FABL
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS @ CHICAGO CHIEFS
07/08/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Pitching: LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 71.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 109.4 MPH)
John Newton to second
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 110.6 MPH)
John Newton scores
Walt Dugan to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Jack Blair to third
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Jay Hunter steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Dutch Wright
Pitching: RHP Dutch Wright
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MD, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dutch Wright 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Dutch Wright
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bob Starr to second
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, W RL, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Dutch Wright
Batting: LHB Otis Hawkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 105.6 MPH)
Otis Hawkins to second
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 55.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
3-2: Base on Balls
Otis Hawkins to third
Rankin Ziegler to second
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dutch Wright 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Dutch Wright
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Otis Hawkins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Walt Dugan to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Jack Blair to second
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Walt Dugan scores
Jack Blair to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 91.3 MPH), Distance : 339 ft
Pitching: RHP Walt Jackson
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Howard Smith to second
Batting: SHB Dutch Wright 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Howard Smith to third
Gus Richards to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Gus Richards to third
Dutch Wright to second
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 107.5 MPH)
Gus Richards scores
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 8 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Dutch Wright
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 70.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Chris Wells to third
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Joe Siniscalchi is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 8 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Walt Jackson
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 67.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Walt Dugan to second
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 51.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 8 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Dutch Wright
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: LHP John McCormick
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 8 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Walt Jackson
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB John McCormick 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 39.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 8 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP John McCormick
Pinch Hitting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
Ricardo Castillo steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 8 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Walt Jackson
Pitching: RHP John Thomas
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 86.9 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 9 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP John McCormick
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 9 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP John Thomas
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 65.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 9 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP John McCormick
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 97.5 MPH)
Harry McDaniel to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Babe Thornton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 102.5 MPH)
Harry McDaniel to third
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Babe Thornton to second
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Harry McDaniel scores
Babe Thornton to third
Ricardo Castillo to second
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 102.5 MPH)
Babe Thornton scores
Ricardo Castillo scores
Rankin Ziegler to third
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Rankin Ziegler scores
Chris Wells to third
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Chris Wells scores
Bob Starr to second
Bob Starr to third
Pitching: RHP Buddy Thomas
Now in LF: Jack Abasi
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 9 - Chicago 5
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