FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
07/04/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
GAME ID: 1952 - FRIDAY, JULY 4TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Chiefs (42-44) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 2
Minneapolis Millers (42-40) 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 0 X 9 15 0
Chiefs Get Clonked by Millers, 9-2
The 3-hit performance of Bill Barber, who is tied for 7th in the FA in home runs with 11, helped the Minneapolis Millers beat the Chicago Chiefs, 9-2. The 4th-place Millers improved to 42-40.

With Minneapolis leading 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Barber hit a fastball from Troy Myers for a 2-run double. It was his 22nd double of the season and put the Millers ahead, 3-0.

Said Minneapolis manager Bill Bryan: "We squared some balls up."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Butts 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .283 2 24
R. Ziegler SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .308 5 40
C. Wells C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .231 3 29
J. Siniscalchi LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320 6 55
   b-A. Ellefsen PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .391 3 34
B. Starr CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .266 10 49
D. Barker 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 0 14
   W. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 2
   c-B. Smith PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .324 0 2
   J. Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Thornton PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .340 2 17
F. Mitchel RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .263 5 38
A. Griffen 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .276 1 9
T. Myers P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 1 6
   a-T. White 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280 1 3
Totals 30 2 8 2 3 2 12      
a - T. White substituted for T. Myers in the 4th
b - A. Ellefsen pinch hit for J. Siniscalchi in the 7th
c - B. Smith pinch hit for W. Jackson in the 7th
d - B. Thornton pinch hit for J. Thomas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Smith (2, 7th Inning off B. Ciaramella, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. White (1, 8th Inning off B. Ciaramella, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Butts , B. Starr 2 , B. Smith 2 , F. Mitchel 2 , A. Griffen , T. White 2
2-out RBI: F. Mitchel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Starr
GIDP: A. Griffen
Sac Bunt: R. Ziegler
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Wells (8) , B. Starr (3)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Jackson (2) , D. Barker (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Powell CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .324 8 35
   a-A. Courtney PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 4
S. Hoffer LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .308 7 40
   b-M. Rollins PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 2 5
C. Allen 1B, LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .278 8 39
C. Kilkenny 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .309 16 49
B. Barber SS 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .324 11 56
G. Holbrook 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .252 4 29
G. Fisher RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .257 11 40
J. Castaneda C 4 1 3 3 0 1 1 .256 14 57
B. Ciaramella P 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .103 0 0
   D. Robinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 9 15 8 2 4 28      
a - A. Courtney pinch hit for B. Powell in the 7th
b - M. Rollins pinch hit for S. Hoffer in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Barber (22, 3rd Inning off T. Myers, 2 on, 2 outs) , G. Holbrook (7, 5th Inning off W. Jackson, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Powell (13, 5th Inning off W. Jackson, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Castaneda (7, 5th Inning off W. Jackson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Hoffer (3, 1st Inning off T. Myers, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Barber (11, 5th Inning off W. Jackson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Powell 2 , A. Courtney , S. Hoffer 4 , C. Allen , C. Kilkenny , B. Barber 7 , G. Holbrook 2 , G. Fisher , J. Castaneda 4 , B. Ciaramella
2-out RBI: B. Powell , S. Hoffer , B. Barber , J. Castaneda 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hoffer , C. Allen , C. Kilkenny 2 , G. Holbrook , B. Ciaramella 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Hoffer (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kilkenny-Holbrook-Allen, Barber-Holbrook)
PB: J. Castaneda
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Myers L (5-4) 3.1 6 4 4 1 2 0 89 3.87   
W. Jackson 2.2 8 5 4 1 2 1 67 5.91   
J. Thomas 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 5.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Myers 31
Batters Faced: T. Myers 18, W. Jackson 18, J. Thomas 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Myers 3-5, W. Jackson 2-4, J. Thomas 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Myers 89-60, W. Jackson 67-41, J. Thomas 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Jackson 2-1
WP: T. Myers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ciaramella W (3-9) 8.1 8 2 2 3 2 0 123 5.20   
D. Robinson 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ciaramella 58
Batters Faced: B. Ciaramella 33, D. Robinson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ciaramella 9-11, D. Robinson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ciaramella 123-75, D. Robinson 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Robinson 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Barber
Ballpark: Hennepin County Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 11155
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