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DETROIT DYNAMOS @ MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
09/25/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Pitching: LHP Ben Baird
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4D, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Pitching: LHP Joe Jones
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 4MD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Calvin 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jose Chavez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Heinie Spitler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4MS, EV 38.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4M, EV 62.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Pinch Runner at 2nd George Crain:
Batting: LHB Joe Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
George Crain to third
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 95.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Now at SS: George Crain
Batting: SHB Ben Baird 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Tony Nava to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Minneapolis 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Calvin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jose Chavez 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bill Austin to second
Bill Austin to third
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bill Austin scores
Jose Chavez to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB Joe Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5L, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 2 - Minneapolis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Heinie Spitler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
George Fisher to second
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH)
George Fisher scores
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Ben Baird 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Bill Powell to third
Julio Castaneda to second
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Detroit 2 - Minneapolis 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to third
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Geoff Taylor scores
Buddy Ensey to third
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Buddy Ensey scores
Batting: RHB Bill Calvin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jose Chavez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Minneapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Batting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Heinie Spitler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 104.4 MPH)
George Fisher to second
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 106.9 MPH)
George Fisher scores
Heinie Spitler to third
Heinie Spitler scores
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: SHB Ben Baird 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 4 - Minneapolis 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Lou Geyer 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 68.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 4 - Minneapolis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Joe Jones
Pitching: LHP Bud Dixon
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Minneapolis 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to second
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to third
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Minneapolis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Bud Dixon
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Heinie Spitler 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Hayes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Minneapolis 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Pitching: LHP Del Robinson
Now in LF: Wally Driver
Now in CF: Steve Hoffer
Batting: RHB Bill Calvin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jose Chavez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Jose Chavez to second
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Minneapolis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Bud Dixon
Pinch Hitting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Minneapolis 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Del Robinson
Now in LF: Bill Pierce
Pinch Hitting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Minneapolis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Bud Dixon
Pitching: LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Ross 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
Jim Ross steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Jim Ross scores
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Minneapolis 5
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