 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT DETROIT DYNAMOS 05/16/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT DETROIT DYNAMOS | | GAME ID: 965 - FRIDAY, MAY 16TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Boston Minutemen (9-21) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | Detroit Dynamos (15-20) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 2 | | |  | |
| Dynamos Clip Minutemen, 4-3 | The Detroit Dynamos got a rain-soaked win over the Boston Minutemen.
Detroit pitcher Pat Fortier had a large part in his team beating the Boston Minutemen, 4-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Fortier got the win, improving to 2-2. He gave up 5 hits and walked 2 over 6 innings. He allowed 3 runs. The save went to Pedro Castro, number 1 for him.
Detroit shortstop Alberto Alvarez helped the Dynamos go up, 4-3, in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Alvarez hit a run-scoring single off Boston pitcher Bob Scott.
"We did a lot of things right," said Alvarez.
Boston, at 9-21, has lost 4 straight. | |
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| BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - D. Wood substituted for B. Scott in the 6th b - H. Mazur pinch hit for R. Thornton in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: W. Stephens (8, 6th Inning off P. Fortier, 2 on, 0 outs) , C. Hartsell (3, 6th Inning off P. Fortier, 2 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: D. Ward , C. Hartsell 2 , W. Stephens 3 , J. Morton , D. Raz Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Raz , B. Scott GIDP: W. Stephens , J. Wise Sac Bunt: G. Armstrong Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Errors: C. Hartsell (4) , J. Morton (3) Double Plays: 1 (Thornton-Wood-Stephens) | | | a - G. Jones pinch hit for P. Fortier in the 6th
BATTING Triples: P. Dance (3, 6th Inning off B. Scott, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: B. Ensey (4, 3rd Inning off B. Scott, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: G. Taylor , B. Ensey 4 , B. Austin 2 , P. Dance 4 , A. Alvarez 2 2-out RBI: G. Taylor , B. Ensey Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Black , B. Austin , H. Van Orden , A. Alvarez GIDP: A. Alvarez Team LOB: 9
FIELDING Errors: D. Black (3) , M. Williams (6) Double Plays: 2 (Austin-Williams-Black, Williams-Alvarez-Black) | | |
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| BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Scott L (1-4) | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 113 | 3.86 | | R. Thornton | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1.15 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | P. Fortier W (2-2) | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 2.98 | | P. Castro SV (1) | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4.78 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Pat Fortier Ballpark: Thompson Field Weather: Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph Start Time: 8:05 PM ET Time: 3:01 Attendance: 14038 Special Notes: Rain delay of 22 minutes in the 8th inning. |
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