 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES 09/18/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES | | GAME ID: 8730 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Boston Minutemen (76-74) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | | Philadelphia Keystones (69-82) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 8 | 7 | 3 | | |  | |
| Keystones Lick Minutemen, 8-5 | The Philadelphia Keystones picked up a win at Broad Street Park II, knocking off the Boston Minutemen, 8-5. On the mound for Philadelphia was left-hander James Powers. He played a key role in the triumph. Powers, now 5-4, was the winner. In 7.1 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 6, walking 0, and allowing 5 runs. Philadelphia is now 69-82, while Boston is 76-74.
Philadelphia got a lift in the bottom of the fourth from third baseman Leon Stapleton, who hit a changeup to right for a 3-run home run. His 5th home run of the season put the Keystones up, 4-2.
"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Stapleton. | |
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| BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - M. Barker pinch hit for K. West in the 8th b - B. Miller pinch hit for L. Snyder in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: A. Smith (2, 8th Inning off J. Powers, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: D. Ward , C. Hartsell 2 , D. Anderson 2 , A. Smith 3 , J. Hall 2-out RBI: C. Hartsell , D. Anderson Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wise GIDP: W. Stephens , J. Wise Sac Bunt: J. Hall Team LOB: 5
FIELDING Errors: J. Wise (13) | | | BATTING Home Runs: L. Stapleton (5, 4th Inning off J. Hall, 2 on, 1 out) , N. Dennis (3, 7th Inning off K. West, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Walter (11, 7th Inning off K. West, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: B. Viviano , E. Walter 4 , J. Landry 2 , L. Stapleton 4 , N. Dennis 4 , J. Powers Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Landry Sac Bunt: E. Walter Team LOB: 2
FIELDING Errors: B. Viviano (8) , A. Parker (12) , J. Powers (2) Double Plays: 2 (Walter-Viviano-Parker, Parker-Viviano-Powers) | | |
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| BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Hall L (5-9) | 6.0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 111 | 4.61 | | K. West | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 2.91 | | L. Snyder | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7.27 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Powers W (5-4) | 7.1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 95 | 3.33 | | J. Steuber | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3.44 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: James Powers Ballpark: Broad Street Park II Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph Start Time: 8:05 PM ET Time: 2:44 Attendance: 11412 |
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