FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
07/29/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
GAME ID: 4411 - TUESDAY, JULY 29TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Dynamos (56-48) 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 7 17 1
Chicago Chiefs (54-54) 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 10 2
Dynamos Turn Back Chicago, 7-5
Due in large part to first baseman Lou Strader, the Detroit Dynamos sunk the Chicago Chiefs, 7-5. Strader was 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles. Joe Jones, who leads the FA in wins with 12, was the winning pitcher. Over 6.2 innings, he allowed 4 runs on 8 hits, with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts. Picking up the save was 34-year old right-handed pitcher Dick Butler.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Geoff Taylor? The Detroit center fielder had a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Dynamos on top, 7-5. For the game, Taylor had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We're feeling good in this clubhouse right now after that one," Taylor told the Detroit News.

With the win, the Dynamos have a record of 56-48.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Dance LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .255 11 54
G. Taylor CF 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 .301 9 54
B. Ensey RF 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .336 12 66
L. Strader 1B 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .314 12 41
B. Austin 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .282 5 31
T. Rusconi C 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .273 2 22
M. Williams 2B 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 .242 5 37
E. Mortensen SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .152 2 7
   a-G. Jones PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279 1 12
   c-G. Crain SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 8 34
J. Jones P 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .143 0 1
   T. Lashway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Calvin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .357 0 5
   D. Butler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 7 17 7 1 5 14      
a - G. Jones pinch hit for E. Mortensen in the 8th
b - B. Calvin pinch hit for T. Lashway in the 8th
c - G. Crain substituted for G. Jones in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Taylor (20, 1st Inning off T. Myers, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Dance (16, 1st Inning off T. Myers, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Jones (1, 2nd Inning off T. Myers, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Rusconi (9, 4th Inning off T. Myers, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Williams (7, 5th Inning off T. Myers, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Rusconi (1, 5th Inning off T. Myers, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Strader (12, 5th Inning off T. Myers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Dance 2 , G. Taylor 3 , L. Strader 7 , B. Austin 2 , T. Rusconi 5 , M. Williams 3 , E. Mortensen 2 , G. Jones , J. Jones 2
2-out RBI: G. Taylor , L. Strader , T. Rusconi , M. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Dance 2 , J. Jones
GIDP: T. Rusconi
Sac Bunt: J. Jones
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Strader (1) , M. Williams (6)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Williams (14)
Double Plays: 3 (Mortensen-Austin, Austin-Williams-Strader, Williams-Mortensen-Strader)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Castillo 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .314 4 51
D. Barker 1B 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .244 0 23
J. Siniscalchi LF 3 2 1 3 2 0 4 .315 8 69
H. McDaniel 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 6 .295 7 33
B. Starr CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 11 60
R. Ziegler SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .293 5 45
R. Johnson C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .308 1 11
F. Mitchel RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256 5 47
T. Myers P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 1 6
   J. Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 0 4
   F. Carmichael P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 3 38
Totals 35 5 10 5 4 6 18      
a - B. Smith pinch hit for J. Thomas in the 7th
b - C. Wells pinch hit for F. Carmichael in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Siniscalchi (8, 7th Inning off T. Lashway, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Castillo 2 , D. Barker 2 , J. Siniscalchi 4 , H. McDaniel 2 , B. Starr , R. Ziegler , R. Johnson
2-out RBI: J. Siniscalchi , R. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. McDaniel , F. Mitchel
GIDP: H. McDaniel , R. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: T. Myers
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Castillo (19) , D. Barker (11)
Double Plays: 1 (McDaniel-Ziegler-Barker)
OF assists: 1 (Starr(Taylor at home))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Jones W (12-5) 6.2 8 4 4 3 4 0 111 3.60   
T. Lashway H (1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 18 2.82   
D. Butler SV (14) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 35 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jones 43
Batters Faced: J. Jones 29, T. Lashway 3, D. Butler 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jones 10-3, T. Lashway 1-0, D. Butler 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jones 111-65, T. Lashway 18-10, D. Butler 35-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Lashway 2-2
WP: J. Jones
Hit Batsmen: J. Jones
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Myers L (7-6) 6.0 14 6 5 0 3 1 98 4.26   
J. Thomas 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 5.19   
F. Carmichael 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 35 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Myers 25
Batters Faced: T. Myers 30, J. Thomas 4, F. Carmichael 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Myers 5-7, J. Thomas 0-1, F. Carmichael 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Myers 98-70, J. Thomas 20-12, F. Carmichael 35-20
WP: F. Carmichael
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lou Strader
Ballpark: Whitney Park
Weather: Rain (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 13520
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