FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
08/10/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 4788 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Copperheads (85-31) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Detroit Dynamos (59-57) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3 8 2
Dynamos Stymie Atlanta, Take 3-1 Win
In a tight tilt between the Detroit Dynamos and the Atlanta Copperheads, Pat Fortier was the deciding factor. The Detroit right-hander spearheaded the 3-1 win. Dick Butler earned the save for Detroit, his 16th of the year. Detroit, at 59-57, occupies 4th place in the Federal Association West.

The Dynamos got a big at-bat from left fielder Geoff Taylor. For the game, Taylor was 1 for 4 with a double. He drove in 2 runs. In the bottom of the second, with the bases loaded, he stroked a 2-run double. His 21st double of the season gave Detroit a 2-0 lead.

"Pat made the big pitches when he needed to," said Detroit manager Roger Cleaves.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Richards RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 6 35
J. Newton SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .323 11 53
A. Hubbard 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .334 12 61
D. Riley 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267 6 44
J. Abasi LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 3 16
J. Duchesne 3B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .257 12 63
J. Hunter CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .284 5 40
H. Woods C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .252 6 19
J. Kotarski P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .053 1 3
   B. Hunn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1 1 2 12      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Hubbard (20, 4th Inning off P. Fortier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Newton 2 , A. Hubbard 2 , J. Abasi , J. Duchesne 2 , H. Woods
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Newton , J. Hunter , H. Woods
GIDP: J. Hunter
Sac Bunt: J. Duchesne
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Newton (12)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Hunter(Jones at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Taylor LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .299 10 58
   b-B. Calvin 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 0 6
M. Williams 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .227 5 40
B. Ensey RF 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .328 16 74
L. Strader 1B, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .320 16 45
B. Austin 3B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .256 6 32
J. Chavez C 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .311 0 6
G. Jones CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .281 2 14
E. Mortensen SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .150 2 7
   a-D. Estes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 0 7
   c-G. Crain SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 8 34
P. Fortier P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .196 1 4
   D. Butler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3 4 6 14      
a - D. Estes pinch hit for E. Mortensen in the 8th
b - B. Calvin substituted for G. Taylor in the 9th
c - G. Crain substituted for D. Estes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Taylor (21, 2nd Inning off J. Kotarski, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Chavez (8, 8th Inning off J. Kotarski, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Ensey (16, 5th Inning off J. Kotarski, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Taylor 2 , B. Ensey 4 , L. Strader , B. Austin 2 , J. Chavez 3 , G. Jones
2-out RBI: G. Taylor , B. Ensey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Chavez 2 , D. Estes
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: E. Mortensen 2 (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Mortensen-Williams-Strader)
OF assists: 1 (Jones(Duchesne at 2nd base))
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kotarski L (9-10) 7.2 8 3 3 4 6 1 114 2.91   
B. Hunn 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kotarski 53
Batters Faced: J. Kotarski 34, B. Hunn 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kotarski 9-7, B. Hunn 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kotarski 114-72, B. Hunn 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hunn 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Fortier W (12-4) 7.0 6 1 0 1 2 0 98 2.57   
D. Butler SV (16) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Fortier 64
Batters Faced: P. Fortier 27, D. Butler 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Fortier 9-7, D. Butler 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: P. Fortier 98-66, D. Butler 23-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pat Fortier
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:29
Attendance: 16340
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