 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS 06/15/1975 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT ST. LOUIS PIONEERS | | GAME ID: 1722 - SUNDAY, JUNE 15TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Boston Minutemen (20-38) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | | St. Louis Pioneers (29-36) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 3 | 8 | 0 | | |  | |
| Floundering Minutemen Lose 6th Straight | The St. Louis Pioneers took Boston pitcher Bill Kelly's best shot and still were able to claim a win at Pioneer Field III. The final score had St. Louis getting past the Minutemen, 3-2. Kelly went 6.1 innings and allowed 1 run, striking out 3. Charlie Christianson picked up the win in relief for St. Louis, while Bud Shireman took the loss. Roy McDonald sewed up the save, his 14th.
Len Green helped out the St. Louis cause in the bottom of the seventh inning with a 2-run double. For the game, the left fielder was 2-2 with a double and a walk, while adding 2 RBI.
"The want-to is there for our guys," said Boston manager Dode Edwards. "We'll get this thing turned around."
Boston has now lost 6 consecutive games.
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| BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - B. Menz substituted for G. Armstrong in the 7th
b - J. Wise substituted for W. Portelli in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Morton (13, 5th Inning off H. Anderson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Armstrong 4 , J. Morton 2 , D. Ward , H. Mazur , F. Borgen , B. Gallagher , B. Kelly
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Ward 2 , B. Gallagher
GIDP: C. Hartsell , B. Gallagher
Sac Bunt: D. Wood , B. Kelly
Sac Fly: J. Morton
Hit by Pitch: J. Morton
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING
SB: G. Armstrong (1)
FIELDING
Errors: F. Borgen 2 (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Wood-Hartsell-Mazur, Borgen-Hartsell-Mazur) | | | a - C. Coleman pinch hit for M. Kennedy in the 7th
b - P. O'Leary substituted for C. Christianson in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: L. Green (4, 7th Inning off W. Portelli, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Richards (3, 8th Inning off B. Shireman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Peterson , J. Richards 4 , A. Pratt , F. Green , J. Robinson , L. Green 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Peterson , D. Jacobs , J. Robinson
GIDP: S. Peterson , J. Richards
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING
CS: J. Richards (3)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Jacobs-Richards, McDonald-Green-Richards)
OF assists: 1 (Vincent(Armstrong at home)) | | |
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| BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Kelly | 6.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 3.50 | | W. Portelli BS (4) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6.26 | | B. Shireman L (3-5) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2.93 | | | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Bill Kelly
Ballpark: Pioneer Field III
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 14523 |
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