 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS 06/18/1975 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS | | GAME ID: 1757 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Minneapolis Millers (34-32) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3 | | Los Angeles Suns (40-25) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | | |  | |
| Suns Decked By Millers, 11-1 | The Minneapolis Millers thumped the Los Angeles Suns, 11-1, at Wilshire Park. George Fisher was a big reason his team got the win. Fisher went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. Minneapolis is now 34-32, while Los Angeles is 40-25.
Bill Powell, who finished 2nd in the FA in doubles with 38 last year, helped out the Minneapolis cause in the top of the sixth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the center fielder drew 1 walk in 6 plate appearances.
Los Angeles manager Jim Coulter said "nothing went right"in the blowout loss.
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| MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - C. Allen pinch hit for D. Woods in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: C. Kilkenny (14, 1st Inning off H. Schmidt, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Hoffer (13, 6th Inning off H. Schmidt, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Fisher (10, 3rd Inning off H. Schmidt, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Hoffer 3 , G. Fisher 6 , C. Kilkenny 3 , B. Barber 2 , G. Holbrook 2 , B. Place 2
2-out RBI: B. Powell , S. Hoffer , G. Fisher , C. Kilkenny
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Powell , B. Barber
GIDP: C. Kilkenny , J. Castaneda , J. McDowell
Sac Bunt: J. Castaneda
Hit by Pitch: B. Powell , G. Fisher
Team LOB: 8
FIELDING
Errors: C. Kilkenny (15) , G. Holbrook (13) , B. Place (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Barber-Holbrook-Place, Barber-Holbrook-Place) | | | a - S. Graham pinch hit for B. Smith in the 7th
b - H. Hart pinch hit for S. Forrester in the 8th
c - T. Ashton pinch hit for R. Clark in the 9th
BATTING
Total Bases: E. Kellum , B. Perry , T. Lally , H. Hart , E. Mooney , L. Hurlbutt 2 , H. Schmidt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Perry , T. Lally , E. Mooney , J. Thurman , H. Schmidt
GIDP: E. Kellum , B. Calvin
Hit by Pitch: E. Kellum
Team LOB: 11
FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Lally-Perry-Calvin, Perry-Lally-Calvin, Perry-Lally-Calvin) | | |
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| MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | H. Schmidt L (7-4) | 5.2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 119 | 2.82 | | B. Smith | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2.61 | | R. Clark | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 3.12 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: George Fisher
Ballpark: Wilshire Park
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM PT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 18982
Special Notes: Bill Calvin was ejected in the 7th inning for arguing a strike call. |
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