MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
08/23/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 1814 - MONDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Terriers (54-77) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 1
Atlanta Generals (69-61) 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 X 5 11 1
Generals Deal Boston 5-3 Defeat
Starting pitcher Bruce Owen pitched well enough to help the Atlanta Generals beat the Boston Terriers, 5-3. The winner was Owen. He threw 8.0 innings of 6-hit ball. The loser was Jimmy Trent. By defeating Boston, the third-place Generals improved to 69-61.

Matt Legrow, who is a two-time All-Star, came through for Atlanta with a solo home run in the bottom of the third. The center fielder went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and collected 2 runs batted in.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Legrow.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cash CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .226 2 44
R. Alvarez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246 1 15
J. Whitlock RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .272 9 50
L. Montgomery LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .272 5 23
M. Berberet 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .263 4 14
P. Lee 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .224 2 5
P. Knight C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 4 28
   O. Aldredge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Zacharias PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 7 28
   T. Jepperson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 0 0
   e-Z. Hodge PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251 10 57
C. Bowers SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 11 38
   c-G. Strum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 3 13
   d-B. Muhammad PR, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 0 11
J. Trent P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 1
   a-G. Kaminski C 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .299 3 10
Totals 31 3 6 2 2 5 13      
a - G. Kaminski substituted for J. Trent in the 5th
b - C. Zacharias pinch hit for O. Aldredge in the 8th
c - G. Strum pinch hit for C. Bowers in the 8th
d - B. Muhammad pinch ran for G. Strum in the 8th
e - Z. Hodge pinch hit for T. Jepperson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alvarez (10, 7th Inning off B. Owen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alvarez 2 , J. Whitlock , M. Berberet , P. Lee , G. Kaminski 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cash , M. Berberet
GIDP: M. Cash , Z. Hodge
Sac Fly: P. Lee
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Cash (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Lee-Berberet-Alvarez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Legrow CF 4 2 2 2 1 0 3 .297 12 53
E. Mika 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .265 22 69
   a-R. Spencer 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 0 7
R. Palacios 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263 14 45
K. Devine SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .222 5 52
R. Lord RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .266 3 36
R. Bullins C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .222 3 38
M. McRae LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .253 4 33
J. Darnell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .295 2 25
B. Owen P 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .273 0 0
   R. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5 3 1 17      
a - R. Spencer substituted for E. Mika in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Legrow (16, 5th Inning off J. Trent, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Darnell (14, 6th Inning off O. Aldredge, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Legrow (12, 3rd Inning off J. Trent, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Legrow 6 , E. Mika 2 , R. Palacios , K. Devine , R. Bullins , M. McRae , J. Darnell 2 , B. Owen 2
2-out RBI: R. Bullins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Mika , R. Lord 2 , R. Bullins , M. McRae
GIDP: M. Legrow
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Devine (20) , J. Darnell (20)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Darnell (12)
Double Plays: 2 (Palacios-Devine-Mika, Devine-Palacios-Spencer)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Trent L (3-5) 4.2 7 5 5 3 1 1 87 4.17   
O. Aldredge 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 4.80   
T. Jepperson 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Trent 28
Batters Faced: J. Trent 24, O. Aldredge 9, T. Jepperson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Trent 6-7, O. Aldredge 1-6, T. Jepperson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Trent 87-57, O. Aldredge 25-18, T. Jepperson 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Aldredge 2-0
WP: O. Aldredge
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Owen W (10-5) 8.0 6 3 2 2 5 0 118 2.64   
R. White SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Owen 63
Batters Faced: B. Owen 32, R. White 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Owen 9-9, R. White 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Owen 118-81, R. White 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. White 2-1
WP: B. Owen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bruce Owen
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 22391
Special Notes: 1B George Strum was injured while running the bases.
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