MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/26/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1436 - MONDAY, JULY 26TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (47-54) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Houston Drillers (62-42) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 3 7 2
Generals Suffer 3-1 Road Loss
Houston Drillers starter Francisco Castro hurled his team past the Atlanta Generals, 3-1. In 6.1 innings, Castro surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 1. He allowed 1 run. With the win, the Drillers sit at 62-42.

Houston grabbed the momentum in the bottom of the fifth, when Castro hit a run-scoring double off Bill Davis. His 4th double of the season put the Drillers out in front, 2-1.

"I didn't leave too many pitches out over the plate," said Castro.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McRae LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .251 2 26
R. Lord RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .275 3 13
K. Devine SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .214 4 36
E. Mika 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .268 17 58
R. Palacios 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .260 11 35
M. Legrow CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .290 6 38
E. Wathen 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .337 1 14
B. Davis P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .186 1 4
   R. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Darnell PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269 1 16
R. Bullins C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .206 2 26
   b-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .170 0 6
Totals 36 1 7 1 2 8 22      
a - J. Darnell pinch hit for R. White in the 9th
b - R. Spencer pinch hit for R. Bullins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Palacios (20, 6th Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 1 out) , M. McRae (19, 7th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. McRae 3 , R. Lord 2 , E. Mika , R. Palacios 3
2-out RBI: M. McRae
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Mika , M. Legrow , B. Davis
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Devine-Palacios-Mika)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .273 4 43
M. Lockhart 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .317 12 55
   G. Dale P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-P. Parkyn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 2 39
   c-M. Sisson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 15 56
M. Wells LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .260 11 61
   B. Footman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Eccles C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .307 4 36
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .287 7 53
M. Hoffman CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .208 4 30
J. Johnson SS 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .194 4 27
E. Shofner 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .197 3 11
F. Castro P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .277 1 6
   R. McStay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Duersch PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 4 16
Totals 29 3 7 3 3 5 14      
a - J. Duersch pinch hit for R. McStay in the 7th
b - P. Parkyn pinch hit for G. Dale in the 8th
c - M. Sisson substituted for P. Parkyn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Castro (4, 5th Inning off B. Davis, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Frost , M. Wells , L. Eccles 2 , M. Hoffman , J. Johnson , F. Castro 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , M. Lockhart , M. Hoffman 2
GIDP: L. Ward
Sac Fly: J. Frost
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost 2 (40) , J. Johnson (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Johnson (15) , E. Shofner (4)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Davis L (9-5) 7.2 7 3 3 3 5 0 132 1.99   
R. White 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Davis 55
Batters Faced: B. Davis 32, R. White 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Davis 7-10, R. White 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Davis 132-85, R. White 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. White 2-0
WP: B. Davis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro W (14-2) 6.1 7 1 0 1 7 0 110 2.19   
R. McStay H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.57   
G. Dale H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.88   
B. Footman SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 63
Batters Faced: F. Castro 28, R. McStay 3, G. Dale 3, B. Footman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 2-10, R. McStay 0-1, G. Dale 0-3, B. Footman 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 110-73, R. McStay 10-7, G. Dale 11-7, B. Footman 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. McStay 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Castro
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 20267
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