FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT HOUSTON COMETS
05/28/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT HOUSTON COMETS
GAME ID: 1126 - TUESDAY, MAY 28TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Copperheads (29-19) 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 8 9 2
Houston Comets (31-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0
Copperheads Deal Comets 8-1 Setback
Atlanta Copperheads pitcher Jack Kotarski was in top form, leading his team past the Houston Comets, 8-1. Kotarski picked up the win for Atlanta, going 8.2 innings. He gave up 1 run on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 6-2. The Federal Association East-leading Copperheads are 29-19.

Atlanta used a big swing from John Moreland to get the win. The first baseman walloped a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Copperheads up, 2-0. It was his lone hit in 3 at-bats, but it changed the outcome.

"Jack really held it together well," said Atlanta manager Don Fox.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Riley CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .289 1 8
   c-E. Reeves PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   d-H. Woods 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 2 13
J. Hunter LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .289 3 20
A. Hubbard 2B 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .289 6 24
J. Blair RF 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .354 8 28
H. Smith C 3 1 0 1 2 2 2 .273 8 29
J. Newton SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310 3 30
   a-W. Dugan PH, SS 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .267 0 3
J. Duchesne 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .277 4 21
J. Moreland 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 3 .341 3 9
   b-L. Lowman PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Kotarski P 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .130 0 1
   I. Abraham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 8 9 7 6 4 16      
a - W. Dugan pinch hit for J. Newton in the 7th
b - L. Lowman pinch hit for J. Moreland in the 8th
c - E. Reeves pinch hit for D. Riley in the 8th
d - H. Woods substituted for E. Reeves in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Riley (3, 3rd Inning off J. Blackburn, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Reeves (1, 8th Inning off B. Young, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Hubbard (2, 6th Inning off J. Blackburn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Moreland (3, 5th Inning off J. Blackburn, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Riley 3 , E. Reeves 2 , J. Hunter , A. Hubbard 3 , J. Blair , J. Newton , J. Duchesne , J. Moreland 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Riley , J. Hunter 2
Sac Fly: W. Dugan , J. Kotarski
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: W. Dugan (1) , J. Duchesne (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marshall 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .230 2 18
D. Martin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .219 1 1
   d-G. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .417 0 3
H. Andrew LF, CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .270 4 28
D. Goodell RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 2 25
J. Robinson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 4 27
L. Lockwood CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   a-C. Niemiec PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
D. Jones 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .298 1 6
B. Blair SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 2 12
J. Blackburn P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .148 0 2
   H. Taylor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-L. Cohn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 0 4
   B. Young P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-F. Ruesch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .357 0 3
Totals 36 1 7 0 1 3 22      
a - C. Niemiec pinch hit for L. Lockwood in the 7th
b - L. Cohn pinch hit for H. Taylor in the 7th
c - F. Ruesch pinch hit for B. Young in the 9th
d - G. Smith pinch hit for D. Martin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Lockwood (1, 4th Inning off J. Kotarski, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Marshall , H. Andrew , L. Lockwood 2 , C. Niemiec , D. Jones 2 , B. Blair
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Martin , H. Andrew 2 , J. Robinson , D. Jones , J. Blackburn
Hit by Pitch: B. Blair 2
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
PB: J. Robinson
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kotarski W (6-2) 8.2 7 1 0 1 3 0 110 2.51   
I. Abraham 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kotarski 70
Batters Faced: J. Kotarski 38, I. Abraham 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kotarski 9-14, I. Abraham 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kotarski 110-66, I. Abraham 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Abraham 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Kotarski 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blackburn L (4-4) 6.0 8 8 8 5 3 1 113 2.94   
H. Taylor 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.20   
B. Young 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 31 1.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blackburn 22
Batters Faced: J. Blackburn 31, H. Taylor 3, B. Young 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blackburn 6-9, H. Taylor 2-1, B. Young 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blackburn 113-66, H. Taylor 4-4, B. Young 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Taylor 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Kotarski
Ballpark: Dalton Domed Stadium
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 17703
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