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ATLANTA COPPERHEADS @ BOSTON MINUTEMEN
05/11/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Pitching: RHP Hank Springer
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 77.5 MPH)
John Newton to second
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56D, EV 51.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Pitching: LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 55.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Howie Burt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Henry Woods to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Henry Woods scores
Howie Burt to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made at trailing runner, OUT! 8-3-6
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5L, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 102.5 MPH)
Earl Skains to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Springer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Pinch Runner at 1st John Moreland:
Batting: LHB Howie Burt 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 96.9 MPH)
John Moreland to second
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.6 MPH)
John Moreland to third
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Now at 1B: John Moreland
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 34, EV 68.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 62.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 368 ft
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 61.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Don Riley is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Howie Burt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 98.1 MPH)
John Moreland to second
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
John Moreland to third
Howie Burt to second
3-2: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Hank Springer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 65.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Dick Ward to third
Hal Mazur to second
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into fielders choice 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Hal Mazur to third
Charlie Hartsell to second
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 75.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Pitching: LHP Bud Shireman
Now at 2B: Bruce Hunt
Now at SS: Charlie Hartsell
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 101.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 88.1 MPH)
Don Riley to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gale Schmitt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Pitching: RHP Buddy Thomas
Now at 1B: Gale Schmitt
Now at 3B: Al Castle
Batting: RHB Bruce Hunt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Bud Shireman
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Reeves 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Al Hubbard to second
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 93.1 MPH)
Al Hubbard scores
Earl Skains to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Pitching: RHP Paul Sullivan
Batting: RHB Al Castle 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 76.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Buddy Thomas
Now in LF: Ed Reeves
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 101.9 MPH)
Jim Wise to third
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 95.6 MPH)
Jim Wise scores
Ed Cole to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Ed Cole scores
Vin Long to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Bottom of the 9th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Boston 4
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