 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES 07/14/1974 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT WASHINGTON EAGLES | | GAME ID: 4243 - SUNDAY, JULY 14TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Minneapolis Millers (41-47) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | | Washington Eagles (45-47) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 6 | 0 | | |  | |
| Millers Defeated, 6-3 | The Washington Eagles defeated the Minneapolis Millers, 6-3. Left Fielder Joe Cantrell deserved a large share of the credit. Cantrell was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Eagles. Sam Rodgers got the win, improving to 9-5. He held the Millers to 2 runs on 5 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 3 and walking 2. Doc Lindley closed the game out for Washington, earning his 12th save.
The Eagles got a big at-bat from left fielder Wally Austin. For the game, Austin went 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fourth, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season gave Washington a 4-2 lead.
"Today was a lot of fun," said Cantrell.
The last-place Eagles are now 45-47, the Millers 41-47.
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| MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - C. Allen pinch hit for H. Wagner in the 7th
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Allen (2, 7th Inning off D. Lindley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Powell 2 , J. Edwards , C. Kilkenny , J. Castaneda , B. Anderson , C. Allen 4
2-out RBI: C. Allen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Peyton
GIDP: G. Fisher , B. Anderson
Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING
SB: B. Powell (4)
FIELDING
Errors: G. Fisher (5) , C. Kilkenny (5) , R. Robertson (22)
Double Plays: 2 (Robertson-Peyton-Fisher, Peyton-Robertson-Fisher) | | | a - E. MacNaughton pinch hit for S. Rodgers in the 6th
BATTING
Home Runs: W. Austin (2, 4th Inning off H. Wagner, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Cantrell (9, 4th Inning off H. Wagner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Fox , J. Cantrell 5 , D. Whited , W. Austin 4 , P. Barry
2-out RBI: J. Cantrell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Fox
GIDP: J. Cantrell , P. Barry
Sac Bunt: S. Rodgers
Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cantrell (9) , D. Whited (6) , A. Marino (6)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Barry-Zamudio-Fox, Barry-Zamudio-Fox) | | |
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| MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | H. Wagner L (3-9) | 6.0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 4.15 | | I. Hawley | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 4.68 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Rodgers W (9-5) | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 3.36 | | D. Lindley SV (12) | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 2.27 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Joe Cantrell
Ballpark: Columbia Stadium
Weather: Rain (85 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 15546 |
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