 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS 08/05/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS | | GAME ID: 4713 - MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Atlanta Copperheads (70-41) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | | New York Gothams (60-50) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | |  | |
| Copperheads Deal Gothams 5-2 Setback | Atlanta turned a fine outing from starter Bill Hunn into a victory over the New York Gothams at Gotham Stadium. The final score was 5-2. Hunn yielded 2 runs over 9 innings to notch the win. He scattered 3 hits, walked 4, and struck out 4. His record improves to 2-4. Today's win puts Atlanta at 70-41, while New York falls to 60-50.
John Moreland hit a run-scoring triple off Herb Isom in the top of the seventh, which put the Copperheads in front, 3-2. Moreland had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 4.
"We're in a marathon, not a sprint," Moreland said in postgame remarks. "Soon enough, the finish line will be in sight." | |
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| ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Doubles: G. Richards 3 (4, 1st Inning off H. Hayward, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off H. Hayward, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off C. Todd Jr., 0 on, 0 outs) Triples: J. Moreland (3, 7th Inning off H. Isom, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: D. Riley 3 , G. Richards 6 , H. Smith , J. Duchesne , J. Moreland 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Smith , J. Duchesne GIDP: J. Duchesne Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING CS: D. Riley (5) | | | a - D. Caudill pinch hit for J. Horton in the 7th b - E. Davis pinch hit for H. Isom in the 7th c - C. Bramlett substituted for D. Caudill in the 8th
BATTING Total Bases: J. Jones 2 , E. Ferry Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Davis 2 Sac Bunt: M. Boyd , E. Ferry Hit by Pitch: E. Davis Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING CS: S. Hamilton (11)
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Hamilton-Church) | | |
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| ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Hunn W (2-4) | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 2.68 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | H. Hayward | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 3.66 | | H. Isom L (7-5) | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3.68 | | C. Todd Jr. | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4.20 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Bill Hunn Ballpark: Gotham Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM ET Time: 2:43 Attendance: 16007 Special Notes: Gus Richards ties the ATL regular season game record for doubles with 3. |
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