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BOSTON MINUTEMEN @ ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
04/25/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Pitching: LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Pitching: RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
John Newton is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LS, EV 94.4 MPH) - OUT at second base trying to stretch hit.
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 63.8 MPH)
Lined into DP, U3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Hall 0-0: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at third, runner OUT! 5-6
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, 15, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Dick Ward to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Charlie Hartsell to second
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jay Hunter to second
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3DF, EV 52.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Howie Burt 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 82.5 MPH)
Jay Hunter to third
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jay Hunter scores
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 15S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 383 ft
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Johnny Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 1 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 92.5 MPH), Distance : 335 ft
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 1 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter safe!
Dick Ward to second
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Dick Ward to third
Charlie Hartsell to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Howie Burt 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Jay Hunter to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bill Gallagher to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Dale Raz to second
Batting: RHB Johnny Hall 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 98.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 3 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Grounds out, U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 80.6 MPH)
John Newton to third
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 3 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Jim Morton to second
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jim Morton to third
Howard Smith to second
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 102.5 MPH)
Jim Morton scores
Howard Smith to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Bill Gallagher to second
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 5 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Now at 1B: Howard Smith
Now at 3B: Dick Wood
Now in CF: Jim Morton
Now in RF: Bob Menz
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 5 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Pitching: LHP Curly Anderson
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Dick Ward steals 2nd base
2-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 101.3 MPH)
Dick Ward to third
Charlie Hartsell to second
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 87.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Dick Ward scores
Charlie Hartsell to third
Bob Menz to second
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 77.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Boston 6 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Pitching: LHP Bud Shireman
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 6 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Curly Anderson
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bill Gallagher to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Dale Raz to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bill Gallagher scores
Dale Raz scores
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 7D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Hal Mazur scores
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 75.0 MPH)
Dick Ward scores
Pitching: RHP Bill Hunn
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 10 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Bud Shireman
Pitching: RHP Ed Phipps
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 111.9 MPH), Distance : 427 ft
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 10 - Atlanta 3
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