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BOSTON MINUTEMEN @ ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
05/21/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Pitching: LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Augie Hicks
Pitching: RHP Augie Hicks
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gale Schmitt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
Jack Blair is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Jim Wise to second
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 109.4 MPH)
Jim Wise to third
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Augie Hicks
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 78D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Howard Smith scores
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 357 ft
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Howie Burt 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Augie Hicks 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Augie Hicks
Batting: LHB Gale Schmitt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Al Hubbard to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Howard Smith to second
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Fielders Choice at 3rd, U5 (Groundball, 5, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Charlie Hartsell to third
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Jim Morton to second
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 1 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Augie Hicks
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Howie Burt 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Jay Hunter to second
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Gale Schmitt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 93.8 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd with throw by CF
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 1 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Augie Hicks 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Hal Mazur to second
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Hal Mazur scores
Charlie Hartsell to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 3 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Augie Hicks
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 7LD, EV 111.9 MPH)
Al Hubbard to third
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 56.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Howie Burt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Boston 3 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F1 (Popup, 15, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 3 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Augie Hicks
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 1B, E1 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gale Schmitt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 101.9 MPH)
Jack Blair to second
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Jack Blair to third
Gale Schmitt to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Gale Schmitt to third
Al Hubbard to second
Pitching: LHP Walt Portelli
Now at 2B: Bruce Hunt
Now at SS: Charlie Hartsell
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 97.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Gale Schmitt scores
Al Hubbard to third
Howard Smith to second
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Al Hubbard scores
Howard Smith to third
John Newton to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Boston 3 - Atlanta 7
TOP OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Pitching: RHP Frank Maxwell
Batting: RHB Bruce Hunt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 3 - Atlanta 7
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Walt Portelli
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Gale Schmitt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Earl Skains steals 2nd base
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Earl Skains to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 3 - Atlanta 8
TOP OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Frank Maxwell
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 3 - Atlanta 8
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Walt Portelli
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 3 - Atlanta 8
TOP OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Frank Maxwell
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MD, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 34, EV 70.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 3 - Atlanta 8
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