FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
09/02/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
GAME ID: 8553 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Minutemen (72-63) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
New York Gothams (78-57) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 3 6 0
Gothams Snatch Late Win
Joe Nelson propelled his team to victory over the Boston Minutemen. The final score was 3-2, New York. The winning pitcher was Nelson, now 11-8. He tossed 8 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 0 and fanning 10. The third-place Minutemen now sit at 72-63.

Joe Jones went 1 for 3 with a walk for New York. With two out and the game tied in the bottom of the eighth inning, Jones, who won the Kellogg Award in 1971, had a clutch at-bat. Facing Boston hurler Bud Shireman, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run to give the Gothams a 3-2 lead.

"I had a good game plan," said Nelson. "I made my pitches." His manager concurred. "It was all there," Charlie Foley said, "the velocity, the sharpness of his pitches."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ward LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .272 14 53
J. Morton RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .261 12 69
W. Stephens 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .391 3 39
C. Hartsell 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .263 4 51
D. Anderson CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205 0 2
   a-M. Barker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Gallagher C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
A. Smith 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 0 1
W. Huckaby SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 13 41
H. Springer P 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .246 0 2
   B. Shireman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2 0 10 7      
a - M. Barker pinch hit for D. Anderson in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: W. Stephens , C. Hartsell , A. Smith , H. Springer 2
2-out RBI: W. Stephens , A. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Huckaby
Sac Bunt: B. Gallagher
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Huckaby-Hartsell-Stephens)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Church 1B 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 .264 4 45
   c-B. Pierce CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Horton 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .236 6 31
S. Hamilton SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .341 9 67
B. Arndt LF, CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .279 14 91
J. Jones 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .256 13 60
M. Boyd CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .242 3 20
   J. Pettigrew P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 3
E. Davis RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257 7 47
E. Ferry C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 11 53
J. Nelson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .089 0 2
   a-P. Ellis PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .500 1 2
   b-D. Eckelberry 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 0 4
Totals 27 3 6 3 6 4 15      
a - P. Ellis pinch hit for J. Nelson in the 8th
b - D. Eckelberry substituted for P. Ellis in the 9th
c - B. Pierce substituted for P. Church in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Church (21, 4th Inning off H. Springer, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Davis (17, 8th Inning off H. Springer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Ellis (1, 8th Inning off B. Shireman, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Church 2 , J. Horton , B. Arndt , J. Jones , E. Davis 2 , P. Ellis 4
2-out RBI: J. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Boyd
GIDP: J. Horton
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Church (5) , M. Boyd (3)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Springer 7.0 4 1 1 3 3 0 105 4.68   
B. Shireman L (11-6), BS (7) 1.0 2 2 2 3 1 1 33 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Springer 65
Batters Faced: H. Springer 25, B. Shireman 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Springer 6-9, B. Shireman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Springer 105-59, B. Shireman 33-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shireman 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Nelson W (11-8) 8.0 5 2 2 0 10 0 95 3.04   
J. Pettigrew SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nelson 74
Batters Faced: J. Nelson 29, J. Pettigrew 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nelson 8-6, J. Pettigrew 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nelson 95-66, J. Pettigrew 13-10
WP: J. Nelson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Nelson
Ballpark: Gotham Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 18243
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