MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
09/22/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT DETROIT WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 2212 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Atlanta Generals (86-72) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 9 0
Detroit Wolverines (80-78) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Generals Collect 9-3 Win Over Wolverines
The Atlanta Generals topped the Detroit Wolverines, 9-3, at Wolverine Field. Atlanta right fielder Richie Lord was a spark plug for the offense. He went 1-3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. The winning streak has now reached 6 games for Atlanta.

Lord broke a deadlock in the top of the tenth inning, when he drew a walk, driving in 1 run, putting Atlanta up, 4-3.

"I'm proud of the way we took care of business and got the 'W' today," Lord told the Atlanta Observer. "Whatever it takes."
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Legrow CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .293 13 69
R. Palacios 2B 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .279 15 56
R. Lord RF 3 2 1 4 2 0 1 .267 6 50
K. Devine SS 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .230 6 68
J. Darnell 3B 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .294 2 39
R. Bullins C 4 0 1 2 1 2 3 .222 4 47
R. Spencer 1B 5 0 0 1 0 0 5 .211 0 8
T. Conley LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 1 5
   a-M. McRae PH, LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .255 5 38
G. Palmer P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .232 1 3
   b-R. Clark PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 0 5
   R. Winder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   c-J. Bailey PH 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .179 0 6
   J. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
Totals 36 9 9 9 9 3 17      
a - M. McRae pinch hit for T. Conley in the 7th
b - R. Clark pinch hit for G. Palmer in the 8th
c - J. Bailey pinch hit for R. Winder in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Darnell (21, 2nd Inning off F. Harrison, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Palmer (2, 3rd Inning off F. Harrison, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Palacios (30, 6th Inning off F. Harrison, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Devine 2 (28, 9th Inning off D. Klug, 0 on, 1 out; 10th Inning off W. Matz, 3 on, 1 out) , M. Legrow (22, 10th Inning off W. Matz, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Lord (6, 3rd Inning off F. Harrison, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Legrow 2 , R. Palacios 3 , R. Lord 4 , K. Devine 4 , J. Darnell 2 , R. Bullins , G. Palmer 2
2-out RBI: R. Lord
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Spencer 2 , J. Bailey
GIDP: R. Lord , J. Darnell
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strickland CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .310 3 8
B. Taylor 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .247 7 41
R. Cowell 1B 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 .289 3 21
   b-P. Morrison PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 12 41
J. Voss 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .270 11 79
G. Copeland C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 6 37
   c-L. Adams PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 7 50
S. Hudson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .209 10 35
B. Lee RF, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248 6 46
   d-G. Jordan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 28
   W. Matz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Bryant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 1 4
F. Harrison P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   D. Fiorentino P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   a-J. Plumley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 15 75
   D. Klug P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-T. Stallings PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 8 56
J. Cooper SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .186 0 16
Totals 37 3 7 2 2 6 12      
a - J. Plumley pinch hit for D. Fiorentino in the 7th
b - P. Morrison pinch hit for R. Cowell in the 8th
c - L. Adams pinch hit for G. Copeland in the 8th
d - G. Jordan pinch hit for B. Lee in the 9th
e - T. Stallings pinch hit for D. Klug in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Cowell (3, 6th Inning off G. Palmer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Taylor , R. Cowell 6 , J. Voss , S. Hudson , J. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Strickland , B. Taylor , G. Copeland
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Strickland (3) , J. Voss (72)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Cooper-Taylor-Cowell, Cowell-Cooper-Cowell, Cooper)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Palmer 7.0 7 3 3 1 5 1 101 3.60   
R. Winder W (9-8) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 2.73   
J. Johnson 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 1.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Palmer 55
Batters Faced: G. Palmer 29, R. Winder 6, J. Johnson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Palmer 9-7, R. Winder 3-3, J. Johnson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Palmer 101-62, R. Winder 23-15, J. Johnson 19-12
Balk: G. Palmer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Harrison 5.0 5 3 3 2 1 1 66 1.64   
D. Fiorentino 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 5.93   
D. Klug 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 2.92   
W. Matz L (5-6) 0.1 2 6 6 4 0 0 26 5.97   
J. Bryant 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Harrison 44
Batters Faced: F. Harrison 21, D. Fiorentino 5, D. Klug 8, W. Matz 7, J. Bryant 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Harrison 6-7, D. Fiorentino 2-1, D. Klug 2-3, W. Matz 0-1, J. Bryant 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Harrison 66-44, D. Fiorentino 20-11, D. Klug 19-13, W. Matz 26-10, J. Bryant 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Fiorentino 2-0 , J. Bryant 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Richie Lord
Ballpark: Wolverine Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 15170
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