MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
08/26/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 1855 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Terriers (54-80) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 11 0
Atlanta Generals (72-61) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 3 9 1
Generals Win Squeaker, 3-2, Over Terriers
The Atlanta Generals got a stellar effort from pitcher Gary Ovitt, helping Atlanta score a win over the visiting Boston Terriers, 3-2. Atlanta reliever Ron Winder was the winner. His record is now 6-7. Steve Papa took the loss. Ray Norton recorded his 2nd save for Atlanta.

Had Joe Bailey not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 3rd, Bailey hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 2-1, in favor of the Generals.

"Gutsy performance by Gary," said Atlanta manager Philipe Yazzie.

Atlanta has now won 4 games in a row.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Montgomery LF 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .276 5 24
B. Muhammad 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .275 0 11
C. Zacharias CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .292 7 28
J. Whitlock RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .272 9 50
Z. Hodge 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249 10 57
   L. Taylor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Berberet 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .263 4 14
P. Knight C 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .208 4 29
   b-G. Strum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 3 13
C. Bowers SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .237 11 38
   c-M. Cash PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 2 44
S. Papa P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 2
   a-P. Lee 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 2 5
Totals 34 2 11 2 1 7 21      
a - P. Lee substituted for S. Papa in the 8th
b - G. Strum pinch hit for P. Knight in the 9th
c - M. Cash pinch hit for C. Bowers in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Berberet (9, 9th Inning off R. Norton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Montgomery 3 , B. Muhammad , C. Zacharias , J. Whitlock 2 , M. Berberet 2 , P. Knight , C. Bowers 2
2-out RBI: L. Montgomery
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Muhammad , P. Knight , C. Bowers
GIDP: B. Muhammad
Sac Bunt: Z. Hodge , S. Papa
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Montgomery (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bowers-Berberet-Muhammad, Hodge-Berberet-Muhammad)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McRae LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .251 4 33
R. Lord RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .271 3 37
E. Mika 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .265 22 69
R. Palacios 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .261 14 47
J. Darnell SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .287 2 26
R. Clark CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .172 0 3
   b-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 0 7
   d-S. Arment CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
J. Bailey 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .200 0 6
J. Arriaga C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .236 1 7
G. Ovitt P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .176 0 4
   a-M. Legrow PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 12 54
   J. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 2
   c-K. Devine PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 5 54
   R. Winder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   e-R. Bullins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .218 3 38
   R. Norton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3 5 0 19      
a - M. Legrow pinch hit for G. Ovitt in the 5th
b - R. Spencer pinch hit for R. Clark in the 7th
c - K. Devine pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 7th
d - S. Arment substituted for R. Spencer in the 8th
e - R. Bullins pinch hit for R. Winder in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Mika (17, 8th Inning off S. Papa, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Lord (2, 6th Inning off S. Papa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. McRae , R. Lord 3 , E. Mika 2 , J. Darnell , J. Bailey 3 , J. Arriaga , K. Devine
2-out RBI: J. Bailey , J. Arriaga
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McRae , J. Darnell , R. Bullins
GIDP: R. Lord , J. Arriaga
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: R. Lord (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Palacios-Darnell-Mika)
OF assists: 1 (Lord(Cash at 3rd base))
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Papa L (1-5) 7.1 7 3 3 5 0 0 84 2.91   
L. Taylor 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Papa 47
Batters Faced: S. Papa 32, L. Taylor 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Papa 9-11, L. Taylor 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Papa 84-48, L. Taylor 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Taylor 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ovitt 5.0 7 1 0 0 3 0 61 2.21   
J. Johnson 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 2.06   
R. Winder W (6-7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.08   
R. Norton SV (2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 15 5.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ovitt 54
Batters Faced: G. Ovitt 21, J. Johnson 8, R. Winder 3, R. Norton 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ovitt 8-2, J. Johnson 2-2, R. Winder 1-1, R. Norton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ovitt 61-46, J. Johnson 26-17, R. Winder 8-7, R. Norton 15-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Ovitt
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:23
Attendance: 21832
Special Notes: SP Gary Ovitt was injured while pitching.
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