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BOSTON MINUTEMEN @ ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
05/23/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Pitching: RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
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 : LHP Richie Thornton
Pitching: LHP Richie Thornton
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gale Schmitt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 80.6 MPH)
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 : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 410 ft
Batting: LHB Richie Thornton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Richie Thornton
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Jack Blair to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Jack Blair scores
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Richie Thornton
Batting: RHB Marco Middleton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gale Schmitt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 107.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Richie Thornton
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Jack Blair to second
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
Howard Smith is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Jack Blair advances to 3rd base
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 69.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Richie Thornton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Richie Thornton
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Marco Middleton 0-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Jack Abasi to second
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Gale Schmitt 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Jack Abasi to third
Jay Hunter to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Jay Hunter to third
Gale Schmitt to second
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 89M, EV 107.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 45.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Dick Ward to second
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Richie Thornton
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 91.9 MPH), Distance : 357 ft
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunt - Flyout to 15S! F1
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 97.5 MPH)
John Newton to second
Batting: RHB Marco Middleton 0-0: Hit by Pitch
John Newton to third
Jack Abasi to second
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 111.3 MPH), Distance : 417 ft
Pitching: RHP Harry Draper
Batting: LHB Gale Schmitt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 78M, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 7
TOP OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 75.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Hal Mazur is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 7
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Harry Draper
Pitching: RHP Paul Sullivan
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
Jack Blair is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 7
TOP OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Buddy Miller to second
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Buddy Miller to third
Dick Ward to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 7
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Paul Sullivan
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Marco Middleton 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Jack Abasi to second
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 96.9 MPH)
Jack Abasi scores
Batting: LHB Gale Schmitt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Jay Hunter to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 9
TOP OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 110.0 MPH), Distance : 422 ft
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.6 MPH)
Walter Huckaby to second
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Walter Huckaby to third
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 111.3 MPH), Distance : 420 ft
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 6 - Atlanta 9
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