MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT BOSTON TERRIERS
04/17/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT BOSTON TERRIERS
GAME ID: 157 - SATURDAY, APRIL 17TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (5-6) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 10 2
Boston Terriers (4-7) 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 6 7 0
Terriers Prevail, 6-4, Over Atlanta
Atlanta first baseman Ed Mika had a terrific game, but it still wasn't enough to get his team a win. Mika went 3-3 with a double and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI, even as Boston beat the Generals, 6-4. Boston pitcher David Juarez got the win, upping his record to 2-1. Ray Norton got the loss. Bill Falcon finished to wrap up his 3rd save.

Boston shortstop Don Martinez contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With two down, he hit a sinker to left field for a 2-run single. It was his 7th hit of the season and put the Terriers ahead, 6-3.

"I feel like a little kid every time I put the uniform on," said Martinez.

Atlanta is 5-6 after the loss.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McRae LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .364 0 3
J. Darnell 3B 3 2 2 1 0 0 2 .250 1 2
E. Mika 1B 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 .381 1 12
R. Palacios 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 0 2
M. Legrow CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .244 0 2
K. Devine SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .262 0 9
   J. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Spencer PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 0 2
   R. Cwiklinski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Decoste RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083 1 1
R. Bullins C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .242 0 3
R. Norton P 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
   a-J. Martin SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4 2 8 11      
a - J. Martin substituted for R. Norton in the 6th
b - R. Spencer pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Mika (5, 1st Inning off D. Juarez, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Darnell (3, 3rd Inning off D. Juarez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Darnell (1, 5th Inning off D. Juarez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. McRae 2 , J. Darnell 5 , E. Mika 4 , M. Legrow , R. Bullins , J. Martin
2-out RBI: E. Mika
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Legrow , R. Norton
GIDP: M. McRae
Sac Fly: J. Darnell , E. Mika
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. McRae (3) , J. Martin (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Darnell (3) , R. Palacios (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Mika-Devine-Mika)
OF assists: 1 (McRae(Cash at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Anderson LF 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 .226 0 1
   c-Q. Henderson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 2
D. Miller 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .200 2 3
J. Whitlock RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .222 1 4
   B. Falcon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Z. Hodge 3B 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 .143 0 4
L. Montgomery 1B, LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .348 1 4
M. Cash CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 .108 0 3
J. Currie C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .265 0 1
D. Martinez SS 3 0 2 3 0 0 2 .250 0 3
D. Juarez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .400 0 1
   a-J. Milton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 0 0
   L. Taylor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Zacharias 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 2 2
Totals 28 6 7 6 5 5 22      
a - J. Milton pinch hit for D. Juarez in the 6th
b - C. Zacharias substituted for L. Taylor in the 8th
c - Q. Henderson substituted for R. Anderson in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Anderson , J. Whitlock , Z. Hodge , L. Montgomery , J. Currie , D. Martinez 2
2-out RBI: D. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Miller , J. Whitlock , D. Juarez
GIDP: D. Miller
Sac Bunt: D. Juarez
Sac Fly: M. Cash , D. Martinez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Anderson (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hodge-Miller-Montgomery)
OF assists: 1 (Anderson(Mika at 2nd base))
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Norton L (0-2) 5.2 7 6 2 5 4 0 123 7.15   
J. Johnson 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.93   
R. Cwiklinski 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Norton 38
Batters Faced: R. Norton 29, J. Johnson 4, R. Cwiklinski 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Norton 8-3, J. Johnson 3-1, R. Cwiklinski 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Norton 123-68, J. Johnson 11-8, R. Cwiklinski 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Johnson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Juarez W (2-1) 6.0 7 3 3 1 5 0 105 5.29   
L. Taylor H (1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 18 1.50   
B. Falcon SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 30 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Juarez 50
Batters Faced: D. Juarez 25, L. Taylor 5, B. Falcon 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Juarez 9-3, L. Taylor 0-1, B. Falcon 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Juarez 105-67, L. Taylor 18-11, B. Falcon 30-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Mika
Ballpark: Atlantic Avenue Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 19118
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