FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
10/02/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS
GAME ID: 9448 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Millers (77-85) 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 3 12 14 1
Chicago Chiefs (69-93) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 0
Millers Win, Robertson hits 2 home runs
Led by Rusty Robertson, the Minneapolis Millers downed the Chicago Chiefs, 12-3. Robertson hit 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice for the Millers. The Millers raised their record to 77-85.

The game turned with two out in the top of the fourth. That's when Robertson hit a 2-run home run off Otis Hawkins. It propelled the Millers into the lead, 4-2.

"It's disappointing, but we have to move on," Chicago manager Ollie Howard said: "You're going to have games like that."
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nava 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .276 4 35
G. Fisher RF 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .233 16 59
   d-G. Harris PH, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
S. Hoffer LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .337 4 15
   e-M. Bronk PH, CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .216 1 11
C. Kilkenny 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .255 16 55
C. Allen 1B 4 3 1 1 1 1 4 .300 6 49
B. Powell CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .288 12 81
   a-W. Driver PH, LF 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .189 0 4
R. Robertson SS 3 2 2 5 0 0 0 .250 13 68
   b-B. Vernon PH, SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 .247 3 22
J. Castaneda C 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .235 10 56
   c-D. Williams PH, C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .137 1 4
H. Wagner P 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .169 1 5
   G. Pettijohn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 12 14 12 3 7 12      
a - W. Driver pinch hit for B. Powell in the 7th
b - B. Vernon pinch hit for R. Robertson in the 7th
c - D. Williams pinch hit for J. Castaneda in the 8th
d - G. Harris pinch hit for G. Fisher in the 9th
e - M. Bronk pinch hit for S. Hoffer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Castaneda 3 (17, 2nd Inning off O. Hawkins, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off O. Hawkins, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off F. Carmichael, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Nava (25, 6th Inning off F. Carmichael, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Fisher (16, 1st Inning off O. Hawkins, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Robertson 2 (13, 4th Inning off O. Hawkins, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off O. Hawkins, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Allen (6, 7th Inning off F. Carmichael, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nava 3 , G. Fisher 4 , G. Harris , C. Kilkenny 2 , C. Allen 4 , B. Powell , W. Driver , R. Robertson 8 , J. Castaneda 6
2-out RBI: T. Nava , R. Robertson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hoffer , D. Williams , H. Wagner 2
Sac Fly: B. Vernon
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Robertson (28)
Double Plays: 2 (Kilkenny-Nava-Allen, Nava-Robertson-Allen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Castillo RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 7 61
   b-G. Smith PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   g-A. Bennett PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
B. Starr CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .212 14 52
A. Ellefsen 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .261 8 58
C. Wells C 4 0 3 2 0 0 2 .258 13 75
M. Litteral SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .266 0 8
D. Barker 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 4 49
   c-M. Ford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 1
   e-H. McDaniel 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 7 56
T. Rider 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .230 0 3
   d-R. Ziegler PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 4 15
L. Ramirez LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-B. Whaley PH, LF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .275 0 4
O. Hawkins P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 0 0
   F. Carmichael P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 0 2
   f-B. Thornton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 2 20
Totals 35 3 10 3 3 2 20      
a - B. Whaley pinch hit for L. Ramirez in the 7th
b - G. Smith pinch hit for R. Castillo in the 7th
c - M. Ford pinch hit for D. Barker in the 8th
d - R. Ziegler pinch hit for T. Rider in the 8th
e - H. McDaniel substituted for M. Ford in the 9th
f - B. Thornton pinch hit for F. Carmichael in the 9th
g - A. Bennett pinch hit for G. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Wells (21, 1st Inning off H. Wagner, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Ellefsen (20, 1st Inning off H. Wagner, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Whaley (3, 9th Inning off H. Wagner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Bennett , B. Starr , A. Ellefsen 3 , C. Wells 4 , T. Rider , B. Whaley 3
2-out RBI: , C. Wells 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Starr , C. Wells , M. Litteral 2 , R. Ziegler
GIDP: T. Rider , L. Ramirez
Sac Bunt: F. Carmichael
Team LOB: 9
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Wagner W (6-15) 8.2 10 3 2 3 2 0 126 4.34   
G. Pettijohn 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Wagner 53
Batters Faced: H. Wagner 38, G. Pettijohn 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Wagner 12-10, G. Pettijohn 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Wagner 126-79, G. Pettijohn 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Pettijohn 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Hawkins L (4-6) 5.1 8 7 7 1 3 3 102 4.54   
F. Carmichael 3.2 6 5 5 2 4 1 79 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Hawkins 26
Batters Faced: O. Hawkins 25, F. Carmichael 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Hawkins 6-7, F. Carmichael 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: O. Hawkins 102-62, F. Carmichael 79-45
WP: F. Carmichael
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rusty Robertson
Ballpark: Whitney Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 17806
Special Notes: Julio Castaneda ties the MIN regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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