FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
07/26/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 4350 - FRIDAY, JULY 26TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Copperheads (63-37) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 6 1
Boston Minutemen (56-44) 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 X 6 13 1
Minutemen Trump Copperheads, 6-3
The Boston Minutemen picked up a win at Minuteman Stadium, knocking off the Atlanta Copperheads, 6-3. Starting pitcher Johnny Hall was a big reason why. The second-place Minutemen have a record of 56-44.

The Minutemen took the lead, 2-0, in the bottom of the fourth inning. Facing Atlanta hurler Marco Middleton with two outs, Bruce Hunt hit a run-scoring single.

"We'll sip on a cold one and savor this win," said Hall.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Riley CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .279 4 22
G. Schmitt 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .242 1 15
J. Blair LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .321 15 66
   a-E. Reeves PH, LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .438 0 0
E. Skains RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .241 15 35
H. Smith C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .286 14 65
J. Duchesne 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .277 11 48
   b-W. Dugan PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 1 8
J. Newton 2B, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .290 5 48
J. Moreland SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .323 6 28
M. Middleton P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .145 2 4
   F. Maxwell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-G. Richards PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 1 7
Totals 34 3 6 2 3 5 21      
a - E. Reeves pinch hit for J. Blair in the 8th
b - W. Dugan pinch hit for J. Duchesne in the 8th
c - G. Richards pinch hit for F. Maxwell in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Duchesne (11, 5th Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Riley 3 , J. Blair , E. Reeves , J. Duchesne 4
2-out RBI: J. Blair
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Skains , W. Dugan , J. Newton , M. Middleton
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Riley (17)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Moreland (7)
OF assists: 1 (Skains(Hall at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ward LF 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .264 10 41
J. Wise 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .248 6 47
W. Stephens 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .339 2 19
   b-J. Low 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .150 0 4
C. Hartsell 2B, SS 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 .278 2 35
J. Morton RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .266 7 57
E. Cole C 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .302 8 32
V. Long CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 6 .315 4 12
W. Huckaby SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .223 11 32
   a-B. Hunt SS, 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250 1 10
J. Hall P 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .111 0 2
   W. Portelli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   c-H. Mazur PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .358 2 20
   R. Thornton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .109 0 0
Totals 35 6 13 6 3 10 14      
a - B. Hunt substituted for W. Huckaby in the 4th
b - J. Low substituted for W. Stephens in the 8th
c - H. Mazur pinch hit for W. Portelli in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Wise (19, 5th Inning off M. Middleton, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Mazur (2, 8th Inning off M. Middleton, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Wise 4 , W. Stephens , C. Hartsell 2 , J. Morton , E. Cole 2 , W. Huckaby , B. Hunt , J. Hall , H. Mazur 3
2-out RBI: , J. Wise 2 , E. Cole , B. Hunt , J. Hall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morton , V. Long 2
Sac Bunt: J. Hall
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Ward (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Wise (12)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Middleton L (10-9) 7.2 13 6 5 3 10 0 150 4.77   
F. Maxwell 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Middleton 38
Batters Faced: M. Middleton 38, F. Maxwell 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Middleton 7-4, F. Maxwell 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Middleton 150-87, F. Maxwell 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Maxwell 1-0
WP: M. Middleton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hall W (3-2) 6.1 4 2 2 1 4 1 105 2.98   
W. Portelli H (12) 1.2 2 1 0 2 0 0 37 3.27   
R. Thornton SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hall 60
Batters Faced: J. Hall 24, W. Portelli 10, R. Thornton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hall 10-5, W. Portelli 3-2, R. Thornton 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hall 105-71, W. Portelli 37-18, R. Thornton 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Portelli 1-0
Balk: J. Hall
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Hall
Ballpark: Minuteman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 14893
Special Notes: SS Walter Huckaby was injured while running the bases.
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