FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES
08/31/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
CHICAGO CHIEFS AT PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES
GAME ID: 8529 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Chiefs (56-78) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 0
Philadelphia Keystones (63-72) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
Maples Impressive in 2-1 Chicago Triumph
The Chicago Chiefs went home winners at Broad Street Park II, thanks in large part to starter Johnny Maples. Maples stifled the Philadelphia Keystones, enabling Chicago to grab the 2-1 win. Getting the save was Joe Rice, his 2nd. The 5th-place Chiefs go to 56-78.

Maples scattered 5 hits over 8 innings for the Chiefs. With the win, Maples moves to 6-11 on the year with 128 strikeouts.

"We scored one run," said Philadelphia manager Charlie Leist. "You're not gonna get a lot of Ws scoring just one run."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Castillo RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .275 7 53
D. Barker 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .283 2 37
A. Ellefsen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .244 5 48
   b-T. White 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 5
J. Siniscalchi LF 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .291 22 77
C. Wells C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .251 10 58
H. McDaniel 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .265 6 45
R. Ziegler SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 1 9
B. Starr CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .205 10 45
J. Maples P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .157 0 2
   a-B. Thornton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 18
   J. Rice P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
Totals 32 2 6 2 3 5 14      
a - B. Thornton pinch hit for J. Maples in the 9th
b - T. White substituted for A. Ellefsen in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Castillo , D. Barker 2 , C. Wells , B. Starr 2
2-out RBI: D. Barker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Wells , H. McDaniel
Sac Bunt: J. Maples
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Barker (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Viviano SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .198 0 7
E. Walter 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .273 10 65
A. Parker 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .276 12 65
   b-P. James PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 5 33
J. Landry RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .259 21 68
J. Butler LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .273 20 75
L. Stapleton 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .239 2 16
C. Cullison CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .238 13 48
   c-B. Phelps PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 5 19
J. Ziegler Jr. C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .217 0 20
   d-T. Clark PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224 0 1
J. Powers P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   B. Lucas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 0 0
   a-C. Vaughn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   D. Duke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 0
   e-J. Hinkle PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 8 29
Totals 35 1 8 1 1 9 15      
a - C. Vaughn pinch hit for B. Lucas in the 7th
b - P. James pinch hit for A. Parker in the 8th
c - B. Phelps pinch hit for C. Cullison in the 9th
d - T. Clark pinch hit for J. Ziegler Jr. in the 9th
e - J. Hinkle pinch hit for D. Duke in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Butler (22, 9th Inning off J. Rice, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Walter , A. Parker , J. Landry , J. Butler 2 , L. Stapleton 2 , B. Phelps , J. Ziegler Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Viviano , J. Butler 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Parker
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
PB: J. Ziegler Jr.
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Maples W (6-11) 8.0 5 0 0 1 7 0 104 2.98   
J. Rice SV (2) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 28 5.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Maples 78
Batters Faced: J. Maples 31, J. Rice 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Maples 9-8, J. Rice 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Maples 104-70, J. Rice 28-17
Hit Batsmen: J. Maples
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Powers L (3-3) 6.2 5 2 2 3 3 0 95 3.13   
B. Lucas 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.85   
D. Duke 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Powers 56
Batters Faced: J. Powers 28, B. Lucas 2, D. Duke 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Powers 9-8, B. Lucas 0-0, D. Duke 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Powers 95-61, B. Lucas 10-5, D. Duke 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Lucas 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Maples
Ballpark: Broad Street Park II
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 17325
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