MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
08/20/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 1805 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (69-59) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Montreal Habitants (72-57) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Atlanta Edges Montreal, 1-0, Combs Ks 10
The Atlanta Generals got a magnificent effort from pitcher Frank Combs, who kept Montreal hitters in check en route to a 1-0 Generals win at LaSalle Stadium. Picking up the save was Frank Noorani. He's now 24 for 30 in save chances. The third-place Generals have won 4 straight games.

The Habitants had their hands full with Combs, who overpowered Montreal hitters while racking up 10 strikeouts.

"My job is to go out and execute," said Combs.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Devine SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .241 7 36
R. Rodgers RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270 1 11
E. Mika LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248 15 56
   a-R. Palacios 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 16 51
C. Berman 2B, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .235 7 33
L. Moses 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 6 53
Z. Hodge 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .299 4 11
   b-S. Walp LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 15 57
J. Harrison CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .186 3 10
A. Lima C 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 .348 1 1
F. Combs P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .015 0 3
   F. Noorani P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
Totals 27 1 5 1 4 8 10      
a - R. Palacios substituted for E. Mika in the 9th
b - S. Walp substituted for Z. Hodge in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Berman (22, 1st Inning off L. Connor, 1 on, 2 outs) , Z. Hodge (5, 2nd Inning off L. Connor, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Berman 2 , Z. Hodge 4 , J. Harrison
2-out RBI: C. Berman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Devine , L. Moses , A. Lima
GIDP: F. Combs
Sac Bunt: R. Rodgers , J. Harrison , F. Combs
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Berman-Devine-Hodge)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alvarez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .252 4 23
L. Fitzsimmons 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .228 3 35
   c-C. Bartels PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 11 31
D. Hill 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .293 16 67
J. Sullivan CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .239 19 57
   a-J. Compton PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .177 9 24
T. Delaney RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .236 11 32
J. Conley LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .230 4 18
M. Walker C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .221 5 24
B. Powers SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .218 0 7
L. Connor P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Meek P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
   b-E. Hudson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 17 65
   H. Lelièvre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0 1 12 13      
a - J. Compton pinch hit for J. Sullivan in the 7th
b - E. Hudson pinch hit for J. Meek in the 8th
c - C. Bartels pinch hit for L. Fitzsimmons in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hill (25, 1st Inning off F. Combs, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Delaney (6, 7th Inning off F. Combs, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Bartels , D. Hill 3 , T. Delaney 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sullivan , M. Walker
GIDP: J. Meek
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Powers-Alvarez-Hill, Powers-Hill)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Combs W (13-6) 8.0 5 0 0 1 10 0 109 1.84   
F. Noorani SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Combs 81
Batters Faced: F. Combs 29, F. Noorani 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Combs 7-6, F. Noorani 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Combs 109-74, F. Noorani 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Noorani 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Connor L (2-1) 3.2 3 1 1 3 1 0 50 2.98   
J. Meek 4.1 2 0 0 1 6 0 64 2.11   
H. Lelièvre 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Connor 47
Batters Faced: L. Connor 15, J. Meek 16, H. Lelièvre 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Connor 4-4, J. Meek 6-1, H. Lelièvre 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Connor 50-27, J. Meek 64-40, H. Lelièvre 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Meek 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Combs
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 24639
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