FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
08/24/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 5484 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Minutemen (68-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Detroit Dynamos (45-82) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 4 6 1
Hoskinson in Fine Form in 4-0 Win
The Detroit Dynamos locked up a win at Thompson Field, knocking off the Boston Minutemen, 4-0. On the mound for Detroit was right-hander Johnny Hoskinson. He played a major role in the triumph. Bob Reed closed it out for his 5th save. Detroit is now 45-82.

Hoskinson made it look effortless. He scattered 3 hits over 7.1 innings, while racking up 8 strikeouts. The Detroit right-hander encountered little resistance from the Boston hitters. His season record is now 7-11.

"I just kind of blacked out and executed my pitches," said Hoskinson.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hartsell 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .260 4 47
J. Morton RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .269 11 67
W. Stephens 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .383 2 30
D. Ward LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .278 14 51
D. Anderson CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .250 0 1
A. Byrd 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .181 3 17
L. Irwin C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .272 3 9
   c-E. Cole PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287 11 43
W. Huckaby SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 13 39
   a-H. Mazur PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 2 22
K. West P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .136 0 1
   b-B. Miller PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 1 12
   W. Portelli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 29 0 4 0 3 8 15      
a - H. Mazur pinch hit for W. Huckaby in the 8th
b - B. Miller pinch hit for K. West in the 8th
c - E. Cole pinch hit for L. Irwin in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: W. Stephens , D. Anderson 2 , W. Huckaby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hartsell , W. Stephens
GIDP: A. Byrd , E. Cole
Hit by Pitch: C. Hartsell , B. Miller
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Hartsell (19)
OF assists: 1 (Morton(Ensey at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Black LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .276 8 56
G. Taylor CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .274 8 45
B. Ensey RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 8 50
B. Austin 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .300 10 71
J. Lucas 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .305 9 45
V. Ewing 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .248 7 39
D. Bell C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .234 3 8
E. Mortensen SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .165 2 9
J. Hoskinson P 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .246 0 10
   B. Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 1 1
Totals 29 4 6 4 4 7 9      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Lucas (14, 8th Inning off W. Portelli, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Black (8, 4th Inning off K. West, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Black 4 , B. Austin 2 , J. Lucas 2 , V. Ewing 2
2-out RBI: , B. Austin 2 , J. Lucas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bell , J. Hoskinson
Sac Bunt: G. Taylor
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Austin (11)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Taylor (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Lucas-Mortensen-Lucas, Ewing-Austin-Lucas)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. West L (6-3) 7.0 4 2 2 3 7 1 102 2.69   
W. Portelli 1.0 2 2 0 1 0 0 21 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. West 65
Batters Faced: K. West 27, W. Portelli 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. West 7-6, W. Portelli 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. West 102-68, W. Portelli 21-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hoskinson W (7-11) 7.1 3 0 0 1 8 0 96 4.13   
B. Reed SV (5) 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 28 5.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hoskinson 79
Batters Faced: J. Hoskinson 27, B. Reed 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hoskinson 9-4, B. Reed 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hoskinson 96-62, B. Reed 28-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Reed 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Hoskinson 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Hoskinson
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 11120
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