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BOSTON MINUTEMEN @ ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
04/26/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Pitching: RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 51.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Gil Armstrong to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Dick Ward to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Dick Ward scores
Jim Wise to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Ed Cole to second
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Pitching: RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 66.3 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: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Al Hubbard to second
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Springer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
Earl Skains steals 2nd base
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 84.4 MPH)
Earl Skains to third
Batting: RHB Jack Kotarski 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Jay Hunter to second
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Called Strike
Ed Cole is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Grounds into double play, 1-6-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Springer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
Gil Armstrong is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5S, EV 63.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Jack Kotarski 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at second, runner safe!
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, 15S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Jack Finley to third
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 15S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Jack Blair to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Earl Skains to second
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Jack Kotarski 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Now at 1B: Howard Smith
Now in CF: Jim Morton
Now in RF: Bob Menz
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Springer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 78.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Pitching: LHP Bud Shireman
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 104.4 MPH)
John Newton to third
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 71.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Pitching: RHP Buddy Thomas
Now at 3B: John Newton
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 110.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Bud Shireman
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 337 ft
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF, Error on foul ball, E7
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 10TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Buddy Thomas
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MS, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Bud Shireman
Pitching: LHP Walt Portelli
Now at SS: Dick Wood
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 108.1 MPH)
John Newton to third
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 11TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Buddy Thomas
Pitching: RHP Bill Hunn
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 11th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 11TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Walt Portelli
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Al Hubbard to second
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Bottom of the 11th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 2 - Atlanta 3
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