MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
07/26/1975
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 1410 - SATURDAY, JULY 26TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (59-41) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Atlanta Generals (53-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Drillers Squelch Generals Offense in Shutout Win
Houston got a strong outing from Larry Bilski as the Drillers defeated the Atlanta Generals, 3-0, at Atlantic Station Field. Bilski yielded no runs over 8 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 3, and struck out 5. His record improves to 14-4. Tom McAteer earned the save for Houston, his 16th.

The Drillers had to work out of trouble in the bottom of the ninth. The score was 3-0, Houston, with one out. Atlanta, with runners on 1st and 2nd, was mounting a threat. Ed Mika dug in at the plate, but on a 0-2 fastball, he flied out.

Houston currently is in second place in the American Baseball League Western Division at 59-41.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wells LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .289 14 41
   b-R. Lewis C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 2 37
M. Lockhart RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .305 10 45
   a-M. Sisson LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266 9 33
J. Frost CF, RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .281 9 63
C. Fee 1B 4 0 1 1 1 2 2 .248 14 57
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 6
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .239 6 42
B. Rawlins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .233 3 18
M. Hoffman C, CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .213 2 12
A. Thompson SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .265 4 10
L. Bilski P 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .210 1 8
   c-B. Fitch 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 2 14
Totals 35 3 9 3 5 9 24      
a - M. Sisson substituted for M. Lockhart in the 8th
b - R. Lewis substituted for M. Wells in the 8th
c - B. Fitch substituted for L. Bilski in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Thompson (5, 5th Inning off R. Banas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wells 2 , J. Frost 2 , C. Fee , M. Hoffman 2 , A. Thompson 2 , L. Bilski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , M. Lockhart , C. Fee 2 , L. Bilski
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lockhart (31) , J. Frost (25) , M. Hoffman (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fee-Thompson-Bilski)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lord RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .283 11 43
K. Devine SS 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .231 3 29
W. Baker LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .267 1 22
R. Palacios 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .278 9 57
S. Walp 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .276 4 20
M. Legrow CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .305 11 59
F. Bohley C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .223 7 37
P. Lee 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .228 10 43
R. Banas P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 4
   P. Hodges P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. McRae PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
   F. Noorani P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Mika PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248 16 41
Totals 33 0 7 0 4 6 20      
a - M. McRae pinch hit for P. Hodges in the 7th
b - E. Mika pinch hit for F. Noorani in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Devine 2 (14, 1st Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Palacios (18, 6th Inning off L. Bilski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Devine 5 , W. Baker , R. Palacios 2 , S. Walp , F. Bohley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lord , W. Baker , S. Walp , M. Legrow
GIDP: F. Bohley
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Walp)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Bilski W (14-4) 8.0 6 0 0 3 5 0 122 3.68   
T. McAteer SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Bilski 72
Batters Faced: L. Bilski 32, T. McAteer 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Bilski 8-10, T. McAteer 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Bilski 122-77, T. McAteer 23-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Banas L (9-8) 5.2 7 3 3 5 6 0 111 4.46   
P. Hodges 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.25   
F. Noorani 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Banas 44
Batters Faced: R. Banas 28, P. Hodges 5, F. Noorani 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Banas 5-5, P. Hodges 1-2, F. Noorani 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Banas 111-65, P. Hodges 19-14, F. Noorani 22-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Hodges 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Bilski
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 20081
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