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DETROIT DYNAMOS @ MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
09/27/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hank Wagner
Pitching: RHP Hank Wagner
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to second
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to third
Buddy Ensey to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Buddy Ensey to third
Bill Austin to second
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
Balk!
Buddy Ensey scores
Bill Austin to third
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Johnny Recker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Pitching: RHP Carl Hoffman
Batting: SHB Heinie Spitler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Steve Hoffer to third
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Richard Elk
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Clyde Allen to second
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Steve Hoffer scores
Clyde Allen to third
George Fisher to second
Clyde Allen scores
George Fisher to third
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 68.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 2 - Minneapolis 2
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hank Wagner
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Harvey Van Orden to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
Batting: RHB Richard Elk 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Elmer Mortensen to second
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Harvey Van Orden scores
Elmer Mortensen to third
Dave Black to second
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Grounds into fielders choice U2 (Groundball, 13S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Dave Black to third
Geoff Taylor to second
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Base on Balls
Dave Black scores
Geoff Taylor to third
Buddy Ensey to second
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Detroit 4 - Minneapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Richard Elk
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Hank Wagner 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Heinie Spitler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Hank Wagner to second
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 86.3 MPH)
Hank Wagner to third
Heinie Spitler to second
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 4 - Minneapolis 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hank Wagner
Batting: LHB Johnny Recker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 4 - Minneapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Richard Elk
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
Carl Kilkenny to second
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 106.9 MPH)
Carl Kilkenny to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by CF and OUT! 8-2
Bill Powell to second
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF, Error on foul ball, E2
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Minneapolis 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hank Wagner
Batting: RHB Richard Elk 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 61.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 4 - Minneapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Richard Elk
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Wagner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Heinie Spitler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 4 - Minneapolis 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hank Wagner
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Buddy Ensey to second
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Buddy Ensey to third
Bill Austin to second
Batting: LHB Johnny Recker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3L, EV 68.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Detroit 4 - Minneapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Richard Elk
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Ed South
Now at 2B: Bill Austin
Now at 3B: Jack Lucas
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Steve Hoffer scores
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Hayes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 372 ft
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Rusty Robertson to second
Batting: RHB Hank Wagner 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 4 - Minneapolis 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hank Wagner
Now at 3B: Bucky Raymond
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 89.4 MPH) - OUT at second base trying to stretch hit.
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Ike Hawley
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at second, runner OUT! 5-6
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Minneapolis 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Ed South
Batting: SHB Heinie Spitler 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 4MD, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bucky Raymond 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Minneapolis 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Ike Hawley
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bob McNall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Recker 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 5 - Minneapolis 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Ed South
Now at SS: Jim Gardner
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 91.9 MPH), Distance : 333 ft
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Ross 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Minneapolis 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Ike Hawley
Pitching: LHP Del Robinson
Now in CF: Jim Ross
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Brown 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Minneapolis 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Ed South
Pitching: LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: SHB Heinie Spitler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bucky Raymond 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Minneapolis 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Del Robinson
Now at 1B: Gabe Peyton
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 61.9 MPH)
Bill Austin to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Minneapolis 6
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