FABL
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS @ CHICAGO CHIEFS
03/23/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Larry Barker
Pitching: RHP Larry Barker
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5S, EV 63.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 66.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Jack Blair to second
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached via error on a dropped throw from P, E4 (Groundball, P, EV 78.1 MPH)
Jack Blair to third
John Newton to second
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 107.5 MPH)
Jack Blair scores
John Newton scores
Earl Skains to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Pitching: RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, P, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Larry Barker
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Kotarski 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Jack Blair to second
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Chris Wells to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Chris Wells scores
Bob Starr to second
Batting: LHB Mike Litteral 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Barker 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bob Starr scores
Harry McDaniel to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Larry Barker to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
Ricardo Castillo is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 2nd over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Larry Barker
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Jim Duchesne to second
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 76.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Andy Ellefsen to second
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Larry Barker
Batting: RHB Jack Kotarski 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 82.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Kibby 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Hal Alsip
Now at 3B: Allan Griffen
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Pitching: RHP Bill Hunn
Now at SS: Phil Kibby
Now in LF: Don Riley
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mike Litteral 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Harry McDaniel to second
Batting: RHB Allan Griffen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Hal Alsip
Now at C: Bill Mullin
Now in LF: Luis Ramirez
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.9 MPH)
Now at 2B: Tom Rider
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Lee Lowman 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Bill Hunn
Pitching: RHP Fred Jones
Now in LF: Pete Hart
Now in CF: Don Riley
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Alsip 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tom White 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Hal Alsip
Pitching: RHP Bob McKinney
Now at 1B: Tom White
Now at SS: Rankin Ziegler
Now in CF: Ed Huff
Now in RF: Tom Blanton
Pinch Hitting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 102.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gale Schmitt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 95.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Fred Jones
Pitching: LHP Jack Grayson
Now at 1B: John Moreland
Now at 2B: Al Hubbard
Now at 3B: Phil Kibby
Now at SS: Wally Melvin
Now in LF: Gale Schmitt
Now in RF: Virgil Humphrey
Batting: RHB Luis Ramirez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Mullin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Luis Ramirez to second
Batting: RHB Tom Rider 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Huff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Luis Ramirez to third
Rankin Ziegler to second
Batting: RHB Allan Griffen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Bob McKinney
Pitching: LHP Ed Rowley
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Phil Kibby 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Humphrey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Jack Grayson
Batting: LHB Tom Blanton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Babe Thornton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Luis Ramirez 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Ed Rowley
Pitching: LHP Bruno Bunn
Batting: RHB Wally Melvin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB George Gray 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Wally Melvin to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at home, 4-2 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
George Gray to third
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 110.6 MPH)
George Gray scores
John Moreland to third
Batting: LHB Gale Schmitt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Passed Ball!
John Moreland scores
Al Hubbard to third
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Jack Grayson
Pitching: RHP Frank Maxwell
Now at C: George Gray
Batting: RHB Bill Mullin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 93.1 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Buddy Thomas
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mike Ford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Bruno Bunn
Pitching: RHP Jim Queen
Now at 2B: Gene Smith
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Smith 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Charley Green 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Humphrey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Melvin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Pickoff Throw by Catcher to First - Out!
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Buddy Thomas
Now at 3B: Frank Reid
Now in CF: Gus Richards
Batting: RHB Ed Huff 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Harry Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tom Blanton 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Harry Bailey to second
Pinch Hitting: SHB Benny Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3, EV 90.0 MPH)
Harry Bailey to third
Tom Blanton to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tony Baker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Al Bennett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Harry Bailey scores
Tom Blanton to third
Benny Davis to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by RF and OUT! 9-4-2
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Chicago 5
TOP OF THE 10TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Jim Queen
Pitching: LHP Joe Jones
Now at 1B: Bob Smith
Now at 2B: Tom Spruill
Now at 3B: Harry Bailey
Now at SS: Rankin Ziegler
Now in LF: Tony Baker
Batting: RHB Wally Melvin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Gray 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 43.8 MPH)
Wally Melvin to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Reeves 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fielders Choice at home, 5-2 (Groundball, 56S, EV 92.5 MPH)
George Gray to third
Pinch Hitting: SHB Joe Dentinger 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
George Gray scores
Ed Reeves to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Al Castle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 69.4 MPH)
Lined into DP, U3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Atlanta 6 - Chicago 5
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Buddy Thomas
Pitching: RHP Tom Henderson
Now at 1B: Ike Rosen
Now at 2B: Joe Dentinger
Pinch Hitting: RHB Roy Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tony Smeltzer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bob Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 6 - Chicago 5
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