FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
08/17/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES
GAME ID: 4839 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
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Detroit Dynamos (43-78) 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 6 9 0
Washington Eagles (59-64) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 6 0
Dynamos Hang 6-3 Loss on Eagles
Getting a good performance from catcher Duke Bell, the Detroit Dynamos defeated the Washington Eagles, 6-3. Bell went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Dynamos. Bob Reed nailed down his 3rd save. The last-place Dynamos bumped their record to 43-78.

Bell had a key at-bat for Detroit in the top of the second. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a 2-run home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and gave Detroit an early 2-0 lead.

Detroit manager Roger Cleaves said his team played a "no nonsense" game.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Black LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 6 51
G. Taylor CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .274 7 41
B. Ensey RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .293 8 48
B. Austin 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .295 10 68
J. Lucas 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .320 9 43
V. Ewing 1B 3 1 1 3 1 0 2 .247 7 39
D. Bell C 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .242 3 8
E. Mortensen SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .173 2 9
C. Reimer P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .122 0 4
   C. Christianson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 8
   B. Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 1 1
Totals 35 6 9 6 3 4 12      
a - D. Brown pinch hit for C. Christianson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Bell (3, 2nd Inning off E. Yandow, 1 on, 2 outs) , V. Ewing (7, 6th Inning off E. Yandow, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Taylor , B. Ensey , J. Lucas 3 , V. Ewing 4 , D. Bell 6
2-out RBI: , D. Bell 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Taylor , E. Mortensen
GIDP: V. Ewing
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Ensey (12) , E. Mortensen (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Austin-Mortensen-Ewing)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. MacNaughton RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .248 5 36
G. Fox 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .226 3 31
C. Zamudio 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .279 6 48
T. Lorang 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .296 22 79
H. Oakes C 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .251 7 65
D. Whited CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .261 10 45
W. Austin LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 3 32
A. Marino SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .229 9 45
E. Yandow P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 3
   a-J. Cantrell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 11 55
   V. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   b-R. Abbas PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244 1 2
   D. Maguire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3 2 6 8      
a - J. Cantrell pinch hit for E. Yandow in the 6th
b - R. Abbas pinch hit for V. Smith in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Whited (13, 2nd Inning off C. Reimer, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. MacNaughton (16, 6th Inning off C. Reimer, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Abbas (1, 8th Inning off C. Reimer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Lorang (22, 7th Inning off C. Reimer, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Whited (10, 7th Inning off C. Reimer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. MacNaughton 2 , C. Zamudio , T. Lorang 4 , D. Whited 6 , R. Abbas 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Zamudio , W. Austin
GIDP: E. Yandow
Sac Fly: G. Fox
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Yandow-Marino-Fox)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Reimer W (4-8) 7.0 5 3 3 2 5 2 111 4.41   
C. Christianson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.65   
B. Reed SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Reimer 58
Batters Faced: C. Reimer 27, C. Christianson 4, B. Reed 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Reimer 6-9, C. Christianson 1-2, B. Reed 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Reimer 111-69, C. Christianson 16-9, B. Reed 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Christianson 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Yandow L (11-9) 6.0 8 5 5 1 1 2 100 3.20   
V. Smith 2.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 34 6.45   
D. Maguire 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Yandow 36
Batters Faced: E. Yandow 26, V. Smith 9, D. Maguire 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Yandow 8-8, V. Smith 1-3, D. Maguire 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Yandow 100-62, V. Smith 34-19, D. Maguire 10-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Duke Bell
Ballpark: Columbia Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 20286
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