FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
05/31/1975
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
GAME ID: 1125 - SATURDAY, MAY 31ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Minutemen (16-27) 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 10 11 0
Minneapolis Millers (24-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 11 1
5 Straight Wins for Minutemen
Led by Bob Menz, the Boston Minutemen defeated the Minneapolis Millers, 10-4. Menz went 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4 for the Minutemen. The win has Boston at 16-27.

Early in the game, Menz had a 3-run home run for Boston. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Minutemen on top, 3-0.

Boston manager Dode Edwards commended his team for "putting the hammer down."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ward LF 5 1 0 0 0 2 3 .240 8 25
C. Hartsell 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .277 2 14
W. Stephens 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .346 0 28
J. Morton RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .348 7 35
B. Menz CF 3 2 1 4 1 2 2 .234 3 10
F. Borgen 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .353 1 4
D. Wood SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .312 1 8
E. Cole C 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .233 2 9
H. Springer P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 0
   O. Burns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-H. Mazur PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .350 0 5
   B. Shireman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 10 11 9 3 6 13      
a - H. Mazur pinch hit for O. Burns in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Stephens (13, 1st Inning off J. McDowell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Hartsell (3, 5th Inning off B. Burkhart, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Menz (3, 1st Inning off J. McDowell, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Cole (2, 4th Inning off J. McDowell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Hartsell 4 , W. Stephens 3 , B. Menz 4 , F. Borgen 2 , D. Wood , E. Cole 5 , H. Mazur
2-out RBI: B. Menz , E. Cole
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ward , W. Stephens
GIDP: F. Borgen
Sac Bunt: D. Wood , H. Springer
Sac Fly: B. Menz
Hit by Pitch: C. Hartsell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Menz (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Borgen-Stephens)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Powell CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .303 5 20
S. Hoffer LF 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .321 6 26
C. Allen 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .304 6 26
C. Kilkenny 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .282 7 25
B. Barber SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311 7 30
G. Holbrook 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .241 3 19
G. Fisher RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .261 6 22
J. Castaneda C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .312 11 40
J. McDowell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 3
   B. Burkhart P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   a-T. Nava PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281 1 7
   B. Baird P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Pierce PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312 1 8
Totals 37 4 11 4 3 5 20      
a - T. Nava pinch hit for B. Burkhart in the 7th
b - B. Pierce pinch hit for B. Baird in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Castaneda (5, 7th Inning off O. Burns, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Powell 2 , S. Hoffer 3 , C. Kilkenny , G. Holbrook 2 , J. Castaneda 2 , B. Burkhart , T. Nava
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Kilkenny 3
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Kilkenny (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Kilkenny-Holbrook-Allen)
PB: J. Castaneda
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Springer W (4-4) 6.1 5 1 1 1 2 0 110 2.10   
O. Burns 1.2 5 3 3 1 3 0 50 5.93   
B. Shireman 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Springer 60
Batters Faced: H. Springer 24, O. Burns 11, B. Shireman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Springer 11-5, O. Burns 0-2, B. Shireman 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Springer 110-65, O. Burns 50-31, B. Shireman 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Burns 1-1
WP: B. Shireman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McDowell L (3-1) 4.0 5 5 5 1 1 2 79 5.49   
B. Burkhart 3.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 51 5.30   
B. Baird 2.0 3 4 3 2 1 0 42 4.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McDowell 32
Batters Faced: J. McDowell 18, B. Burkhart 12, B. Baird 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McDowell 3-8, B. Burkhart 2-3, B. Baird 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. McDowell 79-49, B. Burkhart 51-34, B. Baird 42-20
Hit Batsmen: B. Baird
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Menz
Ballpark: Hennepin County Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 9352
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