FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
07/12/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 4219 - FRIDAY, JULY 12TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Copperheads (55-34) 4 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 12 19 0
Detroit Dynamos (28-59) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 14 2
Newton Raps Detroit for 5 Hits
It was a magical day at the plate for Atlanta Copperheads shortstop John Newton. The 31-year-old Newton helped lift Atlanta to a win, 12-6, over the Detroit Dynamos at Thompson Field. Newton smacked 5 hits in 6 at-bats to spark his club.

John Newton singled in the 1st, grounded out in the 2nd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 6th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

So far this season, Newton is hitting .290 with 5 home runs, 45 RBIs and 49 runs scored. He has 103 hits in 355 at-bats and a .354 OBP.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Riley CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .289 3 21
   a-E. Reeves PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
J. Newton SS 6 3 5 0 0 0 0 .290 5 45
A. Hubbard 2B 5 3 3 3 1 0 1 .339 10 53
J. Blair RF 6 3 4 5 0 0 2 .328 14 62
H. Smith C 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .270 10 52
J. Moreland 1B 5 0 0 1 0 1 6 .329 6 26
J. Hunter LF, CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .328 7 34
J. Duchesne 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0 3 .272 9 43
J. McCormick P 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
   J. Page P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
   B. Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 42 12 19 12 4 3 21      
a - E. Reeves pinch hit for D. Riley in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Blair 3 (12, 1st Inning off J. Vander Kooi, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Vander Kooi, 2 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off E. Watson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Newton 5 , A. Hubbard 3 , J. Blair 7 , H. Smith 2 , J. Hunter , J. Duchesne 3 , J. McCormick
2-out RBI: J. Duchesne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Riley , E. Reeves , J. Moreland , J. Duchesne , J. McCormick
GIDP: A. Hubbard , H. Smith , J. Duchesne
Sac Bunt: J. Page , J. McCormick
Hit by Pitch: H. Smith
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Hubbard (22) , J. Blair (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hubbard-Newton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Black LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .284 4 38
G. Taylor CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .247 6 28
   b-B. Ensey PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276 6 37
B. Austin 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .297 8 48
   c-J. Lucas PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 5 23
D. Brown RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .174 1 6
   a-D. Hill PH, 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
P. Dance 1B, RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .255 5 28
V. Ewing SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .259 4 19
A. Agani 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 6 .168 2 13
H. Van Orden C 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .234 9 41
J. Vander Kooi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 0 0
   E. Watson P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   B. McClellan P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-M. Neff PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .206 2 9
Totals 40 6 14 6 3 4 30      
a - D. Hill pinch hit for D. Brown in the 7th
b - B. Ensey pinch hit for G. Taylor in the 9th
c - J. Lucas pinch hit for B. Austin in the 9th
d - M. Neff pinch hit for B. McClellan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Brown (2, 2nd Inning off J. McCormick, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Agani (8, 6th Inning off J. Page, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Ensey (15, 9th Inning off J. Page, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Black 2 , B. Ensey 2 , B. Austin 2 , D. Brown 2 , D. Hill , P. Dance , V. Ewing 2 , A. Agani 2 , H. Van Orden 2 , E. Watson
2-out RBI: B. Austin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Austin , D. Brown 2 , A. Agani , M. Neff
Sac Bunt: J. Vander Kooi
Hit by Pitch: V. Ewing
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: G. Taylor (6) , A. Agani (4)
Double Plays: 3 (Agani-Austin-Dance, Watson-Ewing-Dance, Austin-Ewing-Hill)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McCormick W (2-1) 5.1 7 2 2 0 3 0 110 6.23   
J. Page 2.2 6 4 4 2 1 0 59 4.78   
B. Thomas 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McCormick 49
Batters Faced: J. McCormick 24, J. Page 16, B. Thomas 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McCormick 3-10, J. Page 6-1, B. Thomas 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. McCormick 110-71, J. Page 59-33, B. Thomas 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Page 1-1 , B. Thomas 3-2
Hit Batsmen: J. McCormick
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Vander Kooi L (4-8) 4.0 10 7 7 1 1 0 70 4.18   
E. Watson 3.0 7 5 4 3 2 0 76 12.00   
B. McClellan 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 5.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vander Kooi 14
Batters Faced: J. Vander Kooi 23, E. Watson 19, B. McClellan 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vander Kooi 9-1, E. Watson 4-2, B. McClellan 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vander Kooi 70-46, E. Watson 76-44, B. McClellan 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Watson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Vander Kooi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Blair
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 14407
Special Notes: Jack Blair ties the ATL regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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