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.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Riley LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 7 34
J. Newton 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .277 8 64
E. Skains RF 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .240 20 59
   a-L. Lowman PR, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .108 0 1
H. Smith C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .324 20 101
J. Abasi CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .330 2 9
J. Moreland 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .320 9 41
J. Finley SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243 2 9
J. Duchesne 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 15 69
M. Middleton P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 2 7
Totals 33 3 7 3 1 2 8      
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)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Viviano SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .205 0 8
E. Walter 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 10 68
A. Parker 1B, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .268 12 65
J. Landry RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .271 23 72
J. Butler LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .268 20 75
L. Stapleton 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .267 4 22
   a-P. James PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 6 35
C. Cullison CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .233 13 50
N. Dennis C 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .267 2 4
   b-C. Fuselier PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Arellano P 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 .174 1 3
   B. Lucas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 0 0
   c-C. Vaughn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 0 2
Totals 35 2 9 2 0 6 18      
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
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Middleton 67
Batters Faced: M. Middleton 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Middleton 6-15
Pitches - Strikes: M. Middleton 139-92
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   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Arellano 57
Batters Faced: J. Arellano 31, B. Lucas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Arellano 12-9, B. Lucas 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Arellano 106-66, B. Lucas 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Lucas 1-0
Balk: J. Arellano
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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