 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES 09/26/1975 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | ATLANTA COPPERHEADS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES | | GAME ID: 9424 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Atlanta Copperheads (110-50) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | | Washington Eagles (71-89) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | |  | |
| Copperheads Shut Out Eagles, 4-0 | Atlanta and Washington met in a late-season matchup.
Atlanta Copperheads pitcher Jack Kotarski was in top form, leading his team past the Washington Eagles, 4-0. Kotarski, the winner, moves to 12-12. He threw 6.2 innings of 3-hit ball, while fanning 7 and giving up 2 walks.
Atlanta relied on the hitting of Howard Smith to pick up the win. The catcher ripped a 2-run triple in the top of the eighth inning to put the Copperheads on top, 4-0. For the game, Smith had 1 triple and 1 single in 4 at-bats.
"Jack went out and did what we needed," said Atlanta manager Don Fox.
Atlanta, at 110-50, is cruising.
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| ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - W. Dugan pinch hit for B. Hunn in the 9th
BATTING
Triples: H. Smith (3, 8th Inning off D. Eddy, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Richards , D. Riley 2 , A. Hubbard , H. Smith 4 , J. Hunter , J. Finley
2-out RBI: H. Smith , J. Finley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hubbard , H. Smith , J. Duchesne , J. Kotarski
GIDP: J. Finley 2
Sac Bunt: D. Riley , J. Duchesne
Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING
SB: D. Riley 2 (42) , A. Hubbard (25)
CS: D. Riley (11)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Finley) | | | a - W. Conner pinch hit for A. Marino in the 7th
b - C. Moore substituted for S. Rodgers in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Henderson (13, 2nd Inning off J. Kotarski, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Moore (11, 8th Inning off B. Hunn, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Zamudio , J. Henderson 3 , C. Moore 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Whited , C. Robbins , S. Rodgers
Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING
CS: E. MacNaughton (5)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Zamudio-Marino-Henderson, Moore-Zamudio-Henderson) | | |
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| ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Kotarski W (12-12) | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 113 | 2.74 | | B. Hunn H (14) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2.00 | | I. Abraham | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.91 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Rodgers L (2-7) | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 3.94 | | D. Eddy | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4.60 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Jack Kotarski
Ballpark: Columbia Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 14278 |
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