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BOSTON MINUTEMEN @ DETROIT DYNAMOS
05/18/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Pitching: LHP Joe Jones
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Pitching: RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 61.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 56D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Pete Dance to second
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Pete Dance to third
Harvey Van Orden to second
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Pete Dance scores
Harvey Van Orden scores
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Melvin Williams to third
Batting: LHB Joe Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Kelly 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Bunt - Flyout to 3S! F3
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
Dave Black steals 2nd base
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Dave Black to third
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
Buddy Ensey steals 2nd base
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 80.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 13, EV 71.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Joe Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 73.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Dave Black to third
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Dave Black scores
Buddy Ensey to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Kelly 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
Dick Ward is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 3SF, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Jones 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Alberto Alvarez to second
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Pitching: RHP Ed Phipps
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pete Dance to second
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.1 MPH)
Howard Smith to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Ed Phipps
Pitching: RHP John Lewis
Now in CF: Jim Morton
Now in RF: Jim Wise
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2L, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Detroit 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 94.4 MPH), Distance : 345 ft
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 107.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 1 - Detroit 5
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