FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
08/23/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 5461 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Minutemen (68-57) 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 11 0
Detroit Dynamos (44-82) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 1
Boston Topples Detroit, 6-3
The Boston Minutemen defeated the Detroit Dynamos, 6-3, in Federal Association action at Thompson Field. Boston pitcher Hank Springer had a standout performance. After today's action, Boston sits at 68-57; Detroit slips to 44-82.

In the top of the third inning, first baseman Willie Stephens had a 2-run double for Boston. It was his 15th double of the season and put the Minutemen on top, 2-1.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Stephens told the Boston Today.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ward LF 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 .280 14 51
J. Morton RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .272 11 67
W. Stephens 1B 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .383 2 30
   b-J. Low 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 5
C. Hartsell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .261 4 47
D. Anderson CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .125 0 1
A. Byrd 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .186 3 17
E. Cole C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .287 11 43
W. Huckaby SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 13 39
   B. Shireman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Springer P 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .182 0 1
   a-D. Wood SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 1 5
Totals 35 6 11 6 3 6 11      
a - D. Wood substituted for H. Springer in the 8th
b - J. Low substituted for W. Stephens in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Stephens 3 (15, 1st Inning off P. Williamson, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off P. Williamson, 3 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off C. Christianson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Cole (11, 6th Inning off C. Christianson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Ward , J. Morton 2 , W. Stephens 6 , D. Anderson , A. Byrd , E. Cole 5 , H. Springer
2-out RBI: W. Stephens , E. Cole
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Hartsell 2 , A. Byrd , W. Huckaby
GIDP: A. Byrd
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Ward (17)
CS: D. Ward (8) , J. Morton (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wood-Hartsell-Stephens)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Black LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275 7 55
G. Taylor CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .276 8 45
B. Ensey RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .289 8 50
B. Austin 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .298 10 69
J. Lucas 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .306 9 44
H. Van Orden C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .232 11 55
A. Agani 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .186 2 13
E. Mortensen SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 2 9
   C. Christianson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Brown PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .236 2 14
   B. Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 1 1
   c-P. Dance PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .258 6 35
P. Williamson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .444 0 2
   a-J. Wilson SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .276 0 11
Totals 33 3 7 2 3 6 14      
a - J. Wilson substituted for P. Williamson in the 6th
b - D. Brown pinch hit for C. Christianson in the 8th
c - P. Dance pinch hit for B. Reed in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Taylor (19, 1st Inning off H. Springer, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Brown (8, 8th Inning off H. Springer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Black , G. Taylor 2 , B. Austin , J. Lucas , H. Van Orden , A. Agani , D. Brown 2
2-out RBI: P. Dance
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Taylor , J. Lucas , J. Wilson
GIDP: D. Black
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Ensey (13)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Christianson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Austin-Mortensen-Lucas)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Springer W (8-8) 7.0 4 2 2 1 5 0 103 4.68   
B. Shireman 2.0 3 1 1 2 1 0 42 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Springer 65
Batters Faced: H. Springer 26, B. Shireman 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Springer 7-9, B. Shireman 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Springer 103-64, B. Shireman 42-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shireman 1-0
WP: H. Springer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Williamson L (2-2) 5.2 7 3 3 2 5 0 105 5.62   
C. Christianson 2.1 4 3 3 1 1 1 42 4.97   
B. Reed 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Williamson 46
Batters Faced: P. Williamson 23, C. Christianson 12, B. Reed 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Williamson 8-1, C. Christianson 3-3, B. Reed 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Williamson 105-57, C. Christianson 42-29, B. Reed 13-7
WP: C. Christianson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hank Springer
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 12130
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