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BOSTON MINUTEMEN @ DETROIT DYNAMOS
08/23/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Paddy Williamson
Pitching: RHP Paddy Williamson
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Jim Morton is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
2-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Pitching: RHP Hank Springer
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 84.4 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to third
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Geoff Taylor scores
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Paddy Williamson
Batting: SHB Dick Anderson 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Adam Byrd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 108.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Paddy Williamson
Batting: RHB Hank Springer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Hank Springer to second
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 56D, EV 91.3 MPH)
Hank Springer to third
Dick Ward to second
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Hank Springer scores
Dick Ward scores
Jim Morton to third
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dick Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Jim Morton scores
Willie Stephens to third
Batting: RHB Adam Byrd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 3 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 56, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paddy Williamson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 3 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Paddy Williamson
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Hank Springer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 3 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Buddy Ensey steals 2nd base (no throw)
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 3 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Paddy Williamson
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
Dick Ward is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 66.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 3 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 56.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 3 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Paddy Williamson
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Dick Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Pitching: RHP Charlie Christianson
Now at SS: Jim Wilson
Batting: RHB Adam Byrd 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 99.4 MPH), Distance : 379 ft
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 5 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 5 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Charlie Christianson
Batting: RHB Hank Springer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
Dick Ward steals 2nd base
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 63.8 MPH)
Dick Ward to third
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Dick Ward scores
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Willie Stephens to third
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 6 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 6 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Charlie Christianson
Batting: SHB Dick Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Adam Byrd 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Called Strike
Pickoff Throw to First - Error! E1
Adam Byrd to second
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Boston 6 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 101.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Abas Agani to third
Abas Agani scores
Pitching: LHP Bud Shireman
Now at SS: Dick Wood
Batting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Don Brown to third
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 6 - Detroit 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Charlie Christianson
Pitching: RHP Bob Reed
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 6 - Detroit 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Bud Shireman
Now at 1B: John Low
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 15S, EV 65.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Bill Austin to second
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 70.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Bill Austin to third
Jack Lucas to second
Batting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Bill Austin scores
Jack Lucas to third
Harvey Van Orden to second
Batting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Boston 6 - Detroit 3
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