FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
06/12/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 1518 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Minutemen (33-27) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 6 14 0
Detroit Dynamos (19-39) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 5 11 0
Minutemen Use Late Surge to Win
Detroit wasted an exceptional performance by pitcher Jack Vander Kooi, falling to the Boston Minutemen, 6-5. Vander Kooi threw 7.0 innings of shutout ball for the losing team. Walt Portelli was credited with the save for Boston, his 2nd of the season. Boston now sports a record of 33-27.

The game was at a stalemate until right fielder Jim Morton came to bat in the top of the eighth. Facing Detroit pitcher Larry Tindall, he hit a first pitch curveball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Boston on top, 4-3.

"I like the grit of this ballclub," Morton said.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ward LF 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .264 8 29
H. Mazur 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .355 0 8
   c-J. Low 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
C. Hartsell 2B, SS 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 .279 2 21
J. Morton RF 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .274 6 38
J. Wise 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0 3 .240 5 29
E. Cole C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .273 4 16
V. Long CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .325 4 8
W. Huckaby SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .193 9 17
   B. Shireman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Portelli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Thornton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .129 0 0
   a-B. Robinson PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .179 0 4
   b-B. Hunt SS, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 5
Totals 36 6 14 6 4 2 20      
a - B. Robinson pinch hit for R. Thornton in the 8th
b - B. Hunt substituted for B. Robinson in the 8th
c - J. Low substituted for H. Mazur in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Wise 2 (11, 2nd Inning off J. Vander Kooi, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Vander Kooi, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Huckaby (4, 8th Inning off L. Tindall, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Hartsell (15, 8th Inning off L. Tindall, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Ward , H. Mazur 2 , C. Hartsell 2 , J. Morton 3 , J. Wise 5 , V. Long , W. Huckaby 2 , B. Robinson , B. Hunt
2-out RBI: J. Morton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wise , V. Long , W. Huckaby 2
GIDP: C. Hartsell 2 , J. Wise
Sac Bunt: H. Mazur
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Hunt (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Huckaby-Hartsell-Mazur, Wise-Hunt-Mazur)
PB: E. Cole
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Black LF 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 .261 3 23
G. Taylor CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .272 4 20
B. Austin 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .315 6 33
B. Ensey RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268 2 23
   b-D. Brown PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 1 6
J. Lucas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264 3 14
V. Ewing 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .241 2 8
H. Van Orden C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .248 6 31
E. Mortensen SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .193 1 6
J. Vander Kooi P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
   a-P. Dance PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282 2 19
   L. Tindall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 1
   B. Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   c-A. Agani PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .194 1 10
Totals 34 5 11 4 3 4 13      
a - P. Dance pinch hit for J. Vander Kooi in the 7th
b - D. Brown pinch hit for B. Ensey in the 8th
c - A. Agani pinch hit for B. Reed in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Black (8, 9th Inning off B. Shireman, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Agani (7, 9th Inning off B. Shireman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Van Orden (6, 5th Inning off R. Thornton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Black 4 , G. Taylor , B. Austin 2 , B. Ensey , H. Van Orden 4 , E. Mortensen , P. Dance , A. Agani 2
2-out RBI: , D. Black 2 , A. Agani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Taylor , B. Austin
GIDP: D. Brown , H. Van Orden
Sac Bunt: J. Vander Kooi
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Austin (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Mortensen-Austin-Ewing, Austin-Mortensen-Ewing, Austin-Mortensen-Ewing, Mortensen-Austin)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Thornton W (4-7) 7.0 7 3 2 3 4 1 112 4.03   
B. Shireman H (1) 1.2 4 2 2 0 0 0 32 3.94   
W. Portelli SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Thornton 54
Batters Faced: R. Thornton 29, B. Shireman 8, W. Portelli 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Thornton 11-4, B. Shireman 4-0, W. Portelli 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Thornton 112-64, B. Shireman 32-20, W. Portelli 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Portelli 1-0
Balk: R. Thornton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Vander Kooi 7.0 5 0 0 2 1 0 98 4.05   
L. Tindall L (0-6), BS (1) 0.0 4 5 5 1 0 0 13 6.31   
B. Reed 2.0 5 1 1 1 1 0 36 7.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vander Kooi 66
Batters Faced: J. Vander Kooi 25, L. Tindall 6, B. Reed 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vander Kooi 9-8, L. Tindall 1-0, B. Reed 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vander Kooi 98-59, L. Tindall 13-8, B. Reed 36-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Reed 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Vander Kooi
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 9601
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