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 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS | | GAME ID: 4836 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | St. Louis Pioneers (55-68) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 | | Atlanta Copperheads (87-33) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | | |  | |
| Richards Socks Copperheads in 6-5 Pioneers Win | The Atlanta Copperheads and St. Louis Pioneers provided some drama for the home crowd.
The St. Louis Pioneers turned back the Atlanta Copperheads, 6-5, at Peachtree Stadium. John Richards, in particular, had a fine performance. He slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. Ted Blixt picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 2-0. Dutch Wright, who finished 3rd in the FA in ERA with 2.81 in 1973, was tagged with the loss.
With St. Louis trailing 3-1 in the top of the fifth, Richards hit a sinker from Dutch Wright for a grand slam home run. It was his 21st home run of the season and put the Pioneers ahead, 5-3.
"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Richards.
St. Louis bumps their record to 55-68 with the win.
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| ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE | | ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - D. Jacobs pinch hit for T. Blixt in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: A. Pratt (11, 6th Inning off S. Stoyer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Richards 2 (21, 4th Inning off D. Wright, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off D. Wright, 3 on, 1 out) , S. Peterson (3, 8th Inning off S. Stoyer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Peterson 7 , J. Richards 9 , J. Moore 2 , M. Burney , J. Robinson , A. Pratt 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Richards , J. Moore , P. O'Leary , A. Pratt
Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING
SB: S. Peterson (2)
FIELDING
Errors: J. Richards (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Green-Peterson-Richards) | | | a - J. Hunter pinch hit for S. Stoyer in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: D. Riley (12, 8th Inning off R. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Hubbard (3, 9th Inning off R. McDonald, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Dugan (3, 7th Inning off T. Blixt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Richards , J. Newton , A. Hubbard 4 , J. Blair , W. Dugan 4 , D. Riley 3
2-out RBI: G. Richards , J. Blair , W. Dugan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Newton 2 , J. Blair , D. Riley
GIDP: G. Richards
Sac Bunt: S. Stoyer
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING
SB: D. Riley (30)
FIELDING
Errors: J. Newton (21) | | |
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| ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE | | ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | H. Anderson | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4.11 | | T. Blixt W (2-0) | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 83 | 4.43 | | R. McDonald SV (30) | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3.84 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | D. Wright L (9-1) | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 2.68 | | S. Stoyer | 3.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 4.07 | | B. Thomas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.40 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: John Richards
Ballpark: Peachtree Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 27790
Special Notes: SP Harry Anderson was injured while pitching. |
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