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BOSTON MINUTEMEN @ DETROIT DYNAMOS
04/02/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Pitching: LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Pitching: RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Geoff Taylor to second
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 108.8 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to third
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 351 ft
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Kelly 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 75.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 96.9 MPH)
Ty Rusconi to second
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Dick Ward to third
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LD, EV 80.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 3 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: LHB Jack Vander Kooi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 13S, EV 63.1 MPH)
Pete Dance to third
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Pete Dance scores
Buddy Ensey to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bill Austin to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Jack Lucas to second
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Boston 3 - Detroit 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 389 ft
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 4 - Detroit 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Vander Kooi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 4 - Detroit 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Now at 1B: Virgil Ewing
Now in LF: Gil Jones
Pinch Hitting: RHB Pat Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 4 - Detroit 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Pitching: LHP Walt Portelli
Now at C: Larry Irwin
Now at 1B: Howard Smith
Now at 2B: Walter Huckaby
Now at 3B: Mickey Barker
Now in RF: Bobby Phelps
Pinch Hitting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bob McNall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 106.3 MPH)
Lou Strader to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Fielders Choice at home, 5-2 (Groundball, 25, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bob McNall to second
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 4 - Detroit 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Pitching: RHP Paul Sullivan
Now in LF: Dave Black
Now in CF: Gil Jones
Now in RF: Lou Strader
Batting: RHB Mickey Barker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Phelps 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 80.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Irwin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 4 - Detroit 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Walt Portelli
Pitching: RHP John Lewis
Now at SS: Dick Wood
Now in LF: Buddy Miller
Now in CF: Ed Cole
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter safe!
Ty Rusconi to second
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Ty Rusconi to third
Melvin Williams to second
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 97.5 MPH)
Ty Rusconi scores
Melvin Williams scores
Batting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 103.1 MPH)
Dave Black to third
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 4 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Paul Sullivan
Pitching: RHP Rip Kimball
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 4 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP John Lewis
Pinch Hitting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 4 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Rip Kimball
Pitching: LHP Joe Jones
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Phelps 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 4 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP John Lewis
Pitching: LHP Sam Hill
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 34, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 4 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Irwin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Larry Irwin to second
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 70.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Larry Irwin to third
Buddy Miller to second
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 5 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Sam Hill
Pitching: LHP Richie Thornton
Pinch Hitting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 5 - Detroit 4
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