FABL
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS @ DETROIT DYNAMOS
03/25/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Richard Elk
Pitching: RHP Richard Elk
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Jay Hunter to second
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 99.4 MPH)
Jay Hunter to third
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 388 ft
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 102.5 MPH)
Howard Smith to second
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Howard Smith to third
John Newton to second
Batting: LHB Miguel Serrano 0-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2R, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Pitching: RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 58.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Lou Strader scores
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Runner from 1st tags up, SAFE at 2nd
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 53.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Richard Elk
Batting: RHB Marco Middleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Elk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Richard Elk
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Richard Elk
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Miguel Serrano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Marco Middleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Richard Elk
Pitching: LHP Bud Dixon
Now at C: Johnny Recker
Now at 2B: Melvin Williams
Now at SS: Alberto Alvarez
Now in CF: Gil Jones
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4M, EV 103.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Lee Lowman 0-0: Ball
Don Riley is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Pitching: LHP Curly Anderson
Now at 1B: Henry Woods
Now at 2B: Wally Melvin
Now at SS: John Newton
Now in LF: Gus Richards
Now in CF: Dick Payne
Now in RF: Lee Lowman
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 5D, EV 51.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Recker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Bud Dixon
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 106.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 68.1 MPH)
Lined into DP, 6-3 (Line Drive, 6, EV 68.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Curly Anderson
Now at 3B: Jim Duchesne
Now at SS: Jack Finley
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bob McNall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Bud Dixon
Pitching: LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Now at 1B: Augie Dalton
Now at 3B: Abas Agani
Now in RF: Bob McNall
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Reid 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Melvin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Frank Reid to second
Batting: SHB Dick Payne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Frank Reid to third
Wally Melvin to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Frank Reid scores
Wally Melvin to third
Dick Payne to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Lee Lowman 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 4 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Curly Anderson
Pitching: RHP Lynn Teer
Now at 2B: Al Hubbard
Now at SS: Wally Melvin
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Augie Dalton 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 23, EV 65.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 4 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Pitching: RHP Rip Kimball
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 13, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gale Schmitt 0-0: Fly out, F1 (Popup, 15, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 4 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Lynn Teer
Pitching: RHP Bill Hunn
Pinch Hitting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Popup, 56S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Recker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
Pete Dance steals 2nd base
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pete Dance to third
Batting: LHB Bob McNall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Pete Dance scores
Pitching: RHP Buddy Thomas
Batting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 4 - Detroit 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Rip Kimball
Pitching: RHP Joe Pratt
Now in LF: Pete Dance
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Melvin 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dick Payne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Henry Woods scores
Pinch Hitting: RHB Virgil Humphrey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Detroit 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Buddy Thomas
Now in RF: Virgil Humphrey
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Augie Dalton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 71.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Gardner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 74.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Detroit 2
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