FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
09/02/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
GAME ID: 8584 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Minutemen (48-87) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 8 1
Atlanta Copperheads (100-39) 0 3 7 1 0 4 0 1 X 16 17 1
Copperheads Stomp Minutemen, 16-3
The Atlanta Copperheads pinned a convincing loss on the Boston Minutemen, 16-3, at Peachtree Stadium. Jim Duchesne was a main factor in the win. He went 4-4 with a home run and 3 singles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4 for Atlanta. Frank Maxwell earned the save, his 2nd in 3 tries. The Copperheads, at 100-39, have a comfortable 33½-game lead in their division.

The Copperheads got a big hit from pinch hitter Walt Dugan. Facing Boston pitcher John Lewis in the bottom of the sixth, Dugan pounded a 3-run home run to left. His 6th home run of the season put the Copperheads ahead, 15-3.

"We're in a funk and we need to shake ourselves out of it," said Boston manager Dode Edwards.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ward LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .260 27 68
G. Armstrong CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .265 3 26
C. Hartsell 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .262 3 44
J. Morton RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .312 9 67
H. Mazur 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 3 32
   b-D. Wood PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 2 20
F. Borgen 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .272 3 45
B. Gallagher C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 5 34
D. Raz SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .219 3 20
C. Roberts P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
   J. Lewis P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   a-M. Barker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 0 13
   O. Burns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   c-G. Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3 2 5 11      
a - M. Barker pinch hit for J. Lewis in the 7th
b - D. Wood pinch hit for H. Mazur in the 8th
c - G. Brown pinch hit for O. Burns in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Morton (30, 6th Inning off S. Stoyer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Morton (4, 8th Inning off F. Maxwell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Ward , G. Armstrong , J. Morton 5 , F. Borgen 2 , D. Raz , J. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hartsell , F. Borgen
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Ward (27)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Hartsell (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Richards LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .331 9 46
J. Hunter CF 5 0 2 2 0 2 1 .279 8 47
A. Hubbard 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .330 12 63
J. Blair RF 2 4 1 0 3 0 0 .338 14 99
H. Smith C 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .260 10 59
J. Duchesne 3B 4 3 4 4 0 0 1 .268 13 76
J. Moreland 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .242 3 33
J. Finley SS 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .234 0 21
D. Wright P 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .176 0 3
   S. Stoyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   a-W. Dugan PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .295 6 36
   F. Maxwell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 16 17 16 3 5 16      
a - W. Dugan pinch hit for S. Stoyer in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Smith (14, 2nd Inning off C. Roberts, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Moreland (11, 2nd Inning off C. Roberts, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Blair (27, 4th Inning off J. Lewis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Dugan (6, 6th Inning off J. Lewis, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Duchesne (13, 8th Inning off O. Burns, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Richards 2 , J. Hunter 2 , A. Hubbard , J. Blair 2 , H. Smith 2 , J. Duchesne 7 , J. Moreland 3 , J. Finley 3 , W. Dugan 4
2-out RBI: G. Richards , J. Hunter , J. Duchesne , J. Moreland , J. Finley 2 , W. Dugan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wright
Sac Fly: J. Duchesne
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Hubbard (23)
CS: A. Hubbard (17)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Finley (8)
OF assists: 2 (Hunter(Borgen at 2nd base), Richards(Ward at home))
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Roberts L (7-8) 2.2 9 10 6 2 0 0 57 4.07   
J. Lewis 3.1 7 5 5 1 3 1 66 4.79   
O. Burns 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 29 4.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Roberts 2
Batters Faced: C. Roberts 19, J. Lewis 18, O. Burns 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Roberts 1-6, J. Lewis 1-6, O. Burns 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Roberts 57-33, J. Lewis 66-39, O. Burns 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lewis 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Wright W (10-3) 5.0 6 2 2 2 2 0 96 2.93   
S. Stoyer 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 10 3.93   
F. Maxwell SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 46 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wright 47
Batters Faced: D. Wright 21, S. Stoyer 5, F. Maxwell 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wright 8-3, S. Stoyer 2-1, F. Maxwell 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wright 96-58, S. Stoyer 10-8, F. Maxwell 46-31
WP: D. Wright 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Duchesne
Ballpark: Peachtree Stadium
Weather: Rain (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 28149
Special Notes: Rain delay of 34 minutes in the 6th inning.
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