 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT HOUSTON COMETS 09/18/1974 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT HOUSTON COMETS | | GAME ID: 8733 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Minneapolis Millers (72-78) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | | Houston Comets (77-73) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | |  | |
| Millers Beat Comets, 5-1 | The Minneapolis Millers knocked off the Houston Comets, 5-1, in Federal Association action at Dalton Domed Stadium. Minneapolis pitcher and Hamilton, Ohio, native Pete Jones had an outstanding performance. Jones picked up the win for Minneapolis, going 5 innings. He gave up no runs on 2 hits. He now sports a record of 6-11. Minneapolis now owns a record of 72-78.
Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Bill Powell? The Minneapolis center fielder had a 2-run double in the top of the fourth inning to put the Millers on top, 3-0. For the game, Powell had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.
Minneapolis manager Harry Hammond commended his team for "doing what it takes to win."
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| MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE | | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - C. Allen pinch hit for P. Jones in the 6th
b - F. Hayes pinch hit for G. Pettijohn in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: B. Powell (37, 4th Inning off J. Hunt, 2 on, 0 outs) , T. Nava (20, 5th Inning off J. Hunt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Hoffer (4, 1st Inning off J. Hunt, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nava 2 , S. Hoffer 5 , L. Herzberg , C. Kilkenny , B. Powell 3 , F. Hayes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nava , C. Kilkenny , B. Powell , P. Jones 2
GIDP: G. Fisher
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
CS: R. Robertson (9)
FIELDING
Errors: B. Powell (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Kilkenny-Castaneda-Herzberg) | | | a - D. Goodell pinch hit for J. Hunt in the 6th
b - B. Thompson pinch hit for D. Martin in the 8th
c - P. Woods pinch hit for D. Lincoln in the 8th
d - R. Harper substituted for B. Thompson in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Marshall (16, 9th Inning off I. Hawley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Marshall 2 , H. Andrew , J. Edwards , S. Francis 2 , D. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Francis 2 , D. Jones , J. Robinson 2 , D. Goodell , P. Woods
GIDP: D. Jones
Team LOB: 13
BASERUNNING
SB: J. Edwards 2 (9)
CS: J. Marshall (8)
FIELDING
Errors: J. Marshall (23) , D. Lincoln (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Martin-Blair-Jones) | | |
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| MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE | | HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Hunt L (9-6) | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 107 | 3.04 | | D. Lincoln | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0.00 | | D. Lane | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3.90 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Pete Jones
Ballpark: Dalton Domed Stadium
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 17371 |
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