MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
08/02/1973
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 1576 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 1973 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (46-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 10 0
Atlanta Generals (58-54) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Atlanta Beaten, 5-1, by Chicago
Chicago used a superb performance from starting pitcher Johnny Russell to down the Atlanta Generals, 5-1. Russell got the win, improving to 11-8. He gave up 4 hits and walked 2 over 7 innings. He allowed 1 run. The Hawks sport a record of 46-68.

Gene Malone helped out the Chicago cause in the top of the seventh inning with a run-scoring double. For the game, the catcher went 1 for 3 with a double.

Malone attributed the win to "everyone pulling their weight."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .259 3 12
D. Taranto 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 3 42
   d-M. Morris PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .232 11 49
   T. Latour P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   f-R. Gardner PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241 11 52
   G. Ingram P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 2
B. Strange LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 .248 8 51
J. Farrar SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .224 2 43
A. Bires RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 1 11
   a-B. Ray PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 1 4
   b-P. Backer RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 6 30
T. Greenlee 3B 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .381 1 12
G. Malone C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .279 2 12
R. Brown 1B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .250 0 2
J. Russell P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .205 0 4
   c-L. Eccles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 4 34
   e-B. DeFalco 2B, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 12 42
Totals 33 5 10 4 4 7 13      
a - B. Ray pinch hit for A. Bires in the 7th
b - P. Backer substituted for B. Ray in the 7th
c - L. Eccles pinch hit for J. Russell in the 8th
d - M. Morris pinch hit for D. Taranto in the 8th
e - B. DeFalco substituted for L. Eccles in the 8th
f - R. Gardner pinch hit for T. Latour in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Greenlee 2 (7, 7th Inning off G. Palmer, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off R. White, 2 on, 2 outs) , G. Malone (4, 7th Inning off G. Palmer, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. DeFalco (15, 9th Inning off R. White, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Morales 2 , D. Taranto , J. Farrar 3 , T. Greenlee 4 , G. Malone 2 , B. DeFalco 2
2-out RBI: T. Greenlee , G. Malone
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Strange , G. Malone , R. Brown 2
GIDP: B. Strange
Sac Bunt: D. Taranto , G. Malone
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Farrar (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Farrar-Taranto-Brown)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 9 34
R. Palacios 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 14 51
E. Mika LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 22 71
S. Walp RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .294 17 60
Z. Hodge 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .264 13 47
C. Berman 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .316 8 30
D. Bleicher CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .229 4 24
R. Bullins C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .124 0 2
   R. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 3
G. Palmer P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .104 0 2
   a-A. Lima C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234 3 28
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 9 13      
a - A. Lima substituted for G. Palmer in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: Z. Hodge (2, 7th Inning off J. Russell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Berman (8, 2nd Inning off J. Russell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Palacios , E. Mika , Z. Hodge 3 , C. Berman 4 , D. Bleicher
2-out RBI: C. Berman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Walp , R. Bullins
GIDP: R. Bullins
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Bleicher (16)

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Hodge (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Palacios-Devine-Berman)
OF assists: 2 (Walp(Morales at home), Bleicher(Farrar at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Russell W (11-8) 7.0 4 1 1 2 5 1 94 3.96   
T. Latour 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 4.84   
G. Ingram 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 4.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Russell 68
Batters Faced: J. Russell 26, T. Latour 5, G. Ingram 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Russell 8-7, T. Latour 1-1, G. Ingram 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Russell 94-60, T. Latour 17-9, G. Ingram 14-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Palmer L (3-12) 7.1 7 2 1 2 5 0 84 4.97   
R. White 1.2 3 3 0 2 2 0 38 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Palmer 61
Batters Faced: G. Palmer 28, R. White 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Palmer 7-7, R. White 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Palmer 84-52, R. White 38-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. White 1-1
WP: R. White
Balk: R. White
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Russell
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 17172
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