FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
07/17/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 4252 - THURSDAY, JULY 17TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Millers (46-45) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 8 10 1
Boston Minutemen (31-56) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 7 10 2
Millers Edge Past Minutemen, 8-7
Both teams had their chances, but the Minneapolis Millers eventually prevailed.

Led by Bill Barber, the Minneapolis Millers defeated the Boston Minutemen, 8-7. Barber went 2-5 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Millers. Ben Baird claimed the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The left-hander allowed 3 runs on 3 hits in 2 innings. His record stands at 11-4.

Minneapolis needed the clutch hitting of Gene Holbrook to seal the deal. The second baseman swatted a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Millers on top, 8-7. For the game, Holbrook had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We're not exactly playing great right now," said Dode Edwards, the Boston manager.

The slumping Minutemen have lost 6 straight.
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Powell CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .318 8 42
S. Hoffer LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296 7 41
C. Allen 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .287 8 44
   b-B. Place 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 1 3
C. Kilkenny 3B 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .317 20 57
B. Barber SS 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .317 12 60
G. Holbrook 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .258 5 32
G. Fisher RF 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 .264 13 46
L. Kraus C 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .300 0 8
   B. Baird P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Wagner P 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .200 0 8
   a-B. Pierce C 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .229 2 13
Totals 37 8 10 7 6 6 19      
a - B. Pierce substituted for H. Wagner in the 8th
b - B. Place substituted for C. Allen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Wagner (2, 2nd Inning off J. Hall, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Kraus (3, 4th Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Kilkenny (20, 8th Inning off B. Shireman, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Holbrook (5, 9th Inning off R. Thornton, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Barber (12, 9th Inning off W. Portelli, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Powell , C. Allen 2 , C. Kilkenny 4 , B. Barber 5 , G. Holbrook 5 , L. Kraus 2 , H. Wagner 2
2-out RBI: B. Barber , G. Holbrook , H. Wagner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Powell , C. Kilkenny 2 , L. Kraus , H. Wagner
GIDP: G. Holbrook
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. Barber (28)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ward LF 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 .245 17 43
G. Armstrong CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .271 2 17
   B. Shireman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Wood PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .204 2 16
   W. Portelli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Thornton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Hartsell 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .245 3 26
J. Morton RF, CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .328 7 43
H. Mazur 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .267 2 16
   d-J. Wise PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 4 13
F. Borgen 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .291 3 21
B. Gallagher C 4 2 1 1 1 0 4 .297 4 21
D. Raz SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .197 2 9
J. Hall P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .075 0 3
   L. Snyder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Barker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 0 7
   b-B. Menz CF, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190 5 22
Totals 37 7 10 7 5 9 22      
a - M. Barker pinch hit for L. Snyder in the 7th
b - B. Menz substituted for M. Barker in the 8th
c - D. Wood pinch hit for B. Shireman in the 8th
d - J. Wise pinch hit for H. Mazur in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Morton (19, 4th Inning off H. Wagner, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Raz (5, 4th Inning off H. Wagner, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Gallagher (7, 4th Inning off H. Wagner, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Borgen (8, 8th Inning off B. Baird, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Ward 2 , J. Morton 4 , F. Borgen 3 , B. Gallagher 2 , D. Raz 2 , M. Barker
2-out RBI: D. Ward , B. Gallagher , D. Raz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wood , F. Borgen , B. Gallagher , D. Raz , J. Hall
Sac Bunt: H. Mazur
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Ward (16)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Hartsell (11) , J. Morton (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Raz-Hartsell-Mazur)
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Wagner 7.0 7 4 4 2 6 0 106 5.06   
B. Baird W (11-4) 2.0 3 3 3 3 3 0 40 4.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Wagner 51
Batters Faced: H. Wagner 30, B. Baird 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Wagner 9-6, B. Baird 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Wagner 106-70, B. Baird 40-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hall 5.2 6 2 2 3 4 0 107 4.84   
L. Snyder H (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 3.86   
B. Shireman H (3) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 19 3.55   
W. Portelli 0.2 1 4 0 2 0 1 35 5.71   
R. Thornton L (1-2) 0.1 1 1 0 0 1 1 10 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hall 50
Batters Faced: J. Hall 25, L. Snyder 5, B. Shireman 5, W. Portelli 6, R. Thornton 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hall 8-4, L. Snyder 3-1, B. Shireman 1-1, W. Portelli 1-1, R. Thornton 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hall 107-61, L. Snyder 25-16, B. Shireman 19-8, W. Portelli 35-19, R. Thornton 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Snyder 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Barber
Ballpark: Minuteman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 8228
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