FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
08/09/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 4754 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Dynamos (41-73) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 9 1
Boston Minutemen (64-50) 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 X 5 9 0
Detroit Upended by Boston, 5-3
Detroit center fielder Geoff Taylor had a terrific game, but it still wasn't enough to get his team a win. Taylor went 2-3 with a home run and 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once, even as Boston beat the Dynamos, 5-3. Johnny Hall got the win, improving to 5-3. He worked 7.1 innings, giving up 3 runs on 8 hits, while striking out 2 and walking 4. Walt Portelli earned the save for Boston, his 6th of the year.

The Dynamos had been locked in a 0-0 tie with the Minutemen going into the bottom of the fourth inning. That changed quickly when the 30-year old shortstop Walter Huckaby came to the plate. Huckaby hit a 2-run double on a 1-0 changeup from Detroit hurler Clarence Reimer. It was Huckaby's 9th double of the year.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Huckaby.

Boston sits in second place in the Federal Association East at 64-50.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Taylor CF 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .278 7 39
P. Dance LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .252 5 30
B. Ensey RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .288 8 48
   c-D. Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .192 1 7
B. Austin 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .297 9 65
V. Ewing 1B, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .243 6 34
A. Agani 3B 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .192 2 13
   E. Watson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-D. Black PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 6 49
   C. Christianson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Bell C 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .223 2 5
E. Mortensen SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .179 2 9
C. Reimer P 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .130 0 4
   a-J. Lucas 3B, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .326 8 40
Totals 32 3 9 3 7 4 15      
a - J. Lucas substituted for C. Reimer in the 6th
b - D. Black pinch hit for E. Watson in the 8th
c - D. Brown pinch hit for B. Ensey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Mortensen (3, 5th Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Bell (3, 7th Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Taylor (7, 5th Inning off J. Hall, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Taylor 5 , P. Dance , B. Ensey 2 , V. Ewing , D. Bell 2 , E. Mortensen 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Brown , D. Bell 2
GIDP: V. Ewing , J. Lucas
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Taylor (11) , P. Dance (5)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Agani (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Agani-Austin-Ewing)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ward LF 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .276 12 49
J. Morton RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .278 10 65
C. Hartsell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .269 4 44
W. Stephens 1B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .362 2 26
   a-D. Wood 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 1 5
F. Kirouac CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .215 7 31
E. Cole C 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 .295 9 38
J. Low 3B, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .143 0 4
W. Huckaby SS 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 .231 12 38
J. Hall P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083 0 2
   W. Portelli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 31 5 9 5 2 7 17      
a - D. Wood substituted for W. Stephens in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Huckaby (9, 4th Inning off C. Reimer, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Morton (26, 5th Inning off C. Reimer, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Stephens (11, 5th Inning off C. Reimer, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Ward (12, 5th Inning off C. Reimer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Ward 4 , J. Morton 2 , W. Stephens 3 , F. Kirouac 2 , W. Huckaby 4
2-out RBI: W. Huckaby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morton , C. Hartsell , J. Hall
GIDP: J. Low
Sac Bunt: J. Hall
Sac Fly: E. Cole
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Huckaby (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Low-Stephens, Hartsell-Huckaby-Low)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Reimer L (3-8) 5.1 9 5 5 2 5 1 104 4.44   
E. Watson 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 4.26   
C. Christianson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Reimer 33
Batters Faced: C. Reimer 27, E. Watson 5, C. Christianson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Reimer 7-3, E. Watson 2-2, C. Christianson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Reimer 104-63, E. Watson 23-13, C. Christianson 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Watson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hall W (5-3) 7.1 8 3 3 4 2 1 108 4.09   
W. Portelli SV (6) 1.2 1 0 0 3 2 0 39 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hall 48
Batters Faced: J. Hall 30, W. Portelli 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hall 12-4, W. Portelli 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hall 108-64, W. Portelli 39-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Portelli 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Geoff Taylor
Ballpark: Minuteman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 15455
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