FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
09/08/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
GAME ID: 8617 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Dynamos (53-89) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0
Chicago Chiefs (59-83) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 9 0
Chiefs Nip Dynamos, 3-2
Getting a good performance from center fielder Bob Starr, the Chicago Chiefs defeated the Detroit Dynamos, 3-2. Starr was 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times for the Chiefs. The win puts the Chiefs at 59-83, while the Dynamos drop to 53-89.

Bob Smith was the walk-off hero for Chicago. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Chiefs pinch hitter hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"I'm trying to see the ball big, see the ball up in the zone and put the barrel on it," Starr told the Chicago News.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Black LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .268 8 63
G. Taylor CF 3 1 1 0 2 2 4 .267 9 52
B. Ensey RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .291 9 58
   a-P. Dance PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275 6 38
B. Austin 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .298 11 84
V. Ewing 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .257 9 43
J. Recker C 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .316 0 8
H. Van Orden 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .232 12 62
E. Mortensen SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .176 2 12
   b-D. Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .255 2 15
   J. Vander Kooi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 1 1
C. Hoffman P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Gardner SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
Totals 31 2 7 2 4 10 28      
a - P. Dance pinch hit for B. Ensey in the 8th
b - D. Brown pinch hit for E. Mortensen in the 8th
c - J. Gardner substituted for C. Hoffman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gardner (1, 9th Inning off J. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Ensey (7, 6th Inning off T. Myers, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Taylor , B. Ensey 4 , P. Dance , V. Ewing , E. Mortensen , J. Gardner 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Taylor , B. Austin , J. Recker , E. Mortensen , D. Brown
Sac Bunt: J. Recker , C. Hoffman
Sac Fly: J. Recker
Hit by Pitch: V. Ewing , J. Recker
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Taylor (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mortensen-Austin-Van Orden)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Barker 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .290 3 43
M. Litteral 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .345 0 4
   c-B. Smith PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .305 0 2
A. Ellefsen RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .251 6 50
J. Siniscalchi LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .292 23 82
R. Ziegler SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .258 3 12
H. McDaniel 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 6 46
B. Starr CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 .210 11 46
R. Johnson C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .268 0 11
T. Myers P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .129 0 3
   E. Rowley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Thornton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 2 18
   J. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-C. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251 10 60
Totals 31 3 9 3 4 3 13      
a - B. Thornton pinch hit for E. Rowley in the 7th
b - C. Wells pinch hit for J. Jones in the 9th
c - B. Smith pinch hit for M. Litteral in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Barker (26, 5th Inning off C. Hoffman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Starr (11, 2nd Inning off C. Hoffman, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Ziegler (3, 6th Inning off C. Hoffman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Barker 3 , M. Litteral , B. Smith , A. Ellefsen , R. Ziegler 5 , B. Starr 5
2-out RBI: B. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Siniscalchi , R. Ziegler , T. Myers
GIDP: B. Starr
Sac Bunt: M. Litteral 2 , H. McDaniel
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Starr (6)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hoffman 7.0 8 2 2 2 3 2 104 2.61   
J. Vander Kooi L (7-14) 1.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 20 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hoffman 54
Batters Faced: C. Hoffman 30, J. Vander Kooi 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hoffman 10-7, J. Vander Kooi 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hoffman 104-67, J. Vander Kooi 20-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Myers 5.2 4 2 2 2 5 0 91 3.92   
E. Rowley 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 5.64   
J. Jones W (3-4) 2.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 49 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Myers 56
Batters Faced: T. Myers 23, E. Rowley 6, J. Jones 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Myers 4-7, E. Rowley 1-1, J. Jones 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Myers 91-52, E. Rowley 22-15, J. Jones 49-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Rowley 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Myers , J. Jones
Balk: J. Jones
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Starr
Ballpark: Whitney Park
Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 18880
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