diff --git a/games.py b/games.py
index 19c49f5..9d1e721 100644
--- a/games.py
+++ b/games.py
@@ -684,11 +684,23 @@ class game(object):
             self.teams["home"].name : []
             }
         for this_player in self.teams["away"].lineup:
-            players[self.teams["away"].name].append((this_player.stat_name, this_player.game_stats))
+            try:
+                players[self.teams["away"].name].append((this_player.stat_name, this_player.game_stats))
+            except AttributeError:
+                players[self.teams["away"].name].append((this_player.name, this_player.game_stats))
         for this_player in self.teams["home"].lineup:
-            players[self.teams["home"].name].append((this_player.stat_name, this_player.game_stats))
-        players[self.teams["home"].name].append((self.teams["home"].pitcher.stat_name, self.teams["home"].pitcher.game_stats))
-        players[self.teams["away"].name].append((self.teams["away"].pitcher.stat_name, self.teams["away"].pitcher.game_stats))
+            try:
+                players[self.teams["home"].name].append((this_player.stat_name, this_player.game_stats))
+            except AttributeError:
+                players[self.teams["home"].name].append((this_player.name, this_player.game_stats))
+        try:
+            players[self.teams["home"].name].append((self.teams["home"].pitcher.stat_name, self.teams["home"].pitcher.game_stats))
+        except AttributeError:
+            players[self.teams["home"].name].append((self.teams["home"].pitcher.name, self.teams["home"].pitcher.game_stats))
+        try:
+            players[self.teams["away"].name].append((self.teams["away"].pitcher.stat_name, self.teams["away"].pitcher.game_stats))
+        except AttributeError:
+            players[self.teams["away"].name].append((self.teams["away"].pitcher.name, self.teams["away"].pitcher.game_stats))
         return players
         
 
diff --git a/main_controller.py b/main_controller.py
index 260e634..c88631f 100644
--- a/main_controller.py
+++ b/main_controller.py
@@ -238,4 +238,4 @@ def update_loop():
             state["update_pause"] -= 1
 
         socketio.emit("states_update", game_states)
-        time.sleep(8)
+        time.sleep(8)
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diff --git a/weather.py b/weather.py
index 3ac8bff..49a5d73 100644
--- a/weather.py
+++ b/weather.py
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ class Breezy(Weather):
             player.stlats["batting_stars"] = player.stlats["pitching_stars"]
             player.stlats["pitching_stars"] = player.stlats["baserunning_stars"]
             old_player_name = player.name
+
+            if not hasattr(player, "stat_name"):
+                player.stat_name = old_player_name
+
             if ' ' in player.name:
                 names = player.name.split(" ")
                 first_first_letter = names[0][0]