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BOSTON MINUTEMEN @ DETROIT DYNAMOS
03/09/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Richard Elk
Pitching: RHP Richard Elk
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 93.1 MPH), Distance : 366 ft
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Pitching: RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
Geoff Taylor steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 102.5 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to third
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Boston 1 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Richard Elk
Batting: RHB Pat Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Irwin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
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 Virgil Ewing 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at second, runner OUT! 3-6
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 1 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Richard Elk
Batting: RHB Johnny Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: RHB Richard Elk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Owen Burns
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Dave Black to second
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 1 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Richard Elk
Pitching: RHP Phil Leis
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 100.6 MPH), Distance : 426 ft
Batting: RHB Pat Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 56.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Owen Burns
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Phil Leis
Now at C: Duke Bell
Now at 1B: Pete Dance
Now at 3B: Abas Agani
Now in CF: Gil Jones
Now in RF: Bob McNall
Batting: RHB Larry Irwin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Owen Burns 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Owen Burns
Now at 1B: Howard Smith
Now at 2B: Al Smith
Now at 3B: Mickey Barker
Now at SS: Dick Wood
Now in LF: George Brown
Now in CF: Jim Morton
Now in RF: Bob Menz
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Phil Leis 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Elmer Mortensen to second
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 2 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Phil Leis
Pitching: RHP Joe Pratt
Now at 2B: George Crain
Batting: LHB George Brown 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Paul Germano 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Owen Burns
Pitching: RHP Jimmie Prescott
Now at C: Walter Crogan
Now in CF: Vin Long
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bob McNall 0-0: Ball
Abas Agani steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Abas Agani to third
Batting: RHB Duke Bell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Joe Pratt
Pitching: RHP Gary Oldham
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, P, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Smith 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Jimmie Prescott
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4MD, EV 50.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Mel Neff to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Del Biadun 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 89.4 MPH)
Mel Neff to third
Pinch Hitting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 2 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Gary Oldham
Pitching: LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Now at SS: Mel Neff
Now in LF: Del Biadun
Now in CF: Lou Strader
Batting: RHB Walter Crogan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB George Brown 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Jimmie Prescott
Pitching: RHP Les Snyder
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 95.0 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Bud Shireman
Now at 3B: Joe Johnson
Batting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4D, EV 70.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Pitching: LHP Bud Dixon
Now at 1B: Augie Dalton
Now in RF: Pete Dance
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Joe Johnson 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Howard Smith to second
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 68.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Howard Smith to third
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Howard Smith scores
Dick Wood to second
Batting: RHB Al Smith 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 3 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Bud Shireman
Batting: RHB Duke Bell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Mel Neff to second
Batting: LHB Del Biadun 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 69.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 3 - Detroit 0
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