 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT CHICAGO CHIEFS 07/05/1974 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT CHICAGO CHIEFS | | GAME ID: 1962 - FRIDAY, JULY 5TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Boston Minutemen (45-38) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | Chicago Chiefs (32-52) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | | |  | |
| Boston Wins, 6-5, Over Chiefs | The Boston Minutemen besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Chicago center fielder Bob Starr by beating the Chiefs, 6-5, at Whitney Park. Starr went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Boston reliever Ken West was the winner. His record is now 3-0. Joe Rice took the loss. Augie Hicks got the save, his 3rd in 4 chances.
Jim Wise chipped in for Boston, stroking a crucial run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning. For the game, the third baseman went 1 for 3 with 2 walks.
"We all want to win," said Wise. "We all want to do our part."
With the win, the Minutemen have a record of 45-38.
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| BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - B. Martinez pinch hit for W. Huckaby in the 7th
b - B. Hunt substituted for B. Martinez in the 7th
c - H. Mazur pinch hit for F. Kirouac in the 8th
d - V. Long substituted for H. Mazur in the 8th
e - E. Cole pinch hit for K. West in the 9th
f - J. Low substituted for E. Cole in the 9th
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Morton (7, 1st Inning off N. Carr, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Ward , J. Wise , W. Stephens , J. Morton 5 , L. Irwin , E. Cole
2-out RBI: J. Morton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morton
GIDP: H. Mazur , W. Huckaby
Team LOB: 8
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Irwin-Hartsell) | | | a - C. Wells pinch hit for J. Queen in the 8th
b - T. White substituted for A. Ellefsen in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: A. Ellefsen (12, 3rd Inning off R. Thornton, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Spruill (17, 7th Inning off R. Thornton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Starr (7, 6th Inning off R. Thornton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Castillo , T. Spruill 2 , A. Ellefsen 2 , J. Siniscalchi , D. Barker , R. Johnson , B. Starr 5
2-out RBI: D. Barker , R. Johnson , B. Starr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Castillo , D. Barker , H. McDaniel
Hit by Pitch: R. Castillo
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING
CS: R. Castillo (8) , B. Starr (2)
FIELDING
Errors: D. Barker (15)
Double Plays: 3 (Barker, McDaniel-Spruill-Ellefsen, Ellefsen-Johnson-Ellefsen) | | |
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| BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | R. Thornton | 6.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 119 | 4.44 | | K. West W (3-0) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1.36 | | A. Hicks SV (3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.26 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | N. Carr | 5.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 110 | 5.85 | | J. Queen | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3.86 | | J. Rice L (3-2), BS (1) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5.64 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Bob Starr
Ballpark: Whitney Park
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 16386 |
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