MLB
NEW YORK EMPIRES @ ATLANTA GENERALS
09/25/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : LHP George Palmer
Pitching: LHP George Palmer
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Roger Hickey to second
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 93.8 MPH), Distance : 338 ft
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 110.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Pitching: LHP Jon Pierce
Batting: RHB Jerry Martin 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Matt Legrow 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF, Error on foul ball, E2
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : LHP George Palmer
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Batting: RHB Zach Hodge 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Preston Lee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 2R, EV 73.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Mike McRae 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 74.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 2 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : LHP George Palmer
Batting: LHB Jon Pierce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 110.6 MPH)
Jon Pierce scores
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 103.1 MPH), Distance : 403 ft
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Lowell Bickle to second
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Batting: RHB Bo Miltenberger 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Palmer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jerry Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
George Palmer to second
Batting: RHB Matt Legrow 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : LHP George Palmer
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jon Pierce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Zach Hodge 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Zach Hodge to second
Batting: RHB Preston Lee 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Zach Hodge to third
Steve Walp to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 8-3-5
Batting: LHB Mike McRae 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : LHP George Palmer
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Castro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
Balk!
Rick Lintner to second
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Batting: RHB Bo Miltenberger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Palmer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Matt Legrow 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 112.5 MPH)
Jerry Martin to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : LHP George Palmer
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Javier Abarca 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Batting: RHB Zach Hodge 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Preston Lee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Zach Hodge to second
Batting: LHB Mike McRae 0-0: Single, Error in OF, E9, batter to second base (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Zach Hodge scores
Preston Lee to third
Batting: RHB Bo Miltenberger 0-0: Intentional Walk
Pinch Hitting: RHB Kyle Devine 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Preston Lee scores
Mike McRae to third
Bo Miltenberger to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Jerry Martin 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Matt Legrow 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : LHP George Palmer
Pitching: RHP Steve Papa
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jim Caldwell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for New York Empires : LHP Jon Pierce
Pitching: RHP Tom Duncan
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Zach Hodge 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Walp 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Preston Lee 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Steve Papa
Batting: RHB Lowell Bickle 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Lintner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6M, EV 107.5 MPH)
Pinch Runner at 1st Dave Goss:
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dave Martin 0-0: Ball
Dave Goss steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Eddie Ellison 0-0: Intentional Walk
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tom Glenn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 48.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Tom Duncan
Pitching: LHP Jack Pratt
Now at 2B: Chuck Estrada
Now at 3B: Steve Gay
Now in LF: Dave Martin
Now in RF: Paul Brower
Pinch Hitting: RHB Cliff Sanford 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bo Miltenberger 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Dave Kretz
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Mika 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
New York Empires batting - Pitching for Atlanta Generals : RHP Steve Papa
Pitching: LHP Paul Hodges
Now in LF: Ed Mika
Batting: SHB Dave Matuzak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Estrada 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Roger Hickey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Generals batting - Pitching for New York Empires : RHP Dave Kretz
Batting: RHB Jerry Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 9D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Matt Legrow 0-0: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Jerry Martin to third
Batting: RHB Roberto Palacios 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Zach Hodge 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice attempt at home, Runner SAFE. 4-2 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 6
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