 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES 09/09/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES | | GAME ID: 8628 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Atlanta Copperheads (89-52) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | | Philadelphia Keystones (67-76) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | | |  | |
| Copperheads Top Keystones, 3-2 | Marco Middleton, who is tied for 2nd in the FA in strikeouts with 149, had a strong outing for the Atlanta Copperheads against the Philadelphia Keystones at Broad Street Park II. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 3-2 win. Atlanta now sits at 89-52, while Philadelphia falls to 67-76.
Howard Smith hit a 2-run triple off Jorge Arellano in the top of the first, which put the Copperheads in front, 2-0. Smith had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 4.
"As well as we've been playing, I think we can play even better," said Atlanta manager Don Fox. | |
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| ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE | | PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - L. Lowman pinch ran for E. Skains in the 3rd
BATTING Doubles: E. Skains (4, 3rd Inning off J. Arellano, 0 on, 1 out) Triples: H. Smith (2, 1st Inning off J. Arellano, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: J. Newton 2 , E. Skains 2 , H. Smith 4 , J. Moreland , M. Middleton 2-out RBI: J. Moreland Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Abasi Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING SB: J. Newton (20) | | | a - P. James pinch hit for L. Stapleton in the 8th b - C. Fuselier pinch hit for N. Dennis in the 9th c - C. Vaughn pinch hit for B. Lucas in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: J. Butler (24, 4th Inning off M. Middleton, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: J. Landry (23, 6th Inning off M. Middleton, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: A. Parker , J. Landry 5 , J. Butler 3 , L. Stapleton 2 , J. Arellano 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Parker , C. Cullison , J. Arellano Sac Bunt: B. Viviano Team LOB: 7 | | |
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| ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE | | PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | M. Middleton W (17-10) | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 139 | 4.12 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Arellano L (10-14) | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 4.68 | | B. Lucas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.64 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Marco Middleton Ballpark: Broad Street Park II Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph Start Time: 9:05 PM ET Time: 2:42 Attendance: 15317 Special Notes: RF Earl Skains was injured while running the bases. |
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