FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
07/19/1975
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
GAME ID: 4274 - SATURDAY, JULY 19TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Millers (46-47) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
Atlanta Copperheads (65-27) 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 X 9 12 0
Big Day for Newton as Copperheads Down Millers, 9-1
John Newton knocked in 3 runs to help Atlanta beat Minneapolis, 9-1. The Brooklyn, New York native tallied 2 singles and 1 home run. Marco Middleton got the save, his 1st in 1 chances. The first-place Copperheads, at 65-27, lead the Federal Association East by 22 games.

With Atlanta leading 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Newton hit a curveball from Joe McDowell for a 2-run home run. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Copperheads ahead, 3-0.

"I like our moxie," said Copperheads manager Don Fox.
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Powell CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .315 8 42
S. Hoffer LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .295 7 42
C. Allen 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 8 44
C. Kilkenny 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .314 20 57
B. Barber SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310 12 60
G. Holbrook 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .260 5 32
G. Fisher RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 13 46
J. Castaneda C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 16 62
J. McDowell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .147 0 4
   B. Burkhart P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 0 0
   a-B. Pierce PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 2 13
   W. Stevens P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 31 1 4 1 0 6 7      
a - B. Pierce pinch hit for B. Burkhart in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Powell (17, 6th Inning off D. Wright, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Hoffer (20, 6th Inning off M. Middleton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Powell 2 , S. Hoffer 2 , C. Kilkenny , G. Holbrook
2-out RBI: S. Hoffer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Allen , J. Castaneda
Hit by Pitch: C. Allen
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: C. Allen (11)
OF assists: 1 (Fisher(Smith at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Richards RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .344 4 24
J. Newton SS 5 3 3 3 0 0 2 .311 9 36
A. Hubbard 2B 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .325 10 45
J. Blair CF 4 1 1 3 1 0 4 .352 9 69
H. Smith C 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 .249 7 33
J. Duchesne 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 5 .255 12 50
W. Dugan 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .311 2 22
D. Riley LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .267 3 31
D. Wright P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .150 0 2
   M. Middleton P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 0 6
Totals 36 9 12 9 6 4 22      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Hubbard (15, 1st Inning off J. McDowell, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Riley 2 (11, 4th Inning off J. McDowell, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off B. Burkhart, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Blair (20, 4th Inning off J. McDowell, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Duchesne (8, 6th Inning off B. Burkhart, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Newton (9, 3rd Inning off J. McDowell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Richards 2 , J. Newton 6 , A. Hubbard 3 , J. Blair 2 , J. Duchesne 2 , W. Dugan , D. Riley 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Newton , J. Duchesne 3 , W. Dugan 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Newton (20)
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McDowell L (5-5) 3.1 8 7 6 3 1 1 67 5.32   
B. Burkhart 3.2 3 2 2 2 2 0 46 5.20   
W. Stevens 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 4.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McDowell 14
Batters Faced: J. McDowell 22, B. Burkhart 15, W. Stevens 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McDowell 5-4, B. Burkhart 6-2, W. Stevens 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. McDowell 67-40, B. Burkhart 46-29, W. Stevens 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Burkhart 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Wright W (6-0) 5.2 1 1 1 0 5 0 80 2.14   
M. Middleton SV (1) 3.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 64 2.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wright 68
Batters Faced: D. Wright 19, M. Middleton 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wright 7-5, M. Middleton 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wright 80-56, M. Middleton 64-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Middleton 1-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Wright
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Newton
Ballpark: Peachtree Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 25556
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