FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
06/17/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 1748 - MONDAY, JUNE 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Dynamos (19-43) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Boston Minutemen (36-29) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2 6 2
Minutemen Sneak Past Dynamos, 2-1
The Boston Minutemen picked up a win at Minuteman Stadium, downing the Detroit Dynamos, 2-1. On the mound for Boston was left-hander Richie Thornton, who played a pivotal role in the win. Bud Shireman notched the win in relief. The left-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. His record now sits at 6-3. The second-place Minutemen now have a record of 36-29.

The game was at a stalemate until second baseman Charlie Hartsell came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Detroit pitcher Charlie Christianson, he hit a 1-0 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Boston on top, 2-1.

"Richie was throwing free and easy," said Boston manager Dode Edwards.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Black LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .263 3 24
G. Taylor CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 4 21
B. Austin 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .316 6 33
P. Dance 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .280 2 19
D. Brown RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .216 1 6
J. Lucas 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 4 18
H. Van Orden C 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .247 7 33
E. Mortensen SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 .185 1 6
J. Vander Kooi P 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .154 0 0
   B. Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   a-A. Agani PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 1 10
   C. Christianson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 7 15      
a - A. Agani pinch hit for B. Reed in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Black (10, 3rd Inning off R. Thornton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Black 2 , B. Austin 2 , P. Dance 2 , H. Van Orden
2-out RBI: D. Black
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Taylor , J. Lucas , E. Mortensen
GIDP: D. Brown
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Dance (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mortensen-Austin-Dance)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ward LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .263 8 30
H. Mazur 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .357 0 11
   b-J. Low 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
C. Hartsell 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .284 2 22
J. Morton RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .273 6 40
J. Wise 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .241 5 33
E. Cole C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271 4 19
V. Long CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .329 4 8
W. Huckaby SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 10 19
R. Thornton P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 0 0
   a-B. Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .161 0 4
   B. Shireman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2 3 5 12      
a - B. Robinson pinch hit for R. Thornton in the 7th
b - J. Low substituted for H. Mazur in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: H. Mazur , C. Hartsell , J. Morton 2 , J. Wise , V. Long
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wise , V. Long
GIDP: J. Morton
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Ward (3) , B. Shireman (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Low-Huckaby-Low)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Vander Kooi 6.1 4 1 1 2 5 0 100 3.87   
B. Reed 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.85   
C. Christianson L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 13 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vander Kooi 64
Batters Faced: J. Vander Kooi 25, B. Reed 2, C. Christianson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vander Kooi 6-8, B. Reed 1-1, C. Christianson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vander Kooi 100-62, B. Reed 6-4, C. Christianson 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Reed 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Thornton 7.0 5 1 1 1 7 0 110 3.83   
B. Shireman W (6-3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Thornton 69
Batters Faced: R. Thornton 26, B. Shireman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Thornton 9-4, B. Shireman 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Thornton 110-75, B. Shireman 14-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Richie Thornton
Ballpark: Minuteman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 9435
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