 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES CHICAGO CHIEFS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS 07/21/1974 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | CHICAGO CHIEFS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS | | GAME ID: 4322 - SUNDAY, JULY 21ST , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Chicago Chiefs (41-58) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | Atlanta Copperheads (62-36) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 6 | 1 | | |  | |
| Atlanta Beats Chicago, 4-1 | The Atlanta Copperheads rode a solid performance from 27-year-old starting pitcher Harry Inge to a win, beating the Chicago Chiefs, 4-1, at Peachtree Stadium. Inge, the winner, moves to 8-3. He threw 7 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 5 and giving up 1 walk. The Copperheads, at 62-36, sit in first place in the Federal Association East.
The Copperheads got a big hit from catcher Howard Smith. Facing Chicago pitcher Frank Carmichael in the bottom of the sixth, Smith pounded a 2-run double to left-center. His 16th double of the season put the Copperheads ahead, 3-0.
Smith called the win a test of his team's "mettle."
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| CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | | ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - B. Thornton pinch hit for F. Carmichael in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: C. Wells (16, 2nd Inning off H. Inge, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Castillo , C. Wells 3 , H. McDaniel , B. Starr , T. Ashton 2
2-out RBI: T. Ashton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Castillo , J. Siniscalchi , C. Wells , H. McDaniel , T. Ashton
GIDP: B. Starr
Hit by Pitch: R. Castillo
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING
SB: R. Castillo (18) , C. Wells (10)
FIELDING
Errors: T. Ashton (4)
Double Plays: 3 (Carmichael-Spruill-Ellefsen, McDaniel-Spruill-Ellefsen, Ellefsen-Spruill-Carmichael) | | | a - W. Dugan pinch hit for H. Inge in the 7th
BATTING
Doubles: H. Smith (16, 6th Inning off F. Carmichael, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Skains , H. Smith 3 , J. Duchesne , J. Newton , J. Moreland
2-out RBI: H. Smith , J. Duchesne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Blair , J. Newton , J. Moreland
GIDP: G. Schmitt , J. Duchesne 2
Sac Bunt: H. Inge
Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING
SB: D. Riley (16)
FIELDING
Errors: J. Newton (27)
Double Plays: 1 (Newton-Moreland-Schmitt) | | |
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| CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | | ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | F. Carmichael L (5-2) | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 2.79 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | H. Inge W (8-3) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 96 | 2.72 | | I. Abraham SV (4) | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2.63 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Harry Inge
Ballpark: Peachtree Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 27619 |
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