MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
07/19/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 1369 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 19TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (53-43) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 11 2
Detroit Wolverines (52-47) 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 8 1
Generals Use Late-Game Magic to Beat Wolverines, 6-4
The Atlanta Generals racked up a win at Wolverine Field, bumping off the Detroit Wolverines, 6-4. Bill Davis, who started for Atlanta, pitched effectively for his team. The triumph puts Atlanta at 53-43 for the season.

Chris Berman delivered a big hit for Atlanta. The first baseman drilled a 3-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Generals ahead, 6-4. It was his only hit, but it was a beauty.

Berman told the Atlanta News: "Win or lose, I don't want to see our team outhustled."
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 7 .218 6 28
R. Palacios 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .252 13 37
L. Moses 3B 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .272 5 41
C. Berman 1B 4 1 1 3 1 0 2 .214 5 23
S. Walp RF, LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .303 10 41
E. Mika LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 12 38
   b-R. Rodgers RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 0 7
D. Bleicher CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .222 8 19
J. Nova C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .278 8 37
B. Davis P 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
   a-Z. Hodge PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .297 2 7
   F. Noorani P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
Totals 36 6 11 6 5 3 16      
a - Z. Hodge pinch hit for B. Davis in the 9th
b - R. Rodgers substituted for E. Mika in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Devine (16, 1st Inning off J. Bryant, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Berman (5, 9th Inning off J. Bailey, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Devine 2 , R. Palacios , L. Moses 2 , C. Berman 4 , S. Walp 2 , D. Bleicher , J. Nova , B. Davis 2
2-out RBI: L. Moses , C. Berman , S. Walp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Devine 2 , E. Mika
GIDP: K. Devine , D. Bleicher
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Bleicher (19)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Devine (15) , C. Berman (6)
OF assists: 1 (Bleicher(Popeck at 2nd base))
PB: J. Nova 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Plumley CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .248 9 35
P. Morrison RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .255 17 49
D. Simmons 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .260 15 53
E. Estrada 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .272 1 18
B. Lee LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .273 5 35
G. Copeland C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .230 9 25
P. Popeck 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 0 7
   J. Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
B. Cook SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .185 3 25
J. Bryant P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 0 3
   a-R. Cowell PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .293 10 21
   R. Laws P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Carter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Taylor 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 7
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 7 11      
a - R. Cowell pinch hit for J. Bryant in the 7th
b - B. Taylor substituted for P. Carter in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Simmons (15, 1st Inning off B. Davis, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Morrison (17, 7th Inning off B. Davis, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Plumley 2 , P. Morrison 4 , D. Simmons 5 , E. Estrada , G. Copeland , P. Popeck
2-out RBI: J. Plumley , P. Morrison , D. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Morrison , D. Simmons , G. Copeland
Sac Bunt: J. Bryant
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Plumley (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Cook-Popeck-Estrada, Taylor-Cook-Estrada)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Davis W (10-5) 8.0 8 4 4 2 7 2 118 2.94   
F. Noorani SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Davis 55
Batters Faced: B. Davis 34, F. Noorani 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Davis 5-10, F. Noorani 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Davis 118-72, F. Noorani 7-5
WP: B. Davis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bryant 7.0 7 2 1 3 3 0 117 2.63   
R. Laws 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
P. Carter H (4) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 19 5.14   
J. Bailey L (6-3), BS (3) 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 23 2.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bryant 57
Batters Faced: J. Bryant 31, R. Laws 1, P. Carter 4, J. Bailey 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bryant 9-9, R. Laws 0-0, P. Carter 2-0, J. Bailey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bryant 117-74, R. Laws 4-3, P. Carter 19-11, J. Bailey 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Carter 1-0 , J. Bailey 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Davis
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 17955
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