FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
07/21/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 4304 - MONDAY, JULY 21ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Chiefs (52-48) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4
Boston Minutemen (35-57) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 X 5 8 2
Boston Beats Chicago, 5-1
The Boston Minutemen picked up a win at Minuteman Stadium, taking down the Chicago Chiefs, 5-1. Starting pitcher Johnny Hall was a big reason why. Hall, the winner, moves to 6-6. He threw 7.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 5 and giving up 1 walk. The Minutemen raised their record to 35-57.

The Minutemen got a big at-bat from right fielder Jim Morton. For the game, Morton went 2-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. In the bottom of the fourth, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 9th home run of the season gave Boston a 2-1 lead.

Boston manager Dode Edwards called it "a good, solid win."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Castillo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .316 4 47
F. Mitchel RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .257 5 45
C. Wells C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 3 37
J. Siniscalchi LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .316 7 64
R. Ziegler SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .300 5 43
D. Barker 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .234 0 18
H. McDaniel 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 5 26
B. Starr CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .264 11 59
J. Maples P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .170 0 2
   P. Murphy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Thornton PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .363 2 20
   J. Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1 2 6 7      
a - B. Thornton pinch hit for P. Murphy in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Thornton (8, 8th Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Siniscalchi (1, 2nd Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Siniscalchi 3 , D. Barker , B. Starr , B. Thornton 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Mitchel , J. Maples
GIDP: R. Ziegler
Sac Fly: R. Ziegler
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Castillo (14)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Mitchel (8) , J. Siniscalchi (2) , D. Barker (10) , B. Starr (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ward LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .246 17 45
G. Armstrong CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .270 2 18
   a-B. Menz CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 5 22
C. Hartsell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 3 29
J. Morton RF, CF 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .333 9 49
H. Mazur 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .258 2 17
F. Borgen 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .286 3 25
B. Gallagher C 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .298 5 26
D. Raz SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .209 2 10
J. Hall P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .070 0 3
   R. Thornton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5 1 6 13      
a - B. Menz substituted for G. Armstrong in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Mazur (8, 2nd Inning off J. Maples, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Gallagher (8, 6th Inning off J. Maples, 2 on, 1 out) , G. Armstrong (11, 7th Inning off J. Maples, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Morton 2 (9, 4th Inning off J. Maples, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Maples, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Armstrong 2 , J. Morton 8 , H. Mazur 3 , F. Borgen , B. Gallagher 2 , D. Raz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morton , H. Mazur , B. Gallagher 2 , J. Hall
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gallagher (3) , D. Raz (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Raz-Hartsell-Mazur)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Maples L (8-6) 6.2 8 5 4 1 6 2 102 4.10   
P. Murphy 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.91   
J. Thomas 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Maples 45
Batters Faced: J. Maples 31, P. Murphy 1, J. Thomas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Maples 7-7, P. Murphy 0-1, J. Thomas 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Maples 102-68, P. Murphy 4-3, J. Thomas 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Murphy 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hall W (6-6) 7.2 4 1 1 1 5 0 107 4.62   
R. Thornton 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hall 71
Batters Faced: J. Hall 28, R. Thornton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hall 8-9, R. Thornton 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hall 107-67, R. Thornton 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Thornton 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Hall
Ballpark: Minuteman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 8536
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