FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
10/02/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
GAME ID: 9445 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Minutemen (83-79) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
Baltimore Clippers (79-83) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 X 5 7 0
Boston Stopped, 5-1, by Baltimore
The Baltimore Clippers topped the Boston Minutemen, 5-1, in Federal Association action at Patapsco Field. The standout performance belonged to Baltimore pitcher and Great Falls, Montana, native Joe McDowell. The winning pitcher was McDowell, now 11-16. He tossed 6.1 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 3. Baltimore's record now stands at 79-83, placing them 4th in the Federal Association East.

Baltimore took control in the bottom of the sixth. With two out and a runner on 3rd, Ike Barnett hit a run-scoring single to make it 1-0, Clippers.

"It was a good night for them and a bad night for us," said Boston manager Dode Edwards.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ward LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 15 60
J. Morton RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 13 80
W. Stephens 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .386 3 46
C. Hartsell 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .283 6 65
D. Anderson CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .231 1 16
B. Gallagher C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .195 1 8
A. Smith 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .256 1 9
W. Huckaby SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .207 13 41
J. Baylor P 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .114 0 3
   W. Portelli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 34 1 8 1 1 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Anderson (5, 2nd Inning off J. McDowell, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Smith (5, 7th Inning off T. Smith, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Hartsell (6, 9th Inning off S. Stoyer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Stephens 2 , C. Hartsell 4 , D. Anderson 3 , B. Gallagher , A. Smith 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hartsell , W. Huckaby , J. Baylor
GIDP: B. Gallagher
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Huckaby-Hartsell-Stephens)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. James 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .287 0 9
C. Roberts 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .262 2 31
I. Barnett RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .266 14 86
H. Blank 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .331 5 73
H. Wallace C 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .272 8 72
H. Simmons CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .214 13 63
M. Hisel LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 1
   L. Warren P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   b-A. Johnson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 8 56
   S. Stoyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Goodman SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .245 4 38
J. McDowell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145 0 4
   T. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Tucker LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .318 0 18
Totals 30 5 7 5 5 1 13      
a - J. Tucker substituted for T. Smith in the 8th
b - A. Johnson pinch hit for L. Warren in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. James (4, 6th Inning off J. Baylor, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. James 3 , I. Barnett 2 , H. Wallace 2 , J. Goodman
2-out RBI: I. Barnett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Goodman 2
GIDP: H. Simmons
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (James-Goodman-James)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Baylor L (13-11) 7.0 5 4 4 3 0 0 104 3.02   
W. Portelli 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 16 3.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Baylor 48
Batters Faced: J. Baylor 28, W. Portelli 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Baylor 12-8, W. Portelli 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Baylor 104-61, W. Portelli 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Portelli 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McDowell W (11-16) 6.1 3 0 0 1 3 0 96 3.93   
T. Smith H (5) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 5.92   
L. Warren H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.23   
S. Stoyer 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 18 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McDowell 69
Batters Faced: J. McDowell 23, T. Smith 4, L. Warren 3, S. Stoyer 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McDowell 5-11, T. Smith 0-1, L. Warren 3-0, S. Stoyer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. McDowell 96-59, T. Smith 17-11, L. Warren 14-9, S. Stoyer 18-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe McDowell
Ballpark: Patapsco Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 15231
Special Notes: SP Joe McDowell was injured while pitching.
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