FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
09/01/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 8541 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (65-71) 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 6 0
Detroit Dynamos (49-86) 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 X 6 9 4
Dynamos Stick Eagles with 6-5 Loss
Detroit picked up a win at Thompson Field, bumping off the Washington Eagles, 6-5. Pitcher Jack Vander Kooi was a major reason the Dynamos emerged victorious. Vander Kooi, now 6-13, was the winner. In 6.2 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 5, walking 1, and allowing 4 runs. The Dynamos are now 49-86.

Detroit took the lead in the bottom of the sixth. With one out and runners on 1st and 2nd, Johnny Recker stroked a run-scoring single to make it 3-2, Dynamos.

Recker said afterward that he was glad to help his team win.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. MacNaughton RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .253 7 47
A. Marino SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .224 9 49
   d-J. Cantrell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 11 61
C. Zamudio 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283 6 54
T. Lorang 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .283 22 85
J. Crane 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .235 2 3
D. Whited CF 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .257 12 52
H. Oakes C 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .252 8 69
W. Conner LF 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .500 0 1
   b-V. Belisle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
H. White P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 1 3
   a-W. Austin PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278 4 36
   J. Hodges P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-S. Graham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 4 3 6 11      
a - W. Austin pinch hit for H. White in the 7th
b - V. Belisle pinch hit for W. Conner in the 9th
c - S. Graham pinch hit for J. Hodges in the 9th
d - J. Cantrell pinch hit for A. Marino in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Oakes (23, 2nd Inning off J. Vander Kooi, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. MacNaughton 2 (21, 5th Inning off J. Vander Kooi, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off B. Dixon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. MacNaughton 4 , J. Crane , H. Oakes 2 , W. Conner , W. Austin
2-out RBI: E. MacNaughton , W. Conner , W. Austin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. MacNaughton , A. Marino 2 , J. Cantrell , D. Whited , H. Oakes , H. White
Sac Bunt: D. Whited
Sac Fly: D. Whited
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Lorang (16) , W. Conner (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Black LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .271 8 60
G. Taylor CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274 9 52
B. Ensey RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .292 9 55
   a-B. McNall RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 9
B. Austin 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .301 11 81
V. Ewing 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .255 9 43
J. Recker C 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .500 0 2
H. Van Orden 1B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .233 12 61
   C. Hoffman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Mortensen SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .173 2 9
J. Vander Kooi P 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .191 1 1
   B. Dixon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-P. Dance 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 6 37
Totals 32 6 9 6 2 8 5      
a - B. McNall substituted for B. Ensey in the 9th
b - P. Dance substituted for B. Dixon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Recker (1, 2nd Inning off H. White, 1 on, 1 out) , V. Ewing (21, 2nd Inning off H. White, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Van Orden (12, 6th Inning off H. White, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Black 2 , B. Ensey , B. Austin , V. Ewing 2 , J. Recker 3 , H. Van Orden 4 , E. Mortensen
2-out RBI: D. Black
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Taylor , E. Mortensen
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Black (12)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Taylor (9) , V. Ewing (6) , H. Van Orden (5) , E. Mortensen (11)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. White L (6-9) 6.0 7 6 6 2 5 1 104 3.81   
J. Hodges 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. White 37
Batters Faced: H. White 27, J. Hodges 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. White 3-10, J. Hodges 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. White 104-66, J. Hodges 24-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Vander Kooi W (6-13) 6.2 5 4 2 1 5 0 105 4.47   
B. Dixon H (1) 2.0 1 1 0 2 1 0 43 0.00   
C. Hoffman SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vander Kooi 56
Batters Faced: J. Vander Kooi 27, B. Dixon 10, C. Hoffman 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vander Kooi 8-7, B. Dixon 2-3, C. Hoffman 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vander Kooi 105-65, B. Dixon 43-25, C. Hoffman 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Dixon 1-1 , C. Hoffman 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Vander Kooi
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 13196
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