MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/24/1976
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1408 - SATURDAY, JULY 24TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (46-53) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0
Houston Drillers (61-41) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Generals Send Houston Home with 2-0 Loss
Atlanta Generals pitcher Gary Ovitt was in top form, leading his team past the Houston Drillers, 2-0. Ron Winder closed it out for his 15th save. The Generals now have a record of 46-53 with the win over Houston.

The Generals had to work out of trouble in the bottom of the ninth. The score was 2-0, Atlanta, with no one out. Houston, with the bases empty, was mounting a threat. Paul Parkyn dug in at the plate, but on a 0-1 sinker, he flied out.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McRae LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251 2 24
R. Lord RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .270 3 13
K. Devine SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .216 4 36
R. Palacios 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .250 10 33
M. Legrow CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .289 5 35
J. Darnell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 1 16
   b-R. Spencer 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 0 6
E. Wathen 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .345 1 13
G. Ovitt P 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .207 0 3
   R. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Winder P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 1
J. Arriaga C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 0 1
   a-E. Mika PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269 16 56
   c-R. Bullins C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 2 25
Totals 34 2 7 2 3 5 16      
a - E. Mika pinch hit for J. Arriaga in the 9th
b - R. Spencer substituted for J. Darnell in the 9th
c - R. Bullins substituted for E. Mika in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Devine (18, 8th Inning off T. McAteer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. McRae , R. Lord 2 , K. Devine 2 , M. Legrow , J. Arriaga , E. Mika
2-out RBI: E. Mika
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Legrow 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Wathen (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Devine-Palacios, Devine-Palacios-Darnell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .269 4 41
M. Lockhart 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .321 12 55
M. Wells LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .264 11 60
M. Sisson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .294 15 56
P. Parkyn 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 2 39
L. Eccles C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .307 4 36
L. Ward 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 7 53
J. Johnson SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .194 4 27
J. Zaruba P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 0 2
   a-J. Duersch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 4 16
   T. McAteer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0 5 5 14      
a - J. Duersch pinch hit for J. Zaruba in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Lockhart , P. Parkyn , L. Ward , J. Zaruba
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frost , M. Sisson
GIDP: M. Wells
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Frost (37) , M. Lockhart (47) , L. Ward (12)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Zaruba (1)
OF assists: 1 (Sisson(Arriaga at home))
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ovitt W (9-7) 6.2 3 0 0 5 5 0 127 2.27   
R. White H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.14   
R. Winder SV (15) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 2.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ovitt 68
Batters Faced: G. Ovitt 27, R. White 1, R. Winder 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ovitt 5-9, R. White 1-0, R. Winder 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ovitt 127-75, R. White 4-2, R. Winder 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. White 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Zaruba L (9-8) 7.0 5 1 0 2 4 0 97 3.27   
T. McAteer 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 33 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zaruba 67
Batters Faced: J. Zaruba 28, T. McAteer 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zaruba 7-9, T. McAteer 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zaruba 97-59, T. McAteer 33-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Ovitt
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 23940
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