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MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS @ DETROIT DYNAMOS
05/04/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Pitching: LHP Joe Jones
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LMF, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 15, EV 70.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 77.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe McDowell
Pitching: RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 105.0 MPH)
Dave Black to second
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Dave Black to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Bill Austin to second
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Bill Austin to third
Gil Jones to second
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Reached on error, E7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Carl Kilkenny to second
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Carl Kilkenny to third
George Fisher to second
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Joe McDowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Steve Hoffer to second
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
Passed Ball!
Steve Hoffer to third
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at second, runner safe!
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 359 ft
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: LHB Joe Jones 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Joe McDowell 0-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Julio Castaneda to second
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Julio Castaneda to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Reached on error, E4 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Ball
Gil Jones is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 50.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 73.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Red Standish 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
Melvin Williams steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 105.6 MPH)
Melvin Williams to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pitching: RHP Bill Burkhart
Now in LF: Aaron Courtney
Now in RF: Steve Hoffer
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
Dave Black steals 2nd base
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Detroit 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Pitching: RHP Pedro Castro
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Aaron Courtney 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Detroit 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Bill Burkhart
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Detroit 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pedro Castro
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Single, Error in OF, E9, batter to second base (Line Drive, 9S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Gene Holbrook to third
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Ball
1-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 384 ft
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Pierce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Detroit 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Bill Burkhart
Pitching: LHP Ben Baird
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dean Estes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Detroit 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pedro Castro
Now at SS: George Crain
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Aaron Courtney 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Aaron Courtney to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Steve Hoffer to second
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Aaron Courtney scores
Steve Hoffer to third
Pitching: LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 60.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 6 - Detroit 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Now at 1B: Bob Place
Pinch Hitting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 79.4 MPH)
Buddy Ensey to second
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Buddy Ensey to third
Dave Black to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Dave Black to third
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 109.4 MPH)
Dave Black scores
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 6 - Detroit 7
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