FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
05/25/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
GAME ID: 1087 - SATURDAY, MAY 25TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Millers (18-25) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 3
Chicago Chiefs (16-30) 1 0 1 0 4 6 0 0 X 12 14 2
Chicago Breezes to 12-2 Win
The Chicago Chiefs had no problem beating the Minneapolis Millers, 12-2, at Whitney Park. Tom Spruill led the way. He went 2-5 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4 for Chicago. Chicago, with the win, is 16-30.

In the bottom of the third, Chicago left fielder Joe Siniscalchi had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 2nd and one out, Siniscalchi stroked a run-scoring single to center. It made the score 2-1, Chicago. For the game, he went 2-4 with 2 singles and a walk.

Minneapolis manager Harry Hammond called the blowout loss "a real bummer."
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Powell CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .262 4 14
B. Anderson LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .287 0 10
   b-S. Trott PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 0 1
J. Edwards RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .331 5 24
L. Herzberg 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .174 0 1
   c-D. Williams PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
J. Castaneda C 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .214 2 16
R. Robertson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .242 0 13
G. Peyton 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291 0 10
M. Rollins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .203 1 7
I. Hawley P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .059 0 0
   a-G. Fisher PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 5 15
   J. Pratt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   V. Taylor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-C. Allen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 1 7
Totals 34 2 10 2 3 5 19      
a - G. Fisher pinch hit for I. Hawley in the 6th
b - S. Trott pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 7th
c - D. Williams pinch hit for L. Herzberg in the 7th
d - C. Allen pinch hit for V. Taylor in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Powell 2 , B. Anderson , S. Trott , J. Edwards , L. Herzberg 2 , J. Castaneda , G. Peyton , G. Fisher
2-out RBI: L. Herzberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Powell , B. Anderson , J. Castaneda , R. Robertson
GIDP: J. Edwards , L. Herzberg , D. Williams
Sac Fly: J. Castaneda
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Rollins (3) , I. Hawley 2 (2)
PB: J. Castaneda
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Castillo RF 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .281 4 18
   b-J. Thompson PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 1
D. Barker 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .318 1 11
   c-T. Ashton PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 3
A. Ellefsen 1B 2 2 1 1 2 0 2 .218 3 17
   d-T. White PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1 5
J. Siniscalchi LF 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 .309 8 36
C. Wells C 5 2 3 3 0 0 4 .260 2 15
T. Spruill SS 5 2 2 4 0 0 5 .309 1 23
H. McDaniel 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 0 7
   H. Bowers P 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
   e-B. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 0 0
   J. Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Starr CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .194 3 11
F. Carmichael P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Griffen 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .341 0 2
Totals 39 12 14 12 4 6 18      
a - A. Griffen substituted for F. Carmichael in the 6th
b - J. Thompson pinch hit for R. Castillo in the 7th
c - T. Ashton pinch hit for D. Barker in the 7th
d - T. White pinch hit for A. Ellefsen in the 7th
e - B. Smith pinch hit for H. Bowers in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Bowers (1, 6th Inning off J. Pratt, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Wells (9, 8th Inning off V. Taylor, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Spruill (1, 5th Inning off I. Hawley, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Starr (3, 6th Inning off J. Pratt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Castillo , D. Barker 2 , A. Ellefsen , J. Siniscalchi 2 , C. Wells 4 , T. Spruill 5 , H. Bowers 2 , B. Starr 4 , A. Griffen
2-out RBI: , C. Wells 2 , T. Spruill 2 , H. Bowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Spruill 2 , B. Smith , A. Griffen
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Griffen (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Wells (2) , T. Spruill (12)
Double Plays: 3 (Spruill-McDaniel-Ellefsen, McDaniel-Spruill-Ellefsen, Spruill-Griffen-Ellefsen)
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Hawley L (1-6) 5.0 7 6 5 1 4 1 103 4.76   
J. Pratt 0.2 6 6 6 2 0 1 43 4.62   
V. Taylor 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 33 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Hawley 34
Batters Faced: I. Hawley 25, J. Pratt 9, V. Taylor 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Hawley 5-6, J. Pratt 1-0, V. Taylor 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: I. Hawley 103-64, J. Pratt 43-23, V. Taylor 33-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Taylor 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Carmichael W (1-0) 5.1 7 2 2 3 3 0 106 3.38   
H. Bowers 2.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 53 3.66   
J. Thomas 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Carmichael 46
Batters Faced: F. Carmichael 25, H. Bowers 10, J. Thomas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Carmichael 7-4, H. Bowers 1-5, J. Thomas 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Carmichael 106-64, H. Bowers 53-34, J. Thomas 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Bowers 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Spruill
Ballpark: Whitney Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 16663
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