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BOSTON MINUTEMEN @ ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
09/15/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Pitching: RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
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 Charlie Roberts
Pitching: RHP Charlie Roberts
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3S, EV 71.3 MPH) (infield hit)
John Moreland to second
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 106.3 MPH)
John Moreland to third
Jack Blair to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Jack Blair to third
Jack Abasi to second
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Irwin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 75.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Reid 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Kotarski 0-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at second, runner OUT! 5-6
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 384 ft
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Roberts 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
Jack Abasi steals 2nd base
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 2R, EV 65.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Frank Reid 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jack Kotarski 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5L, EV 91.9 MPH)
Henry Woods to third
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 65.6 MPH)
Lined into DP, 5-4 (Line Drive, 5, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Al Smith 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Irwin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6M, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Jack Blair to second
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Jack Blair to third
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Jack Blair scores
Jack Abasi to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Jack Finley to second
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Charlie Roberts 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
Dick Ward steals 2nd base
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Batting: RHB Frank Reid 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Kotarski 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Single, Error in OF, E9, batter to second base (Line Drive, 9S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Jack Kotarski to third
Pitching: LHP Richie Thornton
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 95.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Jay Hunter to third
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Charlie Hartsell to second
Batting: RHB Al Smith 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Larry Irwin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 90.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Surprenant 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Richie Thornton
Now at 3B: George Surprenant
Now at SS: Al Smith
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 96.3 MPH)
John Newton to third
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jack Abasi to third
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Frank Reid 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 100.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Jack Kotarski 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 7
TOP OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Pinch Hitting: SHB Dick Anderson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Paul Germano 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walter Crogan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 7
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Richie Thornton
Pitching: RHP Owen Burns
Now in LF: Paul Germano
Now in CF: Dick Anderson
Pinch Hitting: RHB Virgil Humphrey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Duane Carle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Virgil Humphrey to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Andy Baxter 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Al Castle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 8
TOP OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Now at 1B: Al Castle
Now at 2B: Duane Carle
Now in LF: Andy Baxter
Now in CF: Jack Abasi
Now in RF: Virgil Humphrey
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Low 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 98.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Adam Byrd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 75.0 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Jay Page
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Al Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Atlanta 8
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