MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
07/29/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON TERRIERS AT ATLANTA GENERALS
GAME ID: 1485 - THURSDAY, JULY 29TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Terriers (44-62) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 9 0
Atlanta Generals (49-55) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 2
Boston 5-4 Victors at Atlantic Station Field
The Boston Terriers defeated the Atlanta Generals, 5-4, in part because of left fielder Charlie Zacharias. Zacharias went 2-3 with a double and a walk, while scoring 2 runs for the Terriers. The Terriers improved their record to 44-62 with the win over Atlanta.

With the game tied, 3-3, in the top of the fifth, Zacharias had a key at-bat for Boston. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Zacharias hit a run-scoring single off Gary Ovitt, making the score 4-3, Terriers.

Boston manager Phil Palapa praised his team's "energy."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cash CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .247 1 35
R. Alvarez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .241 0 9
   L. Taylor P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Zacharias LF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .293 5 18
   c-L. Montgomery LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 5 23
J. Whitlock RF 3 2 2 1 0 0 2 .278 6 36
Z. Hodge 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .253 8 50
M. Berberet 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .276 3 9
P. Knight C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .205 2 21
C. Bowers SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .243 10 30
   B. Falcon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Strum PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277 2 10
B. Elsner P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .176 0 1
   a-B. Muhammad SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281 0 10
Totals 35 5 9 5 2 4 12      
a - B. Muhammad substituted for B. Elsner in the 6th
b - G. Strum pinch hit for B. Falcon in the 8th
c - L. Montgomery substituted for C. Zacharias in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Zacharias (10, 1st Inning off G. Ovitt, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Whitlock (7, 4th Inning off G. Ovitt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alvarez , C. Zacharias 3 , J. Whitlock 3 , Z. Hodge , M. Berberet , P. Knight , C. Bowers
2-out RBI: J. Whitlock , Z. Hodge , M. Berberet , C. Bowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Knight , G. Strum , B. Elsner
Sac Bunt: J. Whitlock
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McRae LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 2 26
R. Lord RF 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .280 3 18
E. Mika 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .271 19 61
R. Palacios 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .265 11 36
E. Wathen SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .340 1 16
   c-J. Darnell PH, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287 1 17
R. Bullins C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .208 2 28
R. Clark CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 0 0
   a-R. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 6
   b-S. Arment CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
G. Ovitt P 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .200 0 3
   R. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-K. Devine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 4 36
J. Bailey 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .143 0 1
Totals 33 4 7 4 2 10 12      
a - R. Spencer pinch hit for R. Clark in the 6th
b - S. Arment substituted for R. Spencer in the 7th
c - J. Darnell pinch hit for E. Wathen in the 8th
d - K. Devine pinch hit for R. White in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Mika (19, 8th Inning off L. Taylor, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Lord 2 , E. Mika 5 , R. Palacios , J. Darnell , J. Bailey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Bullins
Sac Fly: E. Wathen
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Lord (1) , J. Bailey (2)
OF assists: 1 (Lord(Alvarez at 3rd base))
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Elsner W (4-1) 5.0 5 3 3 2 6 0 86 4.25   
B. Falcon H (6) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 4.44   
L. Taylor SV (5) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 32 3.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Elsner 49
Batters Faced: B. Elsner 22, B. Falcon 6, L. Taylor 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Elsner 3-6, B. Falcon 1-3, L. Taylor 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Elsner 86-60, B. Falcon 24-16, L. Taylor 32-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ovitt L (9-8) 8.0 9 5 4 2 4 0 110 2.37   
R. White 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ovitt 48
Batters Faced: G. Ovitt 35, R. White 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ovitt 10-9, R. White 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ovitt 110-70, R. White 9-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Zacharias
Ballpark: Atlantic Station Field
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 17731
Special Notes: SP Bruce Elsner was injured while pitching.
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