MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
10/01/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT WOLVERINES AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 2706 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Wolverines 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 12 0
Atlanta Generals 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 8 14 1
Palacios Blasts Wolverines, Generals Take Game 3, 8-5
The Atlanta Generals have closed some of the gap between themselves and the series-leading Detroit Wolverines, winning, 8-5, at Atlantic Station Field. Generals second baseman Roberto Palacios was 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. The win cuts the deficit facing the Generals to 2-1 in the best-of-7 Divisional Round.

A key moment came with two out in the bottom of the second. That's when Palacios hit a splitter from Scott Litwak for a 3-run home run, putting Atlanta up, 6-1.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Atlanta skipper Philipe Yazzie.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Atlantic Station Field in Atlanta.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Plumley CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .182 0 0
P. Morrison RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 5 .273 1 3
B. Lee 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
J. Caldwell LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .400 1 1
D. Simmons 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 0 1
C. Beeler 1B 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .571 3 4
J. Zimmerman C 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .143 0 0
B. Taylor SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .500 1 2
S. Litwak P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   B. Long P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Taylor PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   J. Fredrick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   J. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-L. Middleton PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .167 0 1
Totals 37 5 12 4 2 6 23      
a - E. Taylor pinch hit for B. Long in the 5th
b - S. Burke pinch hit for J. Fredrick in the 7th
c - L. Middleton pinch hit for J. Bailey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Taylor (1, 9th Inning off F. Combs, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Morrison (1, 1st Inning off F. Combs, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Beeler (3, 9th Inning off F. Combs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Plumley , P. Morrison 4 , B. Lee 2 , J. Caldwell , D. Simmons , C. Beeler 5 , J. Zimmerman , B. Taylor 3 , E. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Morrison 2 , J. Caldwell , C. Beeler
GIDP: D. Simmons , B. Taylor
Sac Fly: P. Morrison
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Lee (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nova RF 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .500 0 3
Z. Hodge 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .333 0 0
C. Berman 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .417 0 1
R. Palacios 2B 4 2 2 4 1 0 2 .250 1 5
E. Mika LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .357 0 1
K. Devine SS 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .300 0 0
J. Raymond C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .400 0 2
J. Harrison CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 .000 0 1
F. Combs P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 14 8 4 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Palacios (1, 1st Inning off S. Litwak, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Palacios (1, 2nd Inning off S. Litwak, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Nova 3 , Z. Hodge , C. Berman 3 , R. Palacios 6 , E. Mika 2 , K. Devine , J. Raymond 2
2-out RBI: J. Nova , R. Palacios 2 , E. Mika , J. Raymond
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Mika , J. Harrison 2
Sac Bunt: F. Combs
Sac Fly: J. Harrison
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: C. Berman
Double Plays: 2 (Hodge-Palacios-Berman, Devine-Palacios-Berman)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Litwak L (0-1) 1.2 7 6 6 1 1 1 53 32.40   
B. Long 2.1 3 0 0 1 2 0 51 0.00   
J. Fredrick 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00   
J. Bailey 2.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 32 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Litwak 11
Batters Faced: S. Litwak 13, B. Long 11, J. Fredrick 8, J. Bailey 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Litwak 2-2, B. Long 2-3, J. Fredrick 2-3, J. Bailey 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Litwak 53-34, B. Long 51-34, J. Fredrick 17-13, J. Bailey 32-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Combs W (1-0) 9.0 12 5 3 2 6 2 151 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Combs 51
Batters Faced: F. Combs 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Combs 8-11
Pitches - Strikes: F. Combs 151-96
WP: F. Combs
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roberto Palacios
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 34457
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