MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
09/26/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT TWIN CITIES NORTHMEN
GAME ID: 2265 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (88-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 11 2
Twin Cities Northmen (73-89) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 5 9 1
Atlanta Upended, 5-1, by Twin Cities
The Twin Cities Northmen picked up a win at Twin Cities Stadium, defeating the Atlanta Generals, 5-1. Starting pitcher Bob Freeland was an essential part of his team's success. The winner was Freeland. He threw 7.1 innings allowing 1 run. The loser was Gary Ovitt. Twin Cities is now 73-89.

Buddy Shingleton was 1 for 3 with a walk against the Generals. In the bottom of the first inning, he reached on an error by the 2B, driving in 2 runs, putting Twin Cities in front, 2-0.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Shingleton.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Legrow CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .296 14 70
R. Clark LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .235 0 7
R. Lord RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .273 7 54
K. Devine SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229 7 70
   a-M. McRae PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .254 5 39
   b-J. Darnell SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 2 40
R. Palacios 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .275 15 56
R. Bullins C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .223 4 47
R. Spencer 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .212 0 8
J. Martin 3B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .145 0 1
G. Ovitt P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .169 0 4
   R. Norton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Conley PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .170 1 5
Totals 38 1 11 1 0 10 17      
a - M. McRae pinch hit for K. Devine in the 8th
b - J. Darnell substituted for M. McRae in the 8th
c - T. Conley pinch hit for R. Norton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Palacios (31, 2nd Inning off B. Freeland, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Legrow , R. Clark 2 , R. Lord 2 , K. Devine , M. McRae , R. Palacios 2 , R. Bullins , R. Spencer , T. Conley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Clark , R. Bullins , R. Spencer
GIDP: R. Lord
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: R. Lord (4) , R. Palacios (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Devine-Palacios-Spencer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lockhart CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .264 6 48
J. Thorman 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .348 1 3
D. Davalos 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287 6 43
C. Jacobs RF 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .247 15 68
P. Walker LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .261 11 60
B. Shingleton SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .229 15 64
S. Pavey 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .207 4 32
J. Kinney C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .224 0 6
B. Freeland P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .095 0 1
   R. Lindstrom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 3 2 6 13      
BATTING
Total Bases: C. Jacobs 3 , P. Walker , B. Shingleton , S. Pavey 2 , J. Kinney , B. Freeland
2-out RBI: B. Shingleton , S. Pavey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Thorman , B. Shingleton , J. Kinney
GIDP: N. Lockhart
Hit by Pitch: J. Thorman
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jacobs (40)
CS: C. Jacobs (15)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Shingleton (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Thorman-Pavey-Davalos)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE TWIN CITIES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ovitt L (14-12) 7.2 9 5 1 2 6 0 108 2.58   
R. Norton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ovitt 53
Batters Faced: G. Ovitt 34, R. Norton 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ovitt 8-7, R. Norton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ovitt 108-67, R. Norton 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Norton 2-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Ovitt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Freeland W (12-11) 7.1 7 1 0 0 9 0 106 3.40   
R. Lindstrom SV (4) 1.2 4 0 0 0 1 0 33 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Freeland 71
Batters Faced: B. Freeland 29, R. Lindstrom 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Freeland 2-10, R. Lindstrom 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Freeland 106-74, R. Lindstrom 33-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lindstrom 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Freeland
Ballpark: Twin Cities Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 16955
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