MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
06/10/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON DRILLERS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 849 - THURSDAY, JUNE 10TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Drillers (38-24) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 2
Atlanta Generals (28-30) 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 X 6 10 0
Drillers Defeated, 6-3
Atlanta Generals starter George Palmer pitched effectively against the Houston Drillers at Atlantic Station Field. The left-hander spearheaded his team's 6-3 win. In 8 innings, Palmer surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 10 and walking 1. He allowed 3 runs. Ron Winder earned the save for Atlanta, his 10th.

Atlanta took advantage of an error in the bottom of the seventh inning. The game was tied, 3-3, when Matt Legrow hit a run-scoring single that was misplayed. It put the Generals in front, 4-3.

Atlanta manager Philipe Yazzie called it "a good, solid win."

After today's action, Atlanta sits at 28-30, while Houston falls to 38-24.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 2 20
M. Lockhart 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .386 8 44
M. Wells LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .258 6 33
M. Sisson CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .306 11 41
P. Parkyn 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .264 2 27
L. Eccles C 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .304 1 23
L. Ward 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273 2 32
J. Johnson SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .197 2 16
F. Castro P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 1
   a-M. Hoffman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 1 20
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3 1 10 10      
a - M. Hoffman pinch hit for F. Castro in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frost (14, 3rd Inning off G. Palmer, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Johnson (8, 7th Inning off G. Palmer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Parkyn (2, 2nd Inning off G. Palmer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 2 , M. Lockhart , M. Sisson , P. Parkyn 4 , L. Eccles 2 , L. Ward , J. Johnson 2
2-out RBI: J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wells , M. Sisson , M. Hoffman
GIDP: J. Johnson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (22) , M. Lockhart (31)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Wells (4) , P. Parkyn (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McRae LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .273 1 14
R. Lord RF 5 1 0 0 0 1 6 .200 0 2
E. Mika 1B 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 .315 13 43
   b-E. Spaulding 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
K. Devine SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .204 2 21
R. Palacios 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .251 8 24
M. Legrow CF 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .289 2 16
P. Lee 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .246 0 4
R. Bullins C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .232 1 16
G. Palmer P 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .320 1 3
   a-D. Decoste PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 2 10
   R. Winder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 34 6 10 6 3 2 19      
a - D. Decoste pinch hit for G. Palmer in the 8th
b - E. Spaulding substituted for E. Mika in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. McRae (9, 3rd Inning off F. Castro, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Palacios (8, 5th Inning off F. Castro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. McRae 3 , R. Palacios 5 , M. Legrow 3 , P. Lee , G. Palmer 2
2-out RBI: R. Palacios , M. Legrow , P. Lee , G. Palmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lord , K. Devine , R. Bullins
Sac Bunt: M. Legrow
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lee-Palacios-Spaulding)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castro 6.0 8 3 3 2 2 1 99 2.54   
T. McAteer L (2-6) 2.0 2 3 0 1 0 0 34 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castro 44
Batters Faced: F. Castro 28, T. McAteer 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castro 6-10, T. McAteer 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castro 99-60, T. McAteer 34-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Palmer W (4-8) 8.0 6 3 3 1 10 1 104 3.84   
R. Winder SV (10) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Palmer 67
Batters Faced: G. Palmer 31, R. Winder 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Palmer 8-6, R. Winder 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Palmer 104-70, R. Winder 15-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Palmer
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 13217
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