FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
08/20/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
GAME ID: 4870 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pioneers (62-62) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 9 1
Atlanta Copperheads (76-47) 4 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 X 11 16 1
Smith goes 3-for-5, Leads Atlanta to 11-4 Win
Led by Howard Smith, the Atlanta Copperheads downed the St. Louis Pioneers, 11-4. Smith was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 5 for the Copperheads. The Copperheads lead the Federal Association East by 7 games.

With Atlanta leading 8-2 in the bottom of the sixth, Smith batted against St. Louis pitcher Lloyd Ethridge. Smith hit a fastball to center for a 3-run home run. His 17th home run of the season put the Copperheads on top, 11-2.

"I'm just looking to see the ball, hit the ball," said Smith.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Vincent RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .253 10 44
T. Spruill SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .374 5 11
J. Richards 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .278 20 70
F. Green 2B, 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .252 3 38
L. Green LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .276 8 58
J. Guay 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 1 21
   a-I. Redbird PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 3 23
   B. Carr P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-L. Cimino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 6 34
A. Williams CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .292 6 43
E. Holt C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .291 1 31
H. Anderson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074 0 3
   L. Ethridge P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 1
   b-S. Peterson PH, 2B 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .318 0 9
Totals 35 4 9 3 1 4 11      
a - I. Redbird pinch hit for J. Guay in the 7th
b - S. Peterson pinch hit for L. Ethridge in the 7th
c - L. Cimino pinch hit for B. Carr in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Q. Vincent (18, 6th Inning off M. Middleton, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Spruill (2, 8th Inning off M. Middleton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Q. Vincent 2 , T. Spruill 4 , F. Green , L. Green , I. Redbird , A. Williams , E. Holt , S. Peterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Richards , L. Green
GIDP: Q. Vincent
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: L. Green (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Green-Peterson-Richards)
OF assists: 1 (Green(Smith at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Blair LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .316 17 78
D. Riley CF 4 3 2 0 1 1 3 .277 6 29
A. Hubbard 2B 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .341 12 69
E. Skains RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .247 20 51
H. Smith C 5 2 3 5 0 0 1 .313 17 84
J. Duchesne 3B 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .272 13 64
J. Newton SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .279 8 57
J. Moreland 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .325 8 33
   a-E. Reeves PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   b-A. Castle 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 0 6
M. Middleton P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 2 4
Totals 37 11 16 11 3 7 17      
a - E. Reeves pinch hit for J. Moreland in the 7th
b - A. Castle substituted for E. Reeves in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Duchesne (10, 3rd Inning off H. Anderson, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Newton (15, 7th Inning off B. Carr, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Duchesne (13, 1st Inning off H. Anderson, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Smith (17, 6th Inning off L. Ethridge, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Blair 2 , D. Riley 2 , A. Hubbard 2 , H. Smith 6 , J. Duchesne 7 , J. Newton 2 , J. Moreland 2 , E. Reeves
2-out RBI: A. Hubbard , H. Smith 2 , J. Duchesne 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Riley , A. Hubbard , J. Newton
GIDP: E. Skains
Sac Bunt: M. Middleton
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Riley 2 (29) , A. Hubbard (28)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Skains (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Newton-Hubbard-Moreland)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Anderson L (7-13) 3.1 8 7 7 1 4 1 63 4.58   
L. Ethridge 2.2 6 4 4 1 1 1 58 4.50   
B. Carr 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 25 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Anderson 17
Batters Faced: H. Anderson 19, L. Ethridge 14, B. Carr 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Anderson 4-2, L. Ethridge 2-4, B. Carr 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Anderson 63-45, L. Ethridge 58-34, B. Carr 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Ethridge 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Middleton W (13-10) 9.0 9 4 3 1 4 0 132 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Middleton 58
Batters Faced: M. Middleton 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Middleton 12-9
Pitches - Strikes: M. Middleton 132-82
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Howard Smith
Ballpark: Peachtree Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 22944
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