FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
06/07/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
GAME ID: 1458 - FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pioneers (29-26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 0
Atlanta Copperheads (36-20) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 X 6 11 1
Copperheads Win Streak Reaches 6
The Atlanta Copperheads beat the St. Louis Pioneers, 6-1. Atlanta pitcher and Youngstown, Ohio, native Jack Kotarski led the way. Kotarski yielded no runs over 6 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 2, and struck out 7. His record improves to 8-2. Atlanta now sits at 36-20, while St. Louis falls to 29-26.

Jack Blair, who leads the FA in runs scored with 43, came through for Atlanta with a run-scoring double in the bottom of the sixth. The right fielder went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and collected 2 RBI.

"Jack pitched the ball pretty freaking great," said Atlanta manager Don Fox.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Redbird SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .279 1 14
L. Green LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .274 5 37
J. Richards 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .298 8 25
Q. Vincent RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .278 6 27
D. Jacobs 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .247 4 17
F. Green 2B 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .226 1 18
A. Williams CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .313 2 15
R. Girten C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .210 1 4
R. Kline P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .188 0 1
   E. Davis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Cimino PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 2 13
Totals 37 1 9 1 3 9 18      
a - L. Cimino pinch hit for E. Davis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Green (8, 6th Inning off J. Kotarski, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Jacobs (7, 8th Inning off F. Maxwell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Green , J. Richards , Q. Vincent , D. Jacobs 2 , F. Green 3 , A. Williams , R. Girten , L. Cimino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Redbird , Q. Vincent , D. Jacobs , R. Girten , R. Kline
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Jacobs-Green-Richards, Redbird-Green-Richards)
OF assists: 1 (Williams(Smith at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Riley CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .267 2 12
J. Newton SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .299 3 32
A. Hubbard 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .313 6 28
J. Blair RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .354 10 35
H. Smith C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .271 8 37
J. Duchesne 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .286 5 27
J. Hunter LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .291 4 23
J. Moreland 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .354 4 13
J. Kotarski P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 2
   a-W. Dugan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 0 3
   F. Maxwell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Schmitt PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .186 0 7
   B. Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 6 11 6 4 3 15      
a - W. Dugan pinch hit for J. Kotarski in the 6th
b - G. Schmitt pinch hit for F. Maxwell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Smith (12, 4th Inning off R. Kline, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Blair (8, 6th Inning off R. Kline, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Blair (10, 8th Inning off R. Kline, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Newton , A. Hubbard 2 , J. Blair 6 , H. Smith 3 , J. Duchesne , J. Hunter , J. Moreland , G. Schmitt
2-out RBI: H. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Riley , J. Duchesne , W. Dugan
GIDP: D. Riley , J. Newton
Sac Bunt: J. Kotarski
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kotarski (2)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Kline L (3-5) 7.0 8 5 5 3 2 1 103 4.86   
E. Davis 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 24 5.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Kline 40
Batters Faced: R. Kline 31, E. Davis 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Kline 12-6, E. Davis 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Kline 103-66, E. Davis 24-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kotarski W (8-2) 6.0 5 0 0 2 7 0 98 2.09   
F. Maxwell 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20 3.68   
B. Thomas 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kotarski 67
Batters Faced: J. Kotarski 26, F. Maxwell 9, B. Thomas 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kotarski 5-6, F. Maxwell 4-2, B. Thomas 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kotarski 98-66, F. Maxwell 20-17, B. Thomas 22-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Kotarski
Ballpark: Peachtree Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 27731
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