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DETROIT DYNAMOS @ BOSTON MINUTEMEN
03/21/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Pitching: RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
Geoff Taylor steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to third
Batting: LHB George Wood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 3, EV 98.8 MPH)
Geoff Taylor scores
Pete Dance to second
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Pitching: RHP Carl Hoffman
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 84.4 MPH)
Ty Rusconi to second
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Carl Hoffman 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pat Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Barker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB George Wood 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pete Dance to second
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Johnny Hall 0-0: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Dick Wood to second
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Dick Wood to third
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 70.6 MPH)
Lined into DP, 1-3 (Line Drive, P, EV 70.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
Melvin Williams steals 2nd base
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Carl Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Melvin Williams to third
Pinch Hitting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 98.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Melvin Williams scores
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor
Pinch Hitting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Now in LF: Gil Jones
Now in CF: Dave Black
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2R, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pat Allen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Pitching: RHP John Lewis
Now at 1B: Howard Smith
Now in LF: Vin Long
Now in CF: Bob Menz
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB George Wood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 90.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Pitching: RHP Joe Pratt
Now at 3B: Virgil Ewing
Now in RF: Bob McNall
Batting: RHB Mickey Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Mickey Barker to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Brown 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 2 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP John Lewis
Now at C: Walter Crogan
Now at 2B: Al Smith
Now at SS: Walter Huckaby
Now in RF: Bobby Phelps
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 394 ft
Pinch Hitting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 3 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Joe Pratt
Pitching: RHP Phil Leis
Now at 1B: Jack Lucas
Now at 2B: Jim Wilson
Now at SS: Alberto Alvarez
Batting: RHB Walter Crogan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter safe!
Walter Crogan to second
Batting: RHB Al Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Walter Crogan to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Walter Crogan scores
Pinch Hitting: SHB Joe Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 56, EV 95.0 MPH)
Buddy Miller to second
Pinch Runner at 2nd Phil Cooper:
Batting: LHB Bobby Phelps 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Detroit 3 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP John Lewis
Pitching: LHP Jesse Copeland
Now at 3B: Joe Johnson
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bob McNall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 70.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 3 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Phil Leis
Pitching: RHP Rip Kimball
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Menz
Pinch Hitting: LHB Si Connell 0-0: Called Strike
Vin Long steals 2nd base (no throw)
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Crogan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 3 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Jesse Copeland
Now in LF: Bobby Phelps
Now in CF: Vin Long
Now in RF: Si Connell
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 108.1 MPH), Distance : 433 ft
Pinch Hitting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 93.8 MPH), Distance : 347 ft
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 5 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Rip Kimball
Pitching: RHP Pat Fortier
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Joe Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 4D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Jim Wise to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: LHB Bobby Phelps 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 5 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Jesse Copeland
Pitching: RHP Ken West
Pinch Hitting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Augie Dalton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bob McNall 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 101.3 MPH)
Augie Dalton to second
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pat Fortier
Pitching: RHP Gary Oldham
Now in LF: Harvey Van Orden
Now in CF: Jim Gardner
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Paul Germano 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Si Connell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 88.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Larry Irwin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Boston 1
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