 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS 05/18/1974 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS | | GAME ID: 1005 - SATURDAY, MAY 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Minneapolis Millers (17-20) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | Detroit Dynamos (14-23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 10 | 0 | | |  | |
| Down to Defeat Go Millers, 8-3 | The Detroit Dynamos beat the Minneapolis Millers, 8-3, at Thompson Field. Detroit right fielder Buddy Ensey, who finished 4th in the FA in OPS with .860 in 1972, collected 2 singles and 1 double with 1 RBI. Jack Vander Kooi picked up the win, improving his season record to 3-3. He struck out 2 in 6 innings. The Dynamos go to 14-23 with the win.
Virgil Ewing hit a 2-run double off Ike Hawley in the bottom of the sixth, which put the Dynamos in front, 4-3. In addition to the double, Ewing had 1 single, while going 2 for 4.
Detroit manager Roger Cleaves commended his team for "putting the pedal to the metal."
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| MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE | | DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - B. Vernon substituted for I. Hawley in the 6th
b - C. Allen pinch hit for J. Pratt in the 9th
BATTING
Triples: R. Robertson (1, 4th Inning off J. Vander Kooi, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Powell , J. Edwards , L. Herzberg , J. Castaneda , R. Robertson 3 , M. Rollins
2-out RBI: J. Castaneda , R. Robertson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Edwards , G. Peyton
GIDP: L. Herzberg , J. Castaneda
Sac Bunt: I. Hawley
Hit by Pitch: B. Powell
Team LOB: 4
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Peyton-Vernon-Herzberg)
PB: J. Castaneda | | | a - J. Lucas pinch hit for J. Vander Kooi in the 6th
b - J. Wilson pinch hit for B. Boschen in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: B. Ensey (6, 6th Inning off I. Hawley, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Ewing (5, 6th Inning off I. Hawley, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Taylor 2 , B. Ensey 4 , B. Austin , P. Dance , V. Ewing 3 , E. Mortensen
2-out RBI: G. Taylor , B. Ensey , V. Ewing
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Austin
GIDP: V. Ewing
Hit by Pitch: E. Mortensen
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
CS: G. Taylor (5)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mortensen-Austin-Dance, Ewing-Austin-Dance)
PB: H. Van Orden | | |
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| MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE | | DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | I. Hawley L (1-5) | 5.2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 4.36 | | J. Pratt | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2.25 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Buddy Ensey
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 14 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 12981
Special Notes: Rain delay of 20 minutes in the 3rd inning. |
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