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MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS @ BOSTON MINUTEMEN
07/20/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Pitching: RHP Hank Springer
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Malcom Bronk 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Van Taylor
Pitching: RHP Van Taylor
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Willie Stephens scores
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Bill Anderson to second
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bill Anderson to third
Batting: RHB Bob Vernon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Van Taylor
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Adam Byrd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Van Taylor 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Malcom Bronk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Malcom Bronk steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Van Taylor
Batting: RHB Hank Springer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Dick Ward to second
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 92.5 MPH), Distance : 360 ft
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 56D, EV 89.4 MPH)
Julio Castaneda to second
Batting: RHB Bob Vernon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Julio Castaneda to third
Monte Rollins to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Monte Rollins to third
Bob Vernon to second
Batting: RHB Van Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 9D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Monte Rollins scores
Bob Vernon scores
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Van Taylor to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Malcom Bronk 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Tony Nava to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 75.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Van Taylor
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
Buddy Miller is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Vernon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Van Taylor
Batting: RHB Adam Byrd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Springer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Dick Ward to second
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Dick Ward to third
Vin Long to second
Dick Ward scores
Vin Long to third
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Vin Long scores
Willie Stephens to second
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Hit by Pitch
Willie Stephens to third
Jim Wise to second
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Boston 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Pinch Hitting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Malcom Bronk 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Boston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Van Taylor
Pitching: RHP Ike Hawley
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Adam Byrd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Springer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Boston 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 13, EV 83.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Grounds into double play, 1-4-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Richie Thornton
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Boston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Ike Hawley
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Willie Stephens to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Boston 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Richie Thornton
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Vernon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 13, EV 89.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 13S, EV 66.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Bob Vernon to second
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ball
Bob Vernon is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bill Powell to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Malcom Bronk 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Tony Nava to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Malcom Bronk to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 7 - Boston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Ike Hawley
Pitching: LHP Ben Baird
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 83.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Adam Byrd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 68.8 MPH)
Charlie Hartsell to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 73.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 7 - Boston 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Richie Thornton
Pitching: RHP Augie Hicks
Now at 2B: Charlie Hartsell
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bill Anderson to second
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Vernon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 72.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 7 - Boston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 86.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Dick Ward to second
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Dick Ward to third
Vin Long to second
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Dick Ward scores
Vin Long to third
Willie Stephens to second
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Vin Long scores
Willie Stephens to third
Jim Wise to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bruce Hunt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Grounds into double play, 5-2-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 7 - Boston 6
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