FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
07/15/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 4258 - MONDAY, JULY 15TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Gothams (47-44) 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 9 11 2
Detroit Dynamos (29-61) 3 6 3 3 0 2 0 5 X 22 21 1
Black Stars in 22-9 Dynamos Win
The Detroit Dynamos topped the New York Gothams by a score of 22-9. Leading the way was left fielder Dave Black. Black was 3 for 3 with 3 singles and 2 walks, while scoring 4 times and driving in 2 for the Dynamos. The winner was Eddie Watson in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Curtis Robinson took the loss. Detroit currently is in last place in the Federal Association West at 29-61.

Detroit right fielder Buddy Ensey made an impact. He drilled a run-scoring single in the bottom of the second. In the contest, Ensey was 3 for 5 with 3 singles and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 times and drove in 2.

"Winning is seldom easy in this league," said Ensey.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Davis RF 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .307 2 27
P. Church 1B 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 .268 2 31
S. Hamilton SS 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .325 7 37
B. Arndt LF 4 0 1 3 0 1 2 .274 9 59
J. Jones 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .223 9 37
M. Boyd CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .189 3 14
E. Ferry C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239 9 30
C. Bramlett 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .262 1 5
C. Robinson P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .194 0 2
   C. Todd Jr. P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   G. Tropeano P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   H. Isom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. James PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .303 0 12
Totals 35 9 11 7 4 8 10      
a - G. James pinch hit for H. Isom in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Hamilton 2 (19, 1st Inning off B. Reed, 2 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off B. Reed, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Arndt (4, 5th Inning off B. Reed, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Davis 3 , P. Church 2 , S. Hamilton 5 , B. Arndt 3 , C. Bramlett , C. Robinson
2-out RBI: P. Church , S. Hamilton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Arndt , M. Boyd , E. Ferry
GIDP: S. Hamilton
Sac Fly: B. Arndt
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: P. Church (6) , C. Bramlett (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Hamilton-Church)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Black LF 3 4 3 2 2 0 0 .287 4 40
   b-M. Potter PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
G. Taylor CF 7 2 3 1 0 0 5 .249 6 29
B. Ensey RF 5 3 3 2 0 0 2 .286 6 39
B. Austin 2B 5 4 3 2 1 0 3 .307 8 52
J. Lucas 3B 5 1 3 6 1 1 4 .338 6 31
V. Ewing 1B 4 1 0 3 1 1 5 .245 4 23
H. Van Orden C 5 2 2 4 1 1 2 .241 10 45
M. Neff SS 4 2 4 0 2 0 0 .248 2 10
B. Reed P 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 .118 0 0
   E. Watson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-P. Dance PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 5 28
   B. McClellan P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 43 22 21 20 9 4 29      
a - P. Dance pinch hit for E. Watson in the 6th
b - M. Potter pinch hit for D. Black in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Neff (2, 2nd Inning off C. Robinson, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Austin (17, 2nd Inning off C. Robinson, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Lucas (12, 5th Inning off G. Tropeano, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Lucas (6, 3rd Inning off C. Todd Jr., 2 on, 2 outs) , H. Van Orden (10, 8th Inning off H. Isom, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Black 3 , G. Taylor 3 , B. Ensey 3 , B. Austin 4 , J. Lucas 7 , H. Van Orden 5 , M. Neff 5
2-out RBI: J. Lucas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Taylor , V. Ewing , H. Van Orden 2 , B. Reed
GIDP: B. Ensey
Sac Bunt: B. Reed , B. McClellan
Sac Fly: V. Ewing
Hit by Pitch: B. Ensey
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. Black (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Neff-Austin-Ewing)
OF assists: 1 (Black(Hamilton at 3rd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Robinson L (6-5) 1.2 8 9 7 2 0 0 65 3.46   
C. Todd Jr. 1.1 6 6 3 1 1 1 50 3.86   
G. Tropeano 4.0 5 5 5 4 2 0 87 3.54   
H. Isom 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 1 25 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Robinson -1
Batters Faced: C. Robinson 16, C. Todd Jr. 12, G. Tropeano 21, H. Isom 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Robinson 2-3, C. Todd Jr. 2-2, G. Tropeano 4-5, H. Isom 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Robinson 65-33, C. Todd Jr. 50-31, G. Tropeano 87-54, H. Isom 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Todd Jr. 1-0 , G. Tropeano 1-0 , H. Isom 3-3
WP: G. Tropeano
Hit Batsmen: G. Tropeano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Reed 4.1 9 7 7 1 1 0 81 6.37   
E. Watson W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 1 5 0 33 7.71   
B. McClellan SV (5) 3.0 2 2 2 2 2 0 52 5.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Reed 17
Batters Faced: B. Reed 22, E. Watson 6, B. McClellan 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Reed 4-7, E. Watson 0-0, B. McClellan 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Reed 81-57, E. Watson 33-23, B. McClellan 52-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Watson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Black
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 11092
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