 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN 07/02/1974 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN | | GAME ID: 1921 - TUESDAY, JULY 2ND , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Philadelphia Keystones (39-40) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | | Boston Minutemen (43-37) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | | |  | |
| Keystones Nipped, 5-4, by Boston | The Philadelphia Keystones could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Joe Downing into a win. Instead, the Boston Minutemen prevailed, 5-4. Downing threw 5.0 innings of shutout ball. Boston pitcher Bud Shireman got the win. He's now 9-3. Henry Henderson was tagged with the loss. Boston occupies second place in the Federal Association East at 43-37.
Dick Ward was the walk-off hero for Boston. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Minutemen left fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.
"Enough drama for you?" winked Minutemen manager Dode Edwards after the game.
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| PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE | | BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - A. Parker pinch hit for J. Downing in the 6th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Ziegler Jr. (2, 8th Inning off B. Shireman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Phelps (2, 5th Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Phelps 4 , P. James , J. Butler , H. Cramer 2 , J. Ziegler Jr. 4
2-out RBI: H. Cramer , J. Ziegler Jr. 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Cullison 2 , C. Taylor , J. Ziegler Jr. , J. Downing
GIDP: P. James
Sac Bunt: C. Taylor 2
Team LOB: 9
FIELDING
Errors: P. James (4) | | | a - H. Mazur pinch hit for F. Kirouac in the 7th
b - B. Martinez pinch hit for W. Huckaby in the 7th
c - J. Morton pinch hit for J. Hall in the 7th
d - V. Long pinch hit for E. Cole in the 9th
e - B. Hunt pinch hit for B. Shireman in the 9th
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Ward (9, 6th Inning off J. Steuber, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Ward 5 , B. Miller , E. Cole , V. Long , H. Mazur , W. Huckaby , J. Morton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wise , J. Morton
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: D. Ward (7)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stephens-Huckaby-Stephens)
PB: E. Cole | | |
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| PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE | | BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Downing | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 3.62 | | J. Steuber H (1) | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 2.62 | | H. Henderson L (0-1), BS (1) | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8.59 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Hall | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 2.89 | | B. Shireman W (9-3) | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3.68 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Joe Downing
Ballpark: Minuteman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 16 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 12010 |
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