDP: L. Bickle
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bickle-Ellison-Bickle)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Cwiklinski W (9-10) 8.2 6 0 0 1 3 0 97 3.22   
M. Chernock 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cwiklinski 74
Batters Faced: R. Cwiklinski 32, M. Chernock 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cwiklinski 10-12, M. Chernock 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cwiklinski 97-64, M. Chernock 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Chernock 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Neenan L (9-8) 4.2 8 5 5 2 3 1 87 3.81   
T. Ross 3.1 4 1 1 4 0 0 66 9.82   
A. Hernandez 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 0.00   
D. Kretz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Neenan 29
Batters Faced: J. Neenan 24, T. Ross 17, A. Hernandez 4, D. Kretz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Neenan 4-7, T. Ross 3-6, A. Hernandez 1-0, D. Kretz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Neenan 87-54, T. Ross 66-35, A. Hernandez 20-14, D. Kretz 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Ross 1-0 , D. Kretz 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Cwiklinski
Ballpark: Queens Field
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 23457
Special Notes: Steve Walp sets the ATL regular season game record for doubles with 3. RP Antonio Hernandez was injured while pitching.
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