FABL
NEW YORK GOTHAMS @ ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
09/25/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Pitching: RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: LHB Paul Church 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Davis 0-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter safe!
Paul Church to second
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 83.8 MPH)
Paul Church to third
Batting: SHB Bill Arndt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Jones 0-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 356 ft
Batting: LHB Mark Boyd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Ferry 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 355 ft
Batting: RHB Jon Horton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bunny Mullins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Jon Horton to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB Paul Church 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Bunny Mullins
Pitching: RHP Bunny Mullins
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Ed Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Bill Arndt 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Bunny Mullins
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jim Duchesne to second
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Joe Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Mark Boyd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Earl Ferry 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Bunny Mullins
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Kotarski 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
Don Riley is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 5 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Jon Horton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bunny Mullins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Paul Church 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ed Davis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 363 ft
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 7 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Bunny Mullins
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
Jack Blair steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 100.6 MPH)
Jack Blair to third
Howard Smith to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 88.1 MPH), Distance : 319 ft
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 68.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 7 - Atlanta 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Pitching: LHP Jack Grayson
Now at 1B: Lee Lowman
Batting: SHB Bill Arndt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 93.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Joe Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3L, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mark Boyd 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Earl Ferry 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bill Arndt to second
Bill Arndt to third
Batting: RHB Jon Horton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 5SF, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 7 - Atlanta 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Bunny Mullins
Batting: LHB Lee Lowman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 25, EV 43.8 MPH)
Lee Lowman to second
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 54.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 106.3 MPH), Distance : 389 ft
Pitching: LHP Charley Graham
Now at 3B: Bill Jacobs
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at second, runner OUT! 1-6
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; New York 7 - Atlanta 7
TOP OF THE 6TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Jack Grayson
Batting: RHB Bill Jacobs 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Paul Church 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunt missed!
2-1: Bunted foul
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 93.8 MPH), Distance : 333 ft
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Bill Arndt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Sam Hamilton to second
Sam Hamilton to third
Batting: RHB Joe Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Sam Hamilton scores
Bill Arndt to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Pitching: RHP Bill Hunn
Now at 2B: Duane Carle
Batting: LHB Mark Boyd 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Ferry 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 63.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 10 - Atlanta 7
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : LHP Charley Graham
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Duane Carle 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lee Lowman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-1: Ball
Lee Lowman is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 10 - Atlanta 7
TOP OF THE 7TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Bill Hunn
Pinch Hitting: LHB Paul Ellis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Bill Jacobs 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Paul Ellis to second
Batting: LHB Paul Church 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Paul Ellis to third
Bill Jacobs to second
Batting: RHB Ed Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Paul Ellis scores
Bill Jacobs scores
Paul Church to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 56D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Ed Davis scores
Pinch Hitting: RHB George James 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Sam Hamilton to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred McCoy 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Sam Hamilton scores
Batting: LHB Mark Boyd 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 5 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on base; New York 15 - Atlanta 7
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : LHP Charley Graham
Pitching: RHP Charlie Todd Jr.
Now at 2B: Dutch Eckelberry
Now in LF: George James
Pinch Hitting: RHB Virgil Humphrey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Andy Baxter 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: Base on Balls
Virgil Humphrey to second
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Virgil Humphrey to third
Andy Baxter to second
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Al Castle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 107.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Virgil Humphrey scores
Andy Baxter to third
Jack Blair to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 102.5 MPH)
Andy Baxter scores
Jack Blair to third
Walt Dugan to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Walt Dugan to third
Gus Richards to second
Batting: SHB Duane Carle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Lee Lowman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Walt Dugan scores
Gus Richards to third
Duane Carle to second
Pitching: RHP Johnnie Laufenberg
Batting: RHB Virgil Humphrey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; New York 15 - Atlanta 11
TOP OF THE 8TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Bill Hunn
Pitching: RHP Buddy Thomas
Now at 3B: Al Castle
Now at SS: Walt Dugan
Now in LF: Virgil Humphrey
Now in CF: Jack Blair
Now in RF: Gus Richards
Batting: RHB Earl Ferry 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dutch Eckelberry 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 15 - Atlanta 11
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Johnnie Laufenberg
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gale Schmitt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Al Castle 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 15 - Atlanta 11
TOP OF THE 9TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Buddy Thomas
Pitching: RHP Frank Maxwell
Batting: LHB Paul Church 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Ball
Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 15 - Atlanta 11
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Johnnie Laufenberg
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Walt Dugan to third
Batting: SHB Duane Carle 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Walt Dugan scores
Gus Richards to third
Batting: LHB Lee Lowman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Humphrey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.8 MPH)
Gus Richards scores
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 15 - Atlanta 13
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