MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
08/03/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE LORDS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 1549 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Lords (61-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1
Atlanta Generals (54-55) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 X 4 9 2
Atlanta Beats Baltimore, 4-1
Gary Ovitt pitched a gem to lead Atlanta to victory over the Baltimore Lords, 4-1. In 8.2 innings, Ovitt surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 3. He allowed 1 run. Atlanta has run its win streak to 5 straight.

Atlanta center fielder Matt Legrow helped the Generals go up, 1-0, in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Legrow hit a run-scoring single off Baltimore pitcher John Gannon.

"Gary gave us a heck of an effort," said Atlanta manager Philipe Yazzie.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Adams 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314 6 24
T. Payton RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .287 8 34
T. McNeely LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .281 9 36
J. Balliet 3B, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .284 2 44
M. Caito SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .248 4 28
J. Pendleton 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 3 39
   a-D. Fierro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 2 6
   c-B. Wharton CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 0 22
M. Sheffield C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .226 2 23
   E. Roca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-L. Ward PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 9 41
B. Carter CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 2 5
   b-W. Scheideler PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226 3 17
J. Gannon P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-E. Campbell C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 2 12
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 3 16      
a - D. Fierro pinch hit for J. Pendleton in the 7th
b - W. Scheideler pinch hit for B. Carter in the 7th
c - B. Wharton substituted for D. Fierro in the 7th
d - E. Campbell substituted for J. Gannon in the 7th
e - L. Ward pinch hit for E. Roca in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Balliet (2, 9th Inning off G. Ovitt, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Payton , J. Balliet 4 , M. Caito 2 , L. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Caito , W. Scheideler
GIDP: T. Payton , B. Carter , W. Scheideler
Sac Bunt: T. McNeely
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Payton (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McRae LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .247 2 26
R. Lord RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .283 3 23
K. Devine SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .207 4 40
E. Mika 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .273 19 62
   a-R. Spencer 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 0 7
R. Palacios 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .272 11 36
M. Legrow CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .298 7 43
E. Wathen 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .355 1 17
J. Arriaga C 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .228 0 3
G. Ovitt P 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .190 0 3
   R. Winder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
Totals 31 4 9 4 2 7 16      
a - R. Spencer substituted for E. Mika in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Palacios (21, 2nd Inning off J. Gannon, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. McRae , R. Lord 2 , E. Mika 2 , R. Palacios 2 , M. Legrow 2 , J. Arriaga
2-out RBI: E. Mika , M. Legrow
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McRae , E. Mika , E. Wathen , J. Arriaga
Sac Bunt: G. Ovitt
Sac Fly: K. Devine
Hit by Pitch: E. Wathen , J. Arriaga
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: R. Palacios (7) , E. Wathen (5)
Double Plays: 3 (Wathen-Palacios-Mika, Devine-Palacios-Mika, Palacios-Devine-Mika)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gannon L (0-1) 6.1 6 2 2 1 5 0 87 2.84   
E. Roca 1.2 3 2 2 1 2 0 37 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gannon 57
Batters Faced: J. Gannon 27, E. Roca 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gannon 7-7, E. Roca 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gannon 87-63, E. Roca 37-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Roca 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Gannon , E. Roca
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ovitt W (10-8) 8.2 5 1 1 3 3 1 109 2.31   
R. Winder SV (18) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ovitt 70
Batters Faced: G. Ovitt 34, R. Winder 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ovitt 14-7, R. Winder 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ovitt 109-69, R. Winder 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Winder 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Ovitt
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 18797
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