FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BALTIMORE CLIPPERS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
09/04/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BALTIMORE CLIPPERS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
GAME ID: 8577 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Clippers (69-68) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Atlanta Copperheads (85-52) 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 6 12 0
Baltimore Loses Again
Atlanta pitcher Marco Middleton had a large part in his team beating the Baltimore Clippers, 6-2. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. The Copperheads sit in first place in the Federal Association East with a record of 85-52.

Howard Smith, who is a two-time Diamond Defense Award winner, contributed to the Atlanta win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the first. For the game, the catcher had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"This was a nice win for us," said Smith. "It's one more step toward our ultimate goal."
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Johnson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .285 7 46
I. Barnett RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .251 11 72
H. Blank 3B 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .352 5 64
H. Butler LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .324 5 61
H. Simmons CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222 12 58
H. Wallace C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280 7 58
C. Gregg 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 5 43
G. Best SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 3 14
P. Fortier P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .065 0 0
   C. Platt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Tucker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338 0 17
   L. Warren P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 0 1
Totals 33 2 8 2 0 4 11      
a - J. Tucker pinch hit for C. Platt in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Blank (30, 6th Inning off M. Middleton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: H. Blank (3, 4th Inning off M. Middleton, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Johnson , I. Barnett , H. Blank 6 , H. Simmons , H. Wallace , J. Tucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Butler , P. Fortier
GIDP: H. Wallace
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: I. Barnett (7)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Simmons (5)
OF assists: 1 (Simmons(Finley at 3rd base))
PB: H. Wallace
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Riley CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .271 7 34
J. Newton 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .277 8 62
J. Blair LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .320 19 89
E. Skains RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .237 20 55
H. Smith C 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .318 20 98
J. Duchesne 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .276 14 68
J. Finley SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .238 2 7
J. Moreland 1B 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .322 9 39
M. Middleton P 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .160 2 7
Totals 34 6 12 5 6 2 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Newton (17, 1st Inning off P. Fortier, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Middleton (2, 2nd Inning off P. Fortier, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Smith (20, 1st Inning off P. Fortier, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Riley , J. Newton 3 , J. Blair , E. Skains , H. Smith 5 , J. Duchesne , J. Moreland 3 , M. Middleton 2
2-out RBI: J. Newton , H. Smith , J. Moreland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Newton , J. Blair , E. Skains , H. Smith
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Newton (19)
CS: J. Blair (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Smith-Newton, Moreland-Finley-Moreland)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Fortier L (6-7) 5.2 9 5 5 4 1 1 104 2.30   
C. Platt 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 5.57   
L. Warren 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Fortier 28
Batters Faced: P. Fortier 29, C. Platt 6, L. Warren 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Fortier 6-9, C. Platt 2-1, L. Warren 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Fortier 104-59, C. Platt 21-13, L. Warren 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Platt 3-0
WP: P. Fortier
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Middleton W (16-10) 9.0 8 2 2 0 4 0 115 4.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Middleton 67
Batters Faced: M. Middleton 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Middleton 12-9
Pitches - Strikes: M. Middleton 115-77
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marco Middleton
Ballpark: Peachtree Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 27033
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