MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/15/1971
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1289 - THURSDAY, JULY 15TH , 1971 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (52-40) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 8 3
Houston Drillers (55-38) 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 10 1
Drillers Roll to 8-3 Win Over Generals
Atlanta third baseman Zach Hodge was sensational. He was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. But it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Houston beat the Generals, 8-3. With the win, the Drillers sit at 55-38.

One pivotal at-bat came with two out in the top of the fifth. With the bases loaded and Atlanta trailing 8-1, Randy Robins needed to bear down against Roberto Palacios. Robins won the battle, as Palacios grounded out and the Drillers went on to win.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nova RF 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .287 9 41
   a-L. Emery PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0
   d-L. Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 2 18
R. Palacios 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238 9 36
   b-C. Sanford PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .242 1 4
C. Berman 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .288 7 41
E. Mika LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .323 16 54
Z. Hodge 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .272 4 16
J. Raymond C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .256 1 27
K. Devine SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .240 2 22
D. Bleicher CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 9 35
R. Weintraub P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   R. Seals P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
   F. Noorani P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-S. Walp PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291 3 12
Totals 35 3 8 3 3 3 17      
a - L. Emery pinch hit for J. Nova in the 7th
b - C. Sanford pinch hit for R. Palacios in the 8th
c - S. Walp pinch hit for F. Noorani in the 9th
d - L. Torres pinch hit for L. Emery in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: Z. Hodge (4, 8th Inning off R. Robins, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Sanford , C. Berman , Z. Hodge 6 , J. Raymond , D. Bleicher , R. Seals
2-out RBI: J. Nova , Z. Hodge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Palacios , C. Berman , K. Devine
GIDP: C. Berman
Hit by Pitch: D. Bleicher
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Hodge (10) , K. Devine (9) , D. Bleicher (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Devine-Palacios-Berman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Amador 1B 4 2 2 3 0 1 3 .310 4 33
L. Ward 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .264 8 46
J. Frost RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .355 13 62
M. Sisson LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .296 23 63
J. Bitting CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .275 3 30
W. Fields 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .249 6 33
C. Walton SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .293 1 30
E. Ellison C 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .219 3 20
R. Robins P 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 .143 0 2
Totals 33 8 10 7 4 4 24      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Walton (18, 3rd Inning off R. Weintraub, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Amador (4, 1st Inning off R. Weintraub, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Sisson (23, 2nd Inning off R. Weintraub, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Amador 5 , J. Frost 2 , M. Sisson 4 , J. Bitting , W. Fields , C. Walton 3 , E. Ellison
2-out RBI: J. Frost , M. Sisson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Amador , L. Ward , W. Fields
GIDP: R. Robins
Sac Bunt: R. Robins
Sac Fly: A. Amador
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (24)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ward (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Ward-Walton-Amador)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Weintraub L (8-5) 2.0 8 8 7 1 0 2 59 3.49   
R. Seals 3.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 54 1.91   
F. Noorani 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 43 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Weintraub 5
Batters Faced: R. Weintraub 16, R. Seals 12, F. Noorani 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Weintraub 5-1, R. Seals 4-2, F. Noorani 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Weintraub 59-35, R. Seals 54-33, F. Noorani 43-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Seals 2-1
WP: R. Weintraub , R. Seals
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Robins W (11-5) 9.0 8 3 3 3 3 1 131 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robins 59
Batters Faced: R. Robins 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robins 6-17
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robins 131-80
Hit Batsmen: R. Robins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zach Hodge
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 18015
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