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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