MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
08/24/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 1827 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Boston Terriers (54-78) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Atlanta Generals (70-61) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1
Generals Capture Close Win
Pitching was the name of the game in a tight contest between the Atlanta Generals and the Boston Terriers. Atlanta won it, 2-1. Atlanta starter Bill Davis was in command. Ron Cwiklinski snagged the win in relief. He goes to 3-0 on the season. Bill Falcon suffered the loss. The current losing streak for Boston has reached 4 games.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the tenth inning, when Atlanta second baseman Roberto Palacios, facing Bill Falcon, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Generals the 2-1 win.

In postgame remarks, Palacios hailed his team's "single-minded focus."
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 0 .223 2 44
R. Alvarez 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .251 1 15
C. Zacharias LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .296 7 28
J. Whitlock RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 9 50
   b-L. Montgomery PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 5 23
Z. Hodge 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .251 10 57
M. Berberet 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .258 4 14
P. Knight C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .207 4 28
C. Bowers SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .233 11 38
K. Torkelson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205 0 5
   a-G. Strum PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 3 13
   L. Taylor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Muhammad PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 0 11
   B. Falcon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 0 2 9 11      
a - G. Strum pinch hit for K. Torkelson in the 8th
b - L. Montgomery pinch hit for J. Whitlock in the 9th
c - B. Muhammad pinch hit for L. Taylor in the 10th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Alvarez 2 , C. Zacharias , Z. Hodge , P. Knight
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Hodge , M. Berberet , C. Bowers , K. Torkelson
GIDP: C. Zacharias
Sac Bunt: P. Knight
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Alvarez (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Darnell 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 2 25
R. Lord RF 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .263 3 36
K. Devine SS 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .226 5 52
E. Mika LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .264 22 69
R. Palacios 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .263 14 47
M. Legrow CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .297 12 53
J. Bailey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .151 0 5
J. Arriaga C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .235 1 6
   b-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 0 7
   d-R. Bullins C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 3 38
B. Davis P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .192 1 6
   a-M. McRae PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 4 33
   R. Winder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   c-R. Clark PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .185 0 3
   R. Cwiklinski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2 6 6 22      
a - M. McRae pinch hit for B. Davis in the 7th
b - R. Spencer pinch hit for J. Arriaga in the 9th
c - R. Clark pinch hit for R. Winder in the 9th
d - R. Bullins substituted for R. Spencer in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Devine (22, 10th Inning off B. Falcon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Devine 3 , E. Mika , R. Palacios , M. Legrow , R. Clark
2-out RBI: R. Palacios
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Lord 2 , R. Palacios , M. Legrow , J. Bailey , B. Davis
Sac Bunt: J. Darnell 2 , E. Mika
Sac Fly: R. Palacios
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: R. Palacios (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Devine-Palacios-Darnell)
PB: J. Arriaga
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Torkelson 7.0 3 1 1 5 5 0 99 5.17   
L. Taylor 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 27 2.69   
B. Falcon L (4-5) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 4.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Torkelson 67
Batters Faced: K. Torkelson 29, L. Taylor 9, B. Falcon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Torkelson 8-8, L. Taylor 1-4, B. Falcon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Torkelson 99-58, L. Taylor 27-15, B. Falcon 9-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Davis 7.0 4 1 0 1 6 0 100 2.00   
R. Winder 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 27 2.11   
R. Cwiklinski W (3-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Davis 72
Batters Faced: B. Davis 26, R. Winder 7, R. Cwiklinski 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Davis 9-6, R. Winder 0-2, R. Cwiklinski 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Davis 100-66, R. Winder 27-17, R. Cwiklinski 14-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Davis
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 19955
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