FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BALTIMORE CLIPPERS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
09/11/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BALTIMORE CLIPPERS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 8652 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Clippers (70-73) 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 3
Boston Minutemen (75-68) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Clippers 4-1 Victors Over Boston
The Baltimore Clippers picked up a win at Minuteman Stadium, knocking off the Boston Minutemen, 4-1. Starting pitcher Joe McDowell was a big reason why. Baltimore, at 70-73, occupies 5th place in the Federal Association East.

In the top of the fourth, Cecil Gregg delivered a clutch hit. With two gone and the bases loaded, the Baltimore first baseman hit a 2-run single, putting the Clippers in front, 4-1.

Gregg called the win "a collective effort."
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Butler LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .326 6 62
A. Johnson 2B 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .284 7 51
I. Barnett RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .259 11 73
H. Blank 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 .338 5 65
H. Wallace C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .274 7 58
H. Simmons CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .215 13 59
C. Gregg 1B 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .255 5 45
A. Alvarez SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .286 0 0
J. McDowell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .148 0 4
   a-J. Tucker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 17
   L. Warren P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 35 4 9 4 4 7 20      
a - J. Tucker pinch hit for J. McDowell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Butler (28, 9th Inning off K. West, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Butler 4 , A. Johnson 2 , H. Blank 2 , C. Gregg , A. Alvarez
2-out RBI: H. Blank , C. Gregg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Barnett , H. Blank 2 , H. Wallace , A. Alvarez
GIDP: I. Barnett
Sac Bunt: J. McDowell
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Butler (11)
CS: H. Blank (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Butler (8) , H. Wallace (7) , C. Gregg (11)
Double Plays: 2 (McDowell-Johnson-Gregg, Alvarez-Johnson-Gregg)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ward LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .269 14 54
J. Morton RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .260 12 72
W. Stephens 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .381 3 41
C. Hartsell 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .273 4 55
D. Anderson CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .192 1 7
B. Gallagher C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
   c-H. Mazur PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 2 23
A. Smith 3B, SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .194 0 5
W. Huckaby SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 13 41
   a-G. Surprenant PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Roberts P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074 0 0
   R. Thornton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .109 0 0
   b-M. Barker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   K. West P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 1
Totals 31 1 4 1 2 4 13      
a - G. Surprenant pinch hit for W. Huckaby in the 7th
b - M. Barker pinch hit for R. Thornton in the 8th
c - H. Mazur pinch hit for B. Gallagher in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Anderson (3, 2nd Inning off J. McDowell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Ward , D. Anderson 3 , A. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Stephens , A. Smith
GIDP: D. Ward , W. Huckaby
Sac Bunt: B. Gallagher
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: W. Stephens (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Hartsell-Huckaby-Stephens)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McDowell W (10-13) 8.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 108 3.75   
L. Warren SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 14 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McDowell 74
Batters Faced: J. McDowell 29, L. Warren 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McDowell 10-9, L. Warren 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. McDowell 108-66, L. Warren 14-6
Balk: J. McDowell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Roberts L (4-5) 6.0 7 4 4 2 5 0 98 2.70   
R. Thornton 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 4.58   
K. West 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Roberts 45
Batters Faced: C. Roberts 27, R. Thornton 8, K. West 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Roberts 6-6, R. Thornton 0-4, K. West 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Roberts 98-63, R. Thornton 29-20, K. West 16-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Thornton 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe McDowell
Ballpark: Minuteman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 11995
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