 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS 07/04/1974 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS | | GAME ID: 1945 - THURSDAY, JULY 4TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Atlanta Copperheads (50-31) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | | Baltimore Clippers (43-37) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 13 | 1 | | |  | |
| Clippers Zap Copperheads, 8-3 | The Baltimore Clippers defeated the Atlanta Copperheads, 8-3, at Patapsco Field. Baltimore was led by former first round draft pick Cecil Gregg, who was 3 for 4 with 3 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Dick Butler got the win, improving to 7-2. He worked 6.1 innings, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 4. Baltimore is now 43-37.
One pivotal at-bat came with no one out in the top of the second. With the bases loaded and Atlanta trailing 5-1, Dick Butler needed to bear down against Henry Woods. Butler won the battle, as Woods lined out and the Clippers went on to win.
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| ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE | | BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - W. Dugan pinch hit for J. Page in the 7th
b - G. Richards pinch hit for F. Maxwell in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: A. Hubbard (17, 5th Inning off D. Butler, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Riley , A. Hubbard 3 , H. Smith , J. Duchesne , J. Hunter 2 , G. Richards
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Riley 2 , J. Blair , H. Smith , J. Duchesne
Sac Fly: J. Newton
Hit by Pitch: J. Hunter
Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING
SB: D. Riley (13)
FIELDING
Errors: M. Middleton (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Hubbard-Newton-Woods) | | | a - C. James pinch hit for S. Stoyer in the 7th
BATTING
Doubles: H. Blank (15, 1st Inning off M. Middleton, 1 on, 1 out) , I. Barnett (13, 2nd Inning off M. Middleton, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Rogers (1, 5th Inning off M. Middleton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Roberts , I. Barnett 2 , H. Blank 3 , J. Tucker 2 , C. Gregg 3 , A. Johnson , F. Rogers 2 , D. Butler , C. James
2-out RBI: D. Butler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Butler , I. Barnett , F. Rogers
GIDP: A. Johnson
Sac Bunt: D. Butler
Sac Fly: H. Butler
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: H. Butler (5) , J. Tucker (3)
FIELDING
Errors: F. Rogers (2) | | |
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| ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE | | BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Middleton L (9-6) | 5.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 4.52 | | J. Page | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4.46 | | F. Maxwell | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3.64 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | D. Butler W (7-2) | 6.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 106 | 3.18 | | S. Stoyer | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.25 | | L. Warren | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4.03 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Cecil Gregg
Ballpark: Patapsco Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 16063 |
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