FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
09/17/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
GAME ID: 8717 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Gothams (85-63) 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 7 14 0
Baltimore Clippers (73-75) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 10 3
Gothams Top Clippers, 7-5
New York third baseman Willie Walker helped his team beat the Baltimore Clippers, 7-5. Walker went 3 for 4 for the Gothams. New York pitcher Joe Nelson got the win. He's now 12-8. Joe McDowell was tagged with the loss. The Gothams now have a record of 85-63 with the win over Baltimore.

The Gothams benefited from an error in the top of the fourth inning. New York was leading 3-1 when Ed Davis hit a 2-run single that was misplayed. It put New York in front, 5-1.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Davis, "one at-bat at a time."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Church 1B 6 0 1 0 0 1 6 .260 4 47
E. Davis LF 5 0 3 2 0 0 2 .262 7 51
S. Hamilton SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .339 9 75
B. Arndt CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .289 14 102
F. Davis RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .303 4 43
J. Jones 2B 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .258 13 65
E. Ferry C 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 .241 12 58
W. Walker 3B 4 1 3 3 1 0 1 .417 0 3
J. Nelson P 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .094 0 3
   D. Horne P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   a-P. Ellis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1 5
   J. Pettigrew P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 3
   b-D. Caudill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .304 3 14
   C. Todd Jr. P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
Totals 42 7 14 7 4 5 31      
a - P. Ellis pinch hit for D. Horne in the 8th
b - D. Caudill pinch hit for J. Pettigrew in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Davis (19, 1st Inning off J. McDowell, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Walker 2 (2, 3rd Inning off J. McDowell, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. McDowell, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Hamilton (7, 4th Inning off J. McDowell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Church , E. Davis 4 , S. Hamilton 3 , B. Arndt 2 , F. Davis , J. Jones 3 , W. Walker 5
2-out RBI: E. Davis , W. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Church , E. Davis , S. Hamilton , B. Arndt , F. Davis , J. Nelson
GIDP: F. Davis
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Butler LF 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .328 6 62
A. Johnson 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .285 7 52
I. Barnett RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .256 12 76
H. Blank 3B 5 1 3 3 0 0 2 .337 5 70
H. Wallace C 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .273 8 62
H. Simmons CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .214 13 59
C. Gregg 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .253 5 46
A. Alvarez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .136 0 1
J. McDowell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145 0 4
   a-B. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 2
   C. Platt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. James PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 0 7
   L. Warren P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   c-J. Tucker PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .325 0 17
Totals 34 5 10 5 4 6 17      
a - B. Davis pinch hit for J. McDowell in the 5th
b - C. James pinch hit for C. Platt in the 7th
c - J. Tucker pinch hit for L. Warren in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Wallace (24, 4th Inning off J. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Blank 2 (32, 5th Inning off J. Nelson, 2 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off C. Todd Jr., 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Butler (30, 9th Inning off C. Todd Jr., 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Butler 4 , A. Johnson , H. Blank 5 , H. Wallace 2 , C. Gregg 2
2-out RBI: , H. Blank 2 , C. Gregg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Barnett , H. Blank , H. Wallace 2 , A. Alvarez
Sac Bunt: A. Johnson , H. Simmons
Sac Fly: A. Johnson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Butler (12)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Butler (9) , H. Blank 2 (21)
Double Plays: 1 (Blank-Johnson-Gregg)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Nelson W (12-8) 6.1 6 3 3 3 5 0 120 3.16   
D. Horne 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.43   
J. Pettigrew 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.14   
C. Todd Jr. 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 24 6.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nelson 51
Batters Faced: J. Nelson 28, D. Horne 3, J. Pettigrew 4, C. Todd Jr. 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nelson 7-7, D. Horne 0-2, J. Pettigrew 2-0, C. Todd Jr. 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nelson 120-75, D. Horne 5-4, J. Pettigrew 12-8, C. Todd Jr. 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Horne 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McDowell L (10-14) 5.0 9 7 4 3 3 0 100 3.84   
C. Platt 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 31 4.81   
L. Warren 2.0 3 0 0 1 2 0 28 3.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McDowell 27
Batters Faced: J. McDowell 27, C. Platt 8, L. Warren 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McDowell 8-3, C. Platt 2-4, L. Warren 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. McDowell 100-59, C. Platt 31-22, L. Warren 28-20
WP: J. McDowell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Walker
Ballpark: Patapsco Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 11120
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