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DETROIT DYNAMOS @ ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
03/17/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Pitching: RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Neal Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Geoff Taylor to second
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Geoff Taylor to third
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 94.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Larry Tindall
Pitching: LHP Larry Tindall
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Tubbs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Larry Tindall
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Jay Hunter to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Jack Finley to second
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 1 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: SHB Larry Tindall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 98.8 MPH), Distance : 407 ft
Batting: RHB Neal Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 108.1 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Bill Hunn
Now at 3B: Phil Kibby
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Ball
Buddy Ensey steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Larry Tindall
Batting: RHB Phil Kibby 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Salvatore Aranda
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
Jack Blair is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 75.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Bill Hunn
Pitching: RHP Frank Maxwell
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Tubbs 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Mel Neff scores
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bill Tubbs to third
Batting: RHB Salvatore Aranda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 3 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Salvatore Aranda
Pitching: RHP Allie Boone
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 73.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Earl Skains steals 2nd base
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 93.1 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd with throw by CF
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
Passed Ball!
Earl Skains scores
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 3 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Frank Maxwell
Pitching: RHP Tom Henderson
Now at 1B: Lee Lowman
Now in LF: Oscar Gunderson
Now in CF: Don Riley
Now in RF: Virgil Humphrey
Pinch Hitting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 89.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jake Ervin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3D, EV 64.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 3 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Allie Boone
Pitching: RHP Charlie Christianson
Now at C: Duke Bell
Now at 1B: Jake Ervin
Now in LF: Pete Dance
Now in CF: Dixie Baker
Now in RF: Bob McNall
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Phil Kibby 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 3 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Tom Henderson
Now at SS: Bernie Dennis
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bob McNall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 3 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Charlie Christianson
Pitching: LHP Emil Maas
Now at 2B: Jim Gardner
Now at 3B: Bill Austin
Now at SS: Elmer Mortensen
Batting: RHB Virgil Humphrey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bernie Dennis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lee Lowman 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 3 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Tom Henderson
Pitching: RHP Buddy Thomas
Batting: RHB Duke Bell 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Eddie Hoffman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dixie Baker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 3 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Emil Maas
Now at 1B: Augie Dalton
Now at SS: Jake Ervin
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Oscar Gunderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Jack Abasi to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 8-5
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 3 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Buddy Thomas
Pitching: LHP Jack Grayson
Now at 2B: John Newton
Batting: RHB Jim Gardner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jake Ervin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Pete Dance to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 3 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Emil Maas
Pitching: RHP Ray Green
Now in CF: Dave Black
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Bud Dixon
Pinch Hitting: RHB Connie Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Virgil Humphrey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 79.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 3 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Jack Grayson
Pitching: RHP Fred Jones
Now at 3B: Connie Edwards
Now at SS: Tom Carpenter
Batting: LHB Bob McNall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Duke Bell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Bob McNall to second
Batting: RHB Augie Dalton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunted foul
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bob McNall to third
Batting: RHB Jim Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Detroit 3 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Bud Dixon
Pitching: RHP Bill Smith
Batting: LHB Lee Lowman 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB George Gray 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gale Schmitt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Glenn Henderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 3 - Atlanta 1
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