MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT BOSTON TERRIERS
07/26/1972
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 1458 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 26TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (59-44) 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 8 11 1
Boston Terriers (44-61) 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 9 1
Generals Drop Terriers, 8-5
The Atlanta Generals beat the Boston Terriers, 8-5, at Atlantic Avenue Grounds. Atlanta second baseman Roberto Palacios had an outstanding performance. He was 2 for 3 with 2 doubles and 2 walks. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Atlanta raised its record to 59-44 with the win.

In the top of the seventh, the Generals grabbed the lead when Palacios hit his 12th double of the season. The 2-run double off Bruce Shurtleff made it 7-5, Atlanta.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said Palacios.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .233 6 31
R. Rodgers RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .287 0 9
E. Mika LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .259 13 46
   a-S. Walp LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 11 46
C. Berman 1B 5 2 1 2 0 1 6 .213 5 26
L. Moses 3B 5 2 2 1 0 2 1 .278 5 44
R. Palacios 2B 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .263 13 39
J. Raymond C 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .246 2 37
D. Bleicher CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .218 9 21
F. Combs P 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .019 0 3
Totals 35 8 11 7 5 8 22      
a - S. Walp substituted for E. Mika in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Palacios 2 (12, 6th Inning off B. Shurtleff, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off B. Shurtleff, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Berman (16, 7th Inning off B. Shurtleff, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Devine 2 , R. Rodgers , E. Mika , C. Berman 2 , L. Moses 2 , R. Palacios 4 , J. Raymond 2
2-out RBI: C. Berman , L. Moses , R. Palacios , J. Raymond
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rodgers , C. Berman , J. Raymond , D. Bleicher
GIDP: C. Berman , D. Bleicher
Sac Bunt: R. Rodgers , F. Combs
Hit by Pitch: K. Devine
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Berman (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Williams LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .243 7 41
M. Preciado CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 4 32
A. Gutierrez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246 2 32
J. Quinlan 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 2 27
D. Bozza 1B 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .292 5 34
M. Saenz 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .261 4 37
B. Madaras SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .189 3 23
P. Knight C 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .191 3 22
B. Shurtleff P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .100 0 0
   T. Jepperson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Fletcher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 2 12
Totals 36 5 9 5 0 6 14      
a - L. Fletcher pinch hit for T. Jepperson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Williams (9, 3rd Inning off F. Combs, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Bozza (16, 4th Inning off F. Combs, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Madaras (9, 4th Inning off F. Combs, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: P. Knight (3, 6th Inning off F. Combs, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Knight (3, 3rd Inning off F. Combs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Williams 3 , D. Bozza 4 , M. Saenz , B. Madaras 2 , P. Knight 7
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gutierrez , J. Quinlan , B. Shurtleff
Sac Bunt: M. Preciado
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bozza (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Madaras-Quinlan-Bozza, Madaras-Quinlan-Bozza)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Combs W (10-5) 9.0 9 5 4 0 6 1 125 1.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Combs 57
Batters Faced: F. Combs 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Combs 9-12
Pitches - Strikes: F. Combs 125-83
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Shurtleff L (2-2) 6.2 10 8 3 3 4 0 127 4.22   
T. Jepperson 2.1 1 0 0 2 4 0 42 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Shurtleff 33
Batters Faced: B. Shurtleff 33, T. Jepperson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Shurtleff 10-4, T. Jepperson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Shurtleff 127-79, T. Jepperson 42-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Jepperson 1-1
WP: T. Jepperson 2
Hit Batsmen: B. Shurtleff
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roberto Palacios
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 13163
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