FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
04/21/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
GAME ID: 168 - SUNDAY, APRIL 21ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Minutemen (8-7) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 13 2
Baltimore Clippers (10-5) 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 X 5 8 2
Clippers Pick Up 5-4 Win Against Boston
The Baltimore Clippers beat the Boston Minutemen, 5-4. Baltimore pitcher and Columbia, Tennessee, native Dick Butler led the way. Butler yielded 3 runs over 5.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 9 hits, walked 2, and struck out 8. His record improves to 2-0. The Clippers, now 10-5, have been red hot.

Hank Wallace, who is tied for 5th in the FA with a .450 on-base percentage, helped out the Baltimore cause in the bottom of the third inning with a 2-run single. For the game, the catcher was 1 for 4. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"Winning is contagious," said Wallace. "We're looking forward to the next game."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Miller 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .348 0 1
C. Hartsell 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .298 0 6
D. Ward LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .333 2 9
J. Morton RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .293 2 8
F. Kirouac CF 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .224 1 2
E. Cole C 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .286 2 5
A. Byrd 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 2 6
   a-H. Mazur PH, SS 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .389 0 3
W. Huckaby SS, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .208 3 3
   b-V. Long PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 1 2
   W. Portelli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Roberts P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .111 0 0
   c-B. Robinson PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 40 4 13 4 2 8 22      
a - H. Mazur pinch hit for A. Byrd in the 5th
b - V. Long pinch hit for W. Huckaby in the 7th
c - B. Robinson pinch hit for C. Roberts in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Morton (3, 3rd Inning off D. Butler, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Kirouac (1, 5th Inning off D. Butler, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Cole (2, 4th Inning off D. Butler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Miller , C. Hartsell , D. Ward , J. Morton 2 , F. Kirouac 4 , E. Cole 5 , A. Byrd , H. Mazur , W. Huckaby , C. Roberts
2-out RBI: J. Morton , A. Byrd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hartsell , D. Ward , F. Kirouac , H. Mazur , C. Roberts , B. Robinson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Miller (1) , F. Kirouac (2)
CS: B. Miller (1) , D. Ward (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Hartsell (5) , A. Byrd (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Mazur-Hartsell-Miller, Huckaby-Hartsell-Miller)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Butler CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .355 2 7
A. Johnson 2B, 3B 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 .283 1 4
H. Wallace C 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .421 1 5
I. Barnett RF 4 0 2 3 0 0 2 .278 2 10
H. Blank 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308 0 3
   P. Fortier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Pepper P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
C. Gregg 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 1 6
   b-C. Thompson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
M. Bahr LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 1 1
J. Goodman SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .130 1 6
D. Butler P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
   a-C. James 3B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 0 2
Totals 30 5 8 5 2 6 14      
a - C. James substituted for D. Butler in the 6th
b - C. Thompson substituted for C. Gregg in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Butler (1, 3rd Inning off C. Roberts, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Johnson (2, 5th Inning off C. Roberts, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Butler , A. Johnson 3 , H. Wallace , I. Barnett 2 , J. Goodman , D. Butler 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Butler , I. Barnett , C. Gregg
GIDP: H. Blank , C. James
Sac Bunt: A. Johnson , D. Butler
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Johnson (4) , H. Blank (2)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Roberts L (1-2) 6.0 7 5 4 2 4 0 90 2.39   
W. Portelli 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 0.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Roberts 42
Batters Faced: C. Roberts 27, W. Portelli 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Roberts 7-5, W. Portelli 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Roberts 90-61, W. Portelli 23-17
WP: C. Roberts
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Butler W (2-0) 5.2 9 3 3 2 8 1 125 4.43   
P. Fortier H (3) 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 21 2.70   
J. Pepper SV (3) 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Butler 45
Batters Faced: D. Butler 28, P. Fortier 5, J. Pepper 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Butler 3-4, P. Fortier 0-2, J. Pepper 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Butler 125-82, P. Fortier 21-12, J. Pepper 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Fortier 1-0 , J. Pepper 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Butler
Ballpark: Patapsco Field
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 18218
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