 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS 06/29/1975 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS | | GAME ID: 1885 - SUNDAY, JUNE 29TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | | New York Gothams (34-41) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | Atlanta Copperheads (55-20) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | | |  | |
| Copperheads Take Nail-Biter Over Gothams | It was pandemonium at Peachtree Stadium after an exciting walk-off win.
The Atlanta Copperheads topped the New York Gothams, 3-2, with right fielder Jack Blair playing a big role. Blair went 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Copperheads in the win. Atlanta pitcher Buddy Thomas got the win. He's now 7-2. Bunny Mullins was tagged with the loss.
The Copperheads got a clutch hit from third baseman Jim Duchesne. In the bottom of the 11th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Copperheads.
In postgame comments, Duchesne said, "I think we gave the fans their money's worth."
The Gothams, now 34-41, have lost 4 in a row.
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| NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | | ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - D. Eckelberry substituted for P. Church in the 9th
b - T. Allen substituted for C. Bramlett in the 9th
c - M. Boyd pinch hit for G. James in the 10th
d - D. Caudill pinch hit for E. Ferry in the 10th
e - T. Brizzolara substituted for M. Boyd in the 10th
BATTING
Total Bases: B. Arndt , P. Church , S. Hamilton 2 , J. Jones , C. Bramlett
2-out RBI: J. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. James , J. Jones , E. Davis
GIDP: P. Church
Sac Bunt: J. Jones
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
CS: B. Arndt (5)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hamilton-Jones-Eckelberry) | | | a - G. Richards pinch hit for M. Middleton in the 8th
b - H. Smith pinch hit for B. Hunn in the 10th
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Blair (8, 9th Inning off B. Mullins, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Riley , A. Hubbard 2 , J. Blair 6 , W. Dugan , J. Duchesne , J. Hunter , H. Woods
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Blair , W. Dugan , H. Woods , M. Middleton
GIDP: J. Newton
Sac Bunt: J. Duchesne
Hit by Pitch: A. Hubbard
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: J. Blair (21) , W. Dugan (1)
CS: A. Hubbard (13)
FIELDING
Errors: J. Duchesne (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Newton-Hubbard-Dugan) | | |
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| NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | | ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Mullins L (5-7) | 10.1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 153 | 3.78 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Middleton | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 127 | 2.66 | | B. Hunn | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1.90 | | B. Thomas W (7-2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.55 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Jack Blair
Ballpark: Peachtree Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 31528 |
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