 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES LOS ANGELES SUNS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS 10/05/1974 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | LOS ANGELES SUNS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS | | GAME ID: 11513 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | | Los Angeles Suns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | | Atlanta Copperheads | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | | |  | |
| Suns Clip Copperheads, 4-3, in ACS Contest | The Los Angeles Suns went the distance and then some at Peachtree Stadium to drag themselves back into a tie with the Atlanta Copperheads.
It took 10 innings to settle Game 2 of the Association Championship Series, but Los Angeles eventually took the 4-3 win behind the efforts of pitcher Heinie Schmidt. Schmidt threw 7.0 innings allowing 3 runs to aid the Los Angeles cause. The clubs are now tied 1-1 in their best-of-5 series.
Los Angeles used a clutch hit from George Whaley to get the win. The first baseman drilled a solo home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Suns ahead, 4-3. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.
"I hate extra innings," Los Angeles manager Jim Coulter said. "It makes everyone more tired, wears out the bullpen, wears out the fans. Even winning doesn't make me feel good about it."
The next game is set to be played for Monday, October 7th , 1974 at Wilshire Park in Los Angeles.
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| LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | | ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - B. Kearney pinch hit for E. Kellum in the 8th
b - J. Drake pinch hit for H. Dellinger in the 8th
c - G. Whaley pinch hit for H. Schmidt in the 8th
d - A. Young substituted for B. Kearney in the 8th
e - J. Thurman pinch hit for B. Hinzman in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: H. Dellinger (1, 6th Inning off J. Kotarski, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Forrester (1, 8th Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Whaley (1, 10th Inning off I. Abraham, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Geyer , B. Calvin , T. Lally , S. Forrester 4 , E. Kellum , B. Kearney , H. Dellinger 2 , B. Perry , E. Mooney 2 , G. Whaley 4
2-out RBI: B. Calvin , G. Whaley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Calvin , S. Forrester , J. Thurman , H. Schmidt , G. Whaley
Sac Bunt: H. Schmidt 2
Sac Fly: L. Geyer
Team LOB: 12
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Perry-Kellum-Dellinger)
OF assists: 1 (Geyer(Finley at 3rd base)) | | | a - G. Richards pinch hit for J. Kotarski in the 6th
b - W. Dugan pinch hit for J. Duchesne in the 8th
c - E. Skains pinch hit for J. McCormick in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Blair (1, 7th Inning off H. Schmidt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Blair 5 , J. Duchesne , J. Newton , J. Finley , J. Moreland
2-out RBI: J. Blair
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Riley , H. Smith , G. Richards
GIDP: J. Hunter
Sac Bunt: J. Newton
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: D. Riley (1) , J. Moreland (1)
FIELDING
Errors: J. Newton | | |
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| LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | | ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | H. Schmidt | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 3.86 | | B. Hinzman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.00 | | G. Cox W (1-0) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0.00 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Heinie Schmidt
Ballpark: Peachtree Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 40354 |
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