 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES BALTIMORE CLIPPERS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS 09/27/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | BALTIMORE CLIPPERS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS | | GAME ID: 8821 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Baltimore Clippers (76-81) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | New York Gothams (92-65) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 10 | 1 | | |  | |
| Nelson, New York Top Clippers, 6-0 | The New York Gothams rode a solid performance from 26-year-old starting pitcher Joe Nelson to a win, beating the Baltimore Clippers, 6-0, at Gotham Stadium. The Gothams now own a record of 92-65.
Nelson, who dominated for New York, earned the victory to move to 14-8. He was in control the whole game, scattering 5 hits over 8.2 innings, while striking out 3. Baltimore batters could never bunch up enough hits to produce a rally.
"I was able to change speeds effectively tonight," said Nelson. | |
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| BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - J. Tucker pinch hit for S. Stoyer in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: H. Blank (35, 9th Inning off J. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: H. Butler , I. Barnett , H. Blank 2 , H. Simmons , J. McDowell Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Blank , H. Simmons , C. Gregg , J. McDowell GIDP: H. Blank Sac Bunt: A. Johnson Team LOB: 7 | | | BATTING Doubles: J. Jones (23, 1st Inning off J. McDowell, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Ferry (23, 1st Inning off J. McDowell, 2 on, 2 outs) , P. Church (23, 2nd Inning off J. McDowell, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Arndt (27, 3rd Inning off J. McDowell, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: M. Boyd (5, 6th Inning off J. McDowell, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: P. Church 2 , S. Hamilton 2 , B. Arndt 2 , J. Jones 2 , M. Boyd 5 , E. Ferry 3 , J. Nelson 2-out RBI: J. Jones , E. Ferry Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hamilton , E. Ferry , J. Horton Sac Bunt: E. Davis Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Errors: S. Hamilton (29) Double Plays: 1 (Hamilton-Jones-Church) | | |
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| BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. McDowell L (10-16) | 5.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 107 | 4.05 | | S. Stoyer | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3.86 | | T. Smith | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6.75 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Nelson W (14-8) | 8.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 2.91 | | J. Pettigrew | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.04 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Joe Nelson Ballpark: Gotham Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM ET Time: 2:41 Attendance: 17433 |
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