FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
08/20/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
GAME ID: 5124 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Keystones (58-68) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Minneapolis Millers (57-67) 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 X 7 10 1
Millers Handle Philadelphia, Snag 7-3 Win
The Minneapolis Millers picked up a win at Hennepin County Stadium, downing the Philadelphia Keystones, 7-3. On the mound for Minneapolis was right-hander Van Taylor, who played a pivotal role in the win. Taylor, now 5-2, was the winner. In 7.2 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 8, walking 3, and allowing 3 runs. The 4th-place Millers go to 57-67.

Monte Rollins had a key at-bat with two out in the bottom of the fifth for Minneapolis. With the bases loaded and the Millers leading 4-3, he hit a 2-run single.

"Van's as tough as he is talented," said Minneapolis manager Harry Hammond.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cullison CF 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .247 13 45
A. Parker 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .272 11 63
J. Butler LF 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 .274 20 71
J. Landry RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .262 20 62
E. Walter SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .270 9 61
L. Stapleton 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .241 1 12
B. Abrams 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 3 26
J. Ziegler Jr. C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .202 0 19
J. Downing P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205 0 3
   B. Coy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Vaughn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 0 2
   J. Steuber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 0 1
   b-T. Clark PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 0 1
Totals 31 3 5 3 3 9 14      
a - C. Vaughn pinch hit for B. Coy in the 7th
b - T. Clark pinch hit for J. Steuber in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Cullison (10, 1st Inning off V. Taylor, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Walter (19, 1st Inning off V. Taylor, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cullison 2 , A. Parker , E. Walter 3 , L. Stapleton
2-out RBI: E. Walter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Cullison , E. Walter 2 , L. Stapleton
GIDP: J. Landry
Sac Fly: J. Butler
Hit by Pitch: A. Parker
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Walter-Stapleton-Parker, Walter-Stapleton-Parker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nava 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .281 3 22
B. Powell CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .288 12 64
C. Kilkenny 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .241 9 37
G. Fisher RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .234 11 43
R. Robertson SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .240 9 50
M. Bronk LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .211 1 11
J. Castaneda C 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .244 6 46
M. Rollins 1B 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .219 1 16
V. Taylor P 3 0 1 1 0 2 3 .222 0 5
   B. Burkhart P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Allen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 2 31
   B. Baird P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 3
Totals 32 7 10 7 5 7 16      
a - C. Allen pinch hit for B. Burkhart in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Fisher (10, 3rd Inning off J. Downing, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Powell (12, 1st Inning off J. Downing, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nava 2 , B. Powell 5 , C. Kilkenny , G. Fisher 2 , R. Robertson , J. Castaneda , M. Rollins , V. Taylor
2-out RBI: J. Castaneda , M. Rollins , V. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Powell , M. Bronk , V. Taylor
GIDP: G. Fisher 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Nava (7) , R. Robertson (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Powell (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Nava-Robertson-Rollins)
PB: J. Castaneda
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Downing L (7-5) 5.0 9 7 7 5 5 1 117 3.97   
B. Coy 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 5.28   
J. Steuber 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Downing 21
Batters Faced: J. Downing 28, B. Coy 3, J. Steuber 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Downing 5-4, B. Coy 2-0, J. Steuber 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Downing 117-70, B. Coy 16-10, J. Steuber 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Coy 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Taylor W (5-2) 7.2 5 3 2 3 8 0 106 3.66   
B. Burkhart 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.00   
B. Baird 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Taylor 64
Batters Faced: V. Taylor 32, B. Burkhart 1, B. Baird 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Taylor 6-9, B. Burkhart 0-0, B. Baird 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Taylor 106-68, B. Burkhart 5-3, B. Baird 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Burkhart 1-0
WP: V. Taylor
Hit Batsmen: V. Taylor
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Van Taylor
Ballpark: Hennepin County Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 9953
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