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BOSTON MINUTEMEN @ DETROIT DYNAMOS
05/17/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Pitching: RHP Jack Williams
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Pitching: RHP Charlie Roberts
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 105.0 MPH), Distance : 394 ft
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
Bill Austin steals 2nd base
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bill Austin to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 2
TOP OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Now at 3B: Alberto Alvarez
Now at SS: Elmer Mortensen
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 96.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 2
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Jack Williams 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 34, EV 68.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 15, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Roberts 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Geoff Taylor scores
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Buddy Ensey to third
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Called Strike
Willie Stephens steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Jack Williams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2LF, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Jim Wise to second
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Jim Wise to third
Batting: RHB Charlie Roberts 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Dave Black to third
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
Geoff Taylor is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
0-1: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, P, EV 75.0 MPH)
Dave Black scores
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Buddy Ensey to third
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 34, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jack Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Grounds out, U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 102.5 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Richie Thornton
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Richie Thornton
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Pinch Hitting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 101.9 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Richard Elk
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Richie Thornton
Pitching: RHP Les Snyder
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 48.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Richard Elk
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 110.0 MPH), Distance : 422 ft
Pitching: RHP Pedro Castro
Now at 3B: George Crain
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 25, EV 70.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 94.4 MPH), Distance : 351 ft
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 4 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Les Snyder
Pitching: LHP Bud Shireman
Now at SS: Dick Wood
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 23, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 4 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 10TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pedro Castro
Now in RF: Gil Jones
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 4 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Bud Shireman
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 4 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 11TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pedro Castro
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 99.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 11th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 4 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 11TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Bud Shireman
Pitching: LHP Walt Portelli
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 15S, EV 65.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
George Crain to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Dave Black to second
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
George Crain scores
Bottom of the 11th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 4 - Detroit 5
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