MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
05/14/1976
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA GENERALS AT LOS ANGELES POBLADORES
GAME ID: 491 - FRIDAY, MAY 14TH , 1976 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Generals (21-13) 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 12 0
Los Angeles Pobladores (16-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 1
Generals Win, 5-2, at Los Angeles
Atlanta beat Los Angeles on the strength of starting pitcher Gary Ovitt's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-2. Getting the save was Ron Winder, his 8th. With the win, Atlanta pushed its record to 21-13.

The Generals had to work out of trouble in the bottom of the ninth. The score was 5-2, Atlanta, with two out. Los Angeles, with the bases loaded, was mounting a threat. Dwayne Lamons dug in at the plate, but on a first pitch sinker, he flied out.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Conley LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .235 0 2
K. Devine SS 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 .197 2 18
E. Mika 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .381 9 31
   b-J. Arriaga C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
M. Legrow CF 3 1 3 1 1 0 2 .286 2 12
P. Lee 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0 3 .333 0 2
D. Decoste RF 5 0 2 2 0 1 5 .238 2 10
R. Bullins C 4 0 0 0 1 2 8 .194 0 6
   R. Winder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
J. Martin 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .167 0 0
G. Ovitt P 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .217 0 1
   a-E. Spaulding 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5 4 9 26      
a - E. Spaulding substituted for G. Ovitt in the 9th
b - J. Arriaga substituted for E. Mika in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Legrow (5, 3rd Inning off P. Lester, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Mika (9, 3rd Inning off P. Lester, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Conley , E. Mika 5 , M. Legrow 4 , P. Lee 3 , D. Decoste 2 , J. Martin
2-out RBI: D. Decoste
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Devine , R. Bullins 2 , J. Martin , G. Ovitt
GIDP: R. Bullins
Sac Bunt: G. Ovitt
Sac Fly: M. Legrow
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Legrow (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Devine-Martin-Mika, Martin-Devine-Mika)
PB: R. Bullins
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Fine SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 1 6
R. McCoy LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .216 0 8
D. Martin C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .191 0 8
C. Gunter 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .265 6 20
M. Castillo 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .246 4 12
M. Abreu RF 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .295 1 15
D. Hoffmeier 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 0 16
   b-B. Bursley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243 0 4
J. Roberson CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .227 2 14
P. Lester P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 1
   T. Novotny P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Somers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 4 10
   W. Meadows P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Lamons PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .133 0 2
Totals 32 2 7 2 4 2 17      
a - R. Somers pinch hit for T. Novotny in the 8th
b - B. Bursley pinch hit for D. Hoffmeier in the 9th
c - D. Lamons pinch hit for W. Meadows in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Abreu (10, 9th Inning off G. Ovitt, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. McCoy , D. Martin , C. Gunter , M. Castillo , M. Abreu 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gunter , D. Lamons
GIDP: M. Castillo , D. Hoffmeier
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Gunter (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Castillo-Fine-Gunter)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ovitt W (6-1) 8.1 7 2 2 3 2 0 106 1.75   
R. Winder SV (8) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 1.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ovitt 60
Batters Faced: G. Ovitt 33, R. Winder 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ovitt 11-10, R. Winder 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ovitt 106-65, R. Winder 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Winder 2-0
WP: G. Ovitt
Balk: G. Ovitt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Lester L (2-5) 6.0 9 5 3 3 5 1 114 2.56   
T. Novotny 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 7.30   
W. Meadows 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 24 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Lester 40
Batters Faced: P. Lester 30, T. Novotny 8, W. Meadows 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Lester 6-6, T. Novotny 1-4, W. Meadows 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Lester 114-76, T. Novotny 28-17, W. Meadows 24-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Ovitt
Ballpark: San Vicente Park
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 16679
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