 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS 06/01/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS | | GAME ID: 1136 - SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Atlanta Copperheads (31-17) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | | Chicago Chiefs (26-26) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | |  | |
| Copperheads Turn Back Chicago, 2-1 | The Atlanta Copperheads, behind a great outing from Curly Anderson defeated the Chicago Chiefs, 2-1, at Whitney Park. The winner was Anderson. He threw 7.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The loser was Johnny Maples. Atlanta leads the Federal Association East by 5½ games.
John Newton, who finished 2nd in the FA in extra base hits with 58 in 1971, had a direct impact on the outcome. Newton contributed a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning to put Atlanta up, 2-0.
"Thought I threw pretty well and overall I felt good," said Anderson. | |
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| ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - J. Hunter pinch hit for C. Anderson in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: D. Riley (4, 1st Inning off J. Maples, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Blair (7, 4th Inning off J. Maples, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: J. Newton (5, 6th Inning off J. Maples, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: D. Riley 2 , J. Newton 4 , J. Blair 3 , C. Anderson 2-out RBI: J. Blair Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hubbard , G. Richards 2 Sac Bunt: D. Riley Team LOB: 5
FIELDING Errors: A. Hubbard (10) OF assists: 1 (Blair(Castillo at home)) | | | a - A. Ellefsen pinch hit for F. Mitchel in the 7th b - B. Smith pinch hit for J. Maples in the 7th
BATTING Triples: C. Wells (5, 7th Inning off C. Anderson, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: J. Siniscalchi , B. Thornton , B. Starr , C. Wells 4 , R. Ziegler Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ziegler , A. Ellefsen , J. Maples , B. Smith Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: R. Castillo (10) , R. Ziegler (4) | | |
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| ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | C. Anderson W (2-2) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 99 | 4.82 | | B. Hunn SV (3) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2.42 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Maples L (5-3) | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 94 | 3.50 | | N. Sutherland | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3.47 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Curly Anderson Ballpark: Whitney Park Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph Start Time: 5:05 PM CT Time: 2:39 Attendance: 14164 |
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