MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
07/28/1974
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT HOUSTON DRILLERS
GAME ID: 1420 - SUNDAY, JULY 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (44-57) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 0
Houston Drillers (53-50) 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 X 8 11 3
Sisson Helps Drillers Defeat Generals, 8-4
Houston center fielder Mark Sisson was a significant contributor in his team's 8-4 triumph over the Atlanta Generals. He was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 5 for the Drillers. Tom McAteer got credit for the win, improving to 10-9. He allowed 4 runs on 8 hits in 6 innings. The winning continues for Houston, with the latest triumph making it 7 straight.

With Houston leading 5-3 in the bottom of the fourth, Sisson hit a fastball from George Palmer for a 3-run home run. It was his 19th home run of the season and put the Drillers ahead, 8-3.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Sisson told the Houston Today.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Palacios 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .243 14 47
C. Berman 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .282 8 40
S. Walp RF 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 .241 12 51
K. Devine SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .235 4 25
M. Legrow CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .262 6 18
Z. Hodge 3B 4 1 3 1 0 1 3 .222 7 27
L. Emery LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .266 1 8
   a-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .260 1 9
   b-M. McRae LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 1 6
R. Bullins C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .226 2 9
G. Palmer P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 1 5
   P. Hodges P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   c-C. Sanford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 9
   F. Noorani P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 0 2
Totals 36 4 8 3 4 3 26      
a - R. Spencer pinch hit for L. Emery in the 7th
b - M. McRae substituted for R. Spencer in the 7th
c - C. Sanford pinch hit for P. Hodges in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Hodge 2 (10, 1st Inning off T. McAteer, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. McAteer, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Emery (5, 4th Inning off T. McAteer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Palacios , C. Berman , M. Legrow , Z. Hodge 5 , L. Emery 2 , R. Bullins
2-out RBI: Z. Hodge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Palacios 2 , L. Emery , R. Spencer
GIDP: K. Devine
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Palacios (7) , M. Legrow (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Palacios-Devine-Berman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frost RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .293 4 40
M. Lockhart LF 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 .262 6 48
M. Sisson CF 4 2 3 5 0 1 0 .253 19 55
W. Fields 3B 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .241 14 63
L. Ward 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .252 11 44
R. Lewis C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 7 28
J. Medrano 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .343 1 8
J. Johnson SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .213 0 10
T. McAteer P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .306 1 9
   L. Bilski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 0 0
   a-B. Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 1 6
   D. Witt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 8 11 7 3 4 12      
a - B. Jackson pinch hit for L. Bilski in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frost (22, 1st Inning off G. Palmer, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Sisson (13, 3rd Inning off G. Palmer, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Lockhart (18, 3rd Inning off G. Palmer, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Johnson (6, 6th Inning off P. Hodges, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sisson (19, 4th Inning off G. Palmer, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frost 3 , M. Lockhart 3 , M. Sisson 7 , W. Fields , J. Medrano 2 , J. Johnson 2
2-out RBI: M. Sisson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lockhart , R. Lewis
GIDP: L. Ward
Sac Bunt: T. McAteer
Sac Fly: W. Fields
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Ward (4)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Fields (12) , L. Ward (11) , R. Lewis (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Ward-Medrano)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Palmer L (6-10) 3.2 9 8 8 2 1 1 105 3.94   
P. Hodges 3.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 32 1.93   
F. Noorani 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 5.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Palmer 8
Batters Faced: G. Palmer 21, P. Hodges 11, F. Noorani 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Palmer 6-3, P. Hodges 4-4, F. Noorani 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Palmer 105-70, P. Hodges 32-20, F. Noorani 18-12
WP: G. Palmer
Balk: P. Hodges
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McAteer W (10-9) 6.0 8 4 1 4 2 0 110 4.73   
L. Bilski H (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 3.86   
D. Witt 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 7.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McAteer 44
Batters Faced: T. McAteer 31, L. Bilski 6, D. Witt 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McAteer 8-7, L. Bilski 2-3, D. Witt 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. McAteer 110-70, L. Bilski 30-23, D. Witt 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Bilski 3-0
WP: T. McAteer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Sisson
Ballpark: Sam Houston Field
Weather: Clear skies (91 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 18825
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