FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
10/02/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
GAME ID: 11654 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Suns 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 7 1
Atlanta Copperheads 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 X 6 10 0
Raucous Peachtree Stadium Crowd Propels Copperheads to 6-4 Victory; Series Tied at 1
The Atlanta Copperheads defeated the Los Angeles Suns, 6-4, in Game 2 of the Association Championship Series. Making an impact was right fielder Jack Blair, who was 3 for 3 with a double, 2 singles, a walk, and was hit by a pitch. The win moves Atlanta into a 1-1 tie with Los Angeles in the series.

Atlanta took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning, when Howard Smith hit a clutch 2-run home run to bring Copperheads fans to their feet.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Blair.

Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday at Wilshire Park in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Kellum 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
   a-J. Page PR, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
B. Anderson 1B, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 0
T. Lally SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .286 0 0
S. Forrester RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .333 0 1
J. Thurman LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 1 5
   c-G. Meadows PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
B. Perry 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 2 4
L. Hurlbutt CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .500 0 3
B. Gray C 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .250 1 2
A. Whitman P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   b-I. Brown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   M. Powell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Gray PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 1
Totals 32 4 7 3 4 5 13      
a - J. Page pinch ran for E. Kellum in the 3rd
b - I. Brown pinch hit for A. Whitman in the 7th
c - G. Meadows pinch hit for J. Thurman in the 8th
d - R. Gray pinch hit for M. Powell in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: E. Kellum (2, 3rd Inning off J. Kotarski, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Gray (1, 7th Inning off J. Kotarski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Kellum 3 , T. Lally , S. Forrester , B. Perry , L. Hurlbutt , B. Gray 4 , I. Brown
2-out RBI: B. Gray
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Anderson , L. Hurlbutt
GIDP: J. Thurman
Sac Fly: R. Gray
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Lally (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Lally
PB: B. Gray
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Richards LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .200 0 1
J. Newton SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 .167 1 1
A. Hubbard 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 2
J. Blair RF 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .571 0 2
H. Smith C 5 1 1 2 0 0 6 .222 1 3
J. Duchesne 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .125 0 0
J. Abasi CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
D. Riley 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Kotarski P 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 0 0
   B. Hunn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Moreland PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-W. Dugan PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Stoyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 4 3 2 28      
a - J. Moreland pinch hit for B. Hunn in the 8th
b - W. Dugan pinch ran for J. Moreland in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Blair (2, 7th Inning off M. Powell, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Moreland (1, 8th Inning off M. Powell, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Smith (1, 7th Inning off M. Powell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Richards 2 , A. Hubbard , J. Blair 4 , H. Smith 4 , J. Duchesne , J. Abasi , J. Moreland 2
2-out RBI: J. Blair
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Newton 2 , H. Smith 2 , J. Duchesne , J. Abasi , D. Riley
Sac Bunt: J. Kotarski
Hit by Pitch: J. Blair , D. Riley
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Richards (1) , J. Blair 2 (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Newton-Hubbard-Riley)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Whitman 6.0 6 2 2 1 2 0 110 3.00   
M. Powell L (0-1), BS (1) 2.0 4 4 2 2 0 1 52 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Whitman 53
Batters Faced: A. Whitman 29, M. Powell 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Whitman 9-8, M. Powell 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Whitman 110-63, M. Powell 52-30
WP: M. Powell
Hit Batsmen: A. Whitman 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kotarski W (1-0) 7.1 6 3 3 3 4 1 112 3.68   
B. Hunn H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00   
S. Stoyer SV (1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 13 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kotarski 55
Batters Faced: J. Kotarski 30, B. Hunn 2, S. Stoyer 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kotarski 5-12, B. Hunn 1-0, S. Stoyer 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kotarski 112-64, B. Hunn 9-6, S. Stoyer 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hunn 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Blair
Ballpark: Peachtree Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 5 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 42821
Special Notes: 3B Eddie Kellum was injured while running the bases. 1B John Moreland was injured while running the bases.
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