FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
06/29/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
GAME ID: 1888 - SUNDAY, JUNE 29TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Millers (39-38) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 2
Chicago Chiefs (40-41) 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 X 7 10 0
Millers Popped by Chiefs, 7-3
The Chicago Chiefs beat the Minneapolis Millers, 7-3, at Whitney Park. Babe Thornton, who finished 4th in the CA in doubles with 39 in 1968, starred for Chicago. He was 2-4 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Walt Jackson earned his 2nd save in 2 chances. By defeating Minneapolis, the 5th-place Chiefs improved to 40-41.

Chicago took a 6-1 lead on Thornton's 2nd home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which he hit off Bob Ciaramella in the bottom of the sixth, propelled Chicago to the win.

Thornton called the win the result of "everyone working in tandem."
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hoffer LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310 7 39
G. Holbrook 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262 4 29
C. Allen 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .284 8 38
B. Barber SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .313 9 51
C. Kilkenny 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .306 13 45
G. Fisher RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .258 11 37
B. Powell CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .326 7 33
J. Castaneda C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .259 14 54
B. Ciaramella P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .086 0 0
   a-T. Nava PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 1 12
   W. Stevens P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   b-B. Pierce PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 2 12
Totals 36 3 9 3 0 7 12      
a - T. Nava pinch hit for B. Ciaramella in the 7th
b - B. Pierce pinch hit for W. Stevens in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Hoffer (15, 1st Inning off O. Hawkins, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Allen (24, 4th Inning off O. Hawkins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Powell (7, 9th Inning off W. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Hoffer 2 , G. Holbrook , C. Allen 3 , C. Kilkenny , G. Fisher , B. Powell 5 , J. Castaneda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Barber 2 , C. Kilkenny , T. Nava
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Barber (25) , B. Powell (6)
OF assists: 1 (Powell(Starr at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Castillo 3B 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .315 4 39
   a-T. White 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 3
R. Ziegler SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .318 5 39
C. Wells C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234 3 28
J. Siniscalchi LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .319 6 52
B. Starr CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .265 10 49
D. Barker 1B, 3B 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 .215 0 14
B. Thornton 2B 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .343 2 17
F. Mitchel RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 5 37
O. Hawkins P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .186 0 4
   W. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 2
Totals 32 7 10 7 1 3 7      
a - T. White substituted for R. Castillo in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Castillo (4, 3rd Inning off B. Ciaramella, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Thornton (2, 6th Inning off B. Ciaramella, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Castillo 5 , R. Ziegler 3 , J. Siniscalchi , B. Starr 2 , B. Thornton 5
2-out RBI: , R. Castillo 2 , R. Ziegler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Wells , B. Thornton
Sac Bunt: O. Hawkins
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Ziegler (6)
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ciaramella L (2-9) 6.0 7 6 4 1 3 2 78 5.48   
W. Stevens 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 34 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ciaramella 40
Batters Faced: B. Ciaramella 27, W. Stevens 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ciaramella 8-7, W. Stevens 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ciaramella 78-51, W. Stevens 34-20
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Hawkins W (7-5) 6.0 5 1 1 0 4 0 93 2.45   
W. Jackson SV (2) 3.0 4 2 2 0 3 1 58 5.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Hawkins 62
Batters Faced: O. Hawkins 23, W. Jackson 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Hawkins 8-6, W. Jackson 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: O. Hawkins 93-62, W. Jackson 58-36
WP: O. Hawkins
Balk: W. Jackson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Babe Thornton
Ballpark: Whitney Park
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM CT
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 19395
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