 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS 06/14/1975 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS | | GAME ID: 1524 - SATURDAY, JUNE 14TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Minneapolis Millers (32-30) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | New York Gothams (25-34) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 | 14 | 2 | | |  | |
| Millers Beaten By Gothams, 9-5 | The New York Gothams defeated the Minneapolis Millers, 9-5, at Gotham Stadium. Leading the charge for New York was second baseman Joe Jones. He went 2-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The winning pitcher was Joe Nelson. He tossed 119 pitches over 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits. With this game in the books, New York is 25-34, Minneapolis 32-30.
With New York leading 2-1 in the bottom of the third, Jones hit a forkball from Bob Ciaramella for a 3-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Gothams ahead, 5-1.
"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Jones told the New York News.
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| MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - S. Hoffer pinch hit for B. Burkhart in the 8th
b - C. Kilkenny pinch hit for B. Pierce in the 9th
c - T. Nava pinch hit for J. Castaneda in the 9th
d - A. Courtney pinch hit for W. Stevens in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: B. Powell (10, 8th Inning off J. Watkins, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Fisher (9, 7th Inning off J. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Powell 2 , M. Rollins , G. Fisher 4 , B. Barber , G. Holbrook , C. Kilkenny
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Rollins , A. Courtney
Sac Fly: B. Barber
Hit by Pitch: G. Fisher
Team LOB: 4
FIELDING
Errors: B. Powell (4)
OF assists: 2 (Fisher(Brizzolara at 2nd base), Powell(Nelson at home))
PB: J. Castaneda | | | a - D. Eckelberry pinch hit for J. Watkins in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Jones (4, 2nd Inning off B. Ciaramella, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Jones (1, 3rd Inning off B. Ciaramella, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Peterson 3 , S. Hamilton , J. Jones 6 , P. Church 3 , D. Caudill 3 , T. Brizzolara , J. Nelson
2-out RBI: R. Peterson , J. Nelson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Peterson , B. Arndt 2
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING
SB: D. Caudill (2)
CS: P. Church (5)
FIELDING
Errors: S. Hamilton (14) , J. Jones (3)
OF assists: 1 (Davis(Allen at home)) | | |
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| MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Nelson W (4-6) | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 119 | 2.99 | | J. Watkins | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3.78 | | C. French | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2.35 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Joe Jones
Ballpark: Gotham Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 15334 |
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