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MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS @ CHICAGO CHIEFS
06/27/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Pitching: RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-1
Bill Powell to second
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Pitching: RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
Rankin Ziegler steals 2nd, throwing error, E2
Rankin Ziegler to third
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 106.9 MPH)
Andy Ellefsen to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Bob Starr to second
Batting: RHB Babe Thornton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Andy Ellefsen scores
Bob Starr to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Babe Thornton to second
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MD, EV 44.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Gene Holbrook to second
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Gene Holbrook to third
George Fisher to second
Batting: RHB Hub Huffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Gene Holbrook scores
George Fisher to third
Julio Castaneda to second
George Fisher scores
Julio Castaneda to third
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 72.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: SHB Johnny Maples 0-0: Ball
Freddie Mitchel steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 100.0 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd with throw by CF
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Freddie Mitchel scores
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
Ricardo Castillo steals 2nd base
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Clyde Allen to second
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 83.8 MPH)
Clyde Allen to third
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Clyde Allen scores
Bill Barber to second
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Grounds out, U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bill Barber to third
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 51.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Babe Thornton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Andy Ellefsen to second
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Grounds into double play, 3-6-3 (Groundball, 23, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: RHB Hub Huffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 46.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Maples 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 100.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Rankin Ziegler to second
3-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.0 MPH)
Rankin Ziegler to third
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Rankin Ziegler scores
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
Pickoff Throw by Catcher to First - Out!
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Chicago 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Chicago 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Pitching: RHP Bill Burkhart
Batting: RHB Babe Thornton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bob Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Chicago 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Pitching: RHP Norm Sutherland
Now at 1B: Tom White
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5L, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Steve Hoffer to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Clyde Allen to second
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Clyde Allen to third
Carl Kilkenny to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Hit by Pitch
Carl Kilkenny to third
Bill Barber to second
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Carl Kilkenny scores
Bill Barber to third
Gene Holbrook to second
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 83.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Pierce 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Bill Barber scores
Gene Holbrook to third
George Fisher to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 7 - Chicago 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Bill Burkhart
Pitching: LHP Del Robinson
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 3SF, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 7 - Chicago 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Norm Sutherland
Pitching: RHP Frank Carmichael
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 63.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 7 - Chicago 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Del Robinson
Pitching: LHP Ben Baird
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom White 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 61.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 7 - Chicago 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Frank Carmichael
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 7 - Chicago 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Now at 1B: Bob Place
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Harry McDaniel to third
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 7 - Chicago 5
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