FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
04/26/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 212 - FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Gothams (8-9) 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 7 9 0
Detroit Dynamos (9-9) 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 X 8 14 1
Down Goes New York, 8-7, to Detroit
Bill Austin was a vital contributor to the 8-7 Detroit victory over New York. The Dynamos third baseman went 4-5 with a home run and 2 doubles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The save went to Bill Boschen, his 1st this season. The Dynamos raised their record to 9-9.

In the bottom of the sixth, Detroit right fielder Buddy Ensey hit a two-strike cutter to right field for a 2-run single. It put the Dynamos up, 7-5.

"When I'm in the lineup, I always feel like we're going to win the game," said Austin.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hamilton SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .319 1 8
E. Davis LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 0 10
   b-D. Caudill PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .353 0 1
B. Arndt CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 2 14
F. Davis RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .319 0 5
M. Boyd 1B 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .375 1 2
   J. Pettigrew P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-P. Church PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 0 1
   H. Isom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Horton 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .265 1 7
E. Ferry C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .242 2 7
T. Allen 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .280 1 7
H. Hayward P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 0 0
   a-S. Burris 1B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 6 1 5 2      
a - S. Burris substituted for H. Hayward in the 6th
b - D. Caudill pinch hit for E. Davis in the 7th
c - P. Church pinch hit for J. Pettigrew in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Boyd (1, 2nd Inning off J. Williams, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Horton (1, 4th Inning off J. Williams, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Allen (1, 5th Inning off J. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Hamilton , F. Davis , M. Boyd 5 , J. Horton 4 , E. Ferry , T. Allen 5 , S. Burris
2-out RBI: S. Hamilton , J. Horton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Caudill
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Horton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Black LF 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 .296 1 6
G. Taylor CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .348 1 9
B. Ensey RF 4 0 1 3 1 0 2 .288 0 10
B. Austin 2B, 3B 5 1 4 2 0 0 2 .319 4 16
J. Lucas 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .333 2 5
H. Van Orden C 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .180 1 10
M. Neff SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .246 2 6
A. Agani 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .345 0 4
   a-B. McNall PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
   B. Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   c-G. Stout PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
   B. Boschen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Williams P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   b-J. Wilson PH, 2B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .222 0 2
Totals 35 8 14 8 5 4 22      
a - B. McNall pinch hit for A. Agani in the 6th
b - J. Wilson pinch hit for J. Williams in the 6th
c - G. Stout pinch hit for B. Reed in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Austin 2 (3, 1st Inning off H. Hayward, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off H. Hayward, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Neff (2, 2nd Inning off H. Hayward, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Austin (4, 5th Inning off H. Hayward, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Lucas (2, 7th Inning off J. Pettigrew, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Black , G. Taylor , B. Ensey , B. Austin 9 , J. Lucas 4 , H. Van Orden , M. Neff 5 , G. Stout , J. Williams , J. Wilson
2-out RBI: B. Ensey , B. Austin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Black 2 , G. Taylor , B. Austin , H. Van Orden 3
Sac Bunt: D. Black , J. Williams
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Black (5) , G. Taylor (7)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Van Orden (2)
OF assists: 1 (Taylor(Burris at 2nd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Hayward 5.2 10 7 7 4 3 2 102 5.79   
J. Pettigrew L (2-3) 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 1 23 6.28   
H. Isom 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 0.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Hayward 20
Batters Faced: H. Hayward 30, J. Pettigrew 7, H. Isom 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Hayward 7-6, J. Pettigrew 1-2, H. Isom 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Hayward 102-61, J. Pettigrew 23-16, H. Isom 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pettigrew 2-0
Balk: H. Hayward
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Williams 6.0 5 5 5 0 5 3 99 3.18   
B. Reed W (1-1), BS (1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 28 7.47   
B. Boschen SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Williams 47
Batters Faced: J. Williams 23, B. Reed 6, B. Boschen 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Williams 7-6, B. Reed 2-1, B. Boschen 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Williams 99-63, B. Reed 28-17, B. Boschen 26-19
WP: B. Reed
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Austin
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (45 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 13427
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