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ATLANTA COPPERHEADS @ BOSTON MINUTEMEN
03/18/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Pitching: RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Grounds into double play, 1-6-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Pitching: RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 5S, EV 70.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Dick Ward to second
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MD, EV 61.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Miguel Serrano 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Jim Duchesne to second
Batting: SHB Dick Payne 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Jack Kotarski 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Springer 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Jim Wise to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Pitching: LHP Tommy Blount
Now at 3B: Al Smith
Now at SS: Dick Wood
Now in LF: Vin Long
Now in RF: Bobby Phelps
Batting: LHB Miguel Serrano 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 368 ft
Batting: SHB Dick Payne 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 91.3 MPH), Distance : 348 ft
Pinch Hitting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Al Hubbard to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Lee Lowman 0-0: Called Strike
Al Hubbard steals 3rd base
Earl Skains to second
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Al Hubbard scores
Earl Skains to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Virgil Humphrey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Earl Skains scores
Pitching: RHP Jimmie Prescott
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 81.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Reid 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 4 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Pitching: RHP Sonny Stoyer
Now at 1B: Duane Carle
Now at 2B: Al Hubbard
Now at 3B: John Newton
Now in LF: Virgil Humphrey
Now in RF: Lee Lowman
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 4 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Jimmie Prescott
Now at 1B: Howard Smith
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 4 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Sonny Stoyer
Now at SS: Jack Finley
Now in CF: Jay Hunter
Pinch Hitting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 93.1 MPH), Distance : 349 ft
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Elmer Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Phelps 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Pat Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 4 - Boston 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Jimmie Prescott
Now at 1B: Elmer Miller
Now at 2B: Hal Mazur
Now at 3B: Howard Smith
Now in CF: Pat Allen
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Duane Carle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
Al Hubbard to second
Batting: LHB Lee Lowman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 105.6 MPH)
Al Hubbard to third
Batting: RHB Virgil Humphrey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wally Melvin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Boston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Sonny Stoyer
Now at 3B: Jack Finley
Now at SS: Wally Melvin
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mickey Barker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Boston 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Jimmie Prescott
Pitching: LHP Walt Portelli
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Reeves 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Ed Reeves to second
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Ed Reeves to third
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 73.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Boston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Sonny Stoyer
Pitching: RHP Lynn Teer
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Hal Mazur to third
Batting: SHB Elmer Miller 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Hal Mazur scores
George Brown to second
Batting: LHB Bobby Phelps 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
George Brown to third
Elmer Miller to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Elmer Miller to third
Bobby Phelps to second
Batting: RHB Pat Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Boston 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Walt Portelli
Pitching: RHP Ed Phipps
Now at 3B: Joe Johnson
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Duane Carle 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 81.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Boston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Lynn Teer
Pitching: RHP Hank Parks
Now at 2B: Walt Dugan
Now in RF: Gus Richards
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walter Crogan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Paul Germano 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 107.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Paul Germano to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Al McCoy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 76.9 MPH)
Paul Germano to third
Walter Huckaby to second
Batting: SHB Joe Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Boston 5
TOP OF THE 10TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Ed Phipps
Pitching: LHP Bud Shireman
Now at C: Walter Crogan
Now at 1B: Phil Cooper
Now at 2B: Al McCoy
Now at SS: Walter Huckaby
Now in LF: Paul Germano
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Melvin 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 95.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Boston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Hank Parks
Pitching: LHP Jack Grayson
Now in LF: Jack Abasi
Pinch Hitting: LHB Si Connell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Phil Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 71.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Frank Kirouac to second
Batting: RHB Walter Crogan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Frank Kirouac to third
Phil Cooper to second
Batting: RHB Paul Germano 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Bottom of the 10th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Boston 6
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