 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES WASHINGTON EAGLES AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS 04/21/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | WASHINGTON EAGLES AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS | | GAME ID: 167 - SUNDAY, APRIL 21ST , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Washington Eagles (5-11) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | Atlanta Copperheads (8-7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 4 | 5 | 2 | | |  | |
| Copperheads Top Eagles, 4-0, Behind Burt | Atlanta Copperheads starter Howie Burt pitched well against the Washington Eagles at Peachtree Stadium, leading his team to a win, 4-0. The loss makes the Eagles 5-11.
Atlanta starter Howie Burt was exceptional. The 6-foot-0 left-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits over 7.2 innings of work.
"Howie was exceptional and he pitched with a purpose," said Atlanta manager Don Fox. | |
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| WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | | ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
| | | a - G. Richards pinch hit for B. Hunn in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: J. Duchesne (1, 5th Inning off E. Yandow, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Richards (1, 8th Inning off R. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: E. Skains (7, 8th Inning off R. McDonald, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: J. Blair , E. Skains 4 , J. Duchesne 2 , H. Woods , G. Richards 2 2-out RBI: E. Skains Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Skains GIDP: J. Newton Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING SB: J. Blair (5)
FIELDING Errors: J. Newton (4) , H. Woods (2) | | |
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| WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | E. Yandow L (0-3) | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 2.81 | | R. McDonald | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3.86 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | H. Burt W (2-0) | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 115 | 4.62 | | B. Hunn H (2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.59 | | I. Abraham | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0.00 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Howie Burt Ballpark: Peachtree Stadium Weather: Rain (49 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph Start Time: 4:05 PM ET Time: 2:30 Attendance: 24036 |
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