MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
08/16/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO HAWKS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 1726 - MONDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Hawks (52-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 2
Atlanta Generals (64-59) 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 6 8 1
Atlanta's Darnell Reaches 2000 Hits
What a day for John Darnell. The 35-year-old Atlanta third baseman reached the 2000-hit mark today and the Generals whipped the Chicago Hawks 6-1.

Darnell told reporters, "It's good to finally get it. The closer you get to 2000, the harder it is to get there. Now the pressure is off and I can go back to just playing ball."

He went 2 for 4 in the game to reach the milestone.

Darnell has played in 1792 games and is hitting .286 lifetime with 650 RBIs, 2000 hits, 417 doubles, 170 triples, and 54 home runs. He has scored 1049 times and stolen 610 bases.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Morales 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .264 12 50
A. Bires CF 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .254 3 45
D. Bozza C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .244 9 50
M. Morris RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .232 15 40
B. Strange LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .270 4 17
B. DeFalco 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .237 6 46
B. Richter 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 .227 3 19
B. Raley SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .286 0 17
D. Turner P 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
   a-G. Getman PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .206 2 9
   L. Ibarra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 15 51
Totals 32 1 7 1 6 5 22      
a - G. Getman pinch hit for D. Turner in the 7th
b - T. Davis pinch hit for L. Ibarra in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Bires (15, 3rd Inning off R. Bargiel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Bires 2 , M. Morris , B. Strange 2 , B. Richter 2 , B. Raley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bozza , B. Raley 2 , D. Turner
GIDP: A. Bires , D. Bozza 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: S. Morales (23) , B. Strange (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McRae LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .261 4 31
R. Lord RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .271 3 34
K. Devine SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .213 4 44
E. Mika 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .264 22 68
J. Darnell 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .286 2 23
R. Clark CF 3 0 3 3 0 0 1 .211 0 3
J. Bailey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .163 0 5
J. Arriaga C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .245 1 6
R. Bargiel P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .030 0 0
   J. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 2
Totals 32 6 8 6 2 4 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Darnell (12, 1st Inning off D. Turner, 3 on, 0 outs) , R. Clark (1, 3rd Inning off D. Turner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. McRae (4, 1st Inning off D. Turner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. McRae 4 , K. Devine 2 , J. Darnell 3 , R. Clark 4
2-out RBI: , R. Clark 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bailey 2 , J. Arriaga
Sac Fly: R. Clark
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Devine (17) , J. Darnell (18)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Bargiel (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Bailey-Darnell-Mika, Bailey-Arriaga-Mika, Darnell-Devine-Mika)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Turner L (0-3) 6.0 7 6 5 2 4 1 94 10.59   
L. Ibarra 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Turner 38
Batters Faced: D. Turner 28, L. Ibarra 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Turner 9-5, L. Ibarra 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Turner 94-59, L. Ibarra 14-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Bargiel W (6-4) 6.1 5 1 0 4 5 0 111 2.84   
J. Johnson 2.2 2 0 0 2 0 0 42 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Bargiel 62
Batters Faced: R. Bargiel 28, J. Johnson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Bargiel 7-6, J. Johnson 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Bargiel 111-61, J. Johnson 42-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Johnson 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Bargiel
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 20152
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