FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
09/24/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
GAME ID: 8791 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Suns (88-67) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 1
Minneapolis Millers (73-82) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Millers Defeated, 2-0
Left-hander Jimmy Blair mesmerized the Minneapolis Millers while leading the Los Angeles Suns to a 2-0 victory. Blair got the win, improving to 10-9. He gave up 3 hits and walked 3 over 5.2 innings. He allowed no runs. Their 88-67 record puts the Suns first in the Federal Association West.

Ed Mooney took Minneapolis hurler Jack Turner deep in the top of the second. His solo home run put the Suns on top, 1-0. In all, Mooney had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

Blair said his team "played with focus."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Kellum 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275 9 57
B. Calvin LF 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .258 23 86
T. Lally SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .322 12 67
S. Forrester RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .264 26 93
L. Geyer CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .266 5 33
J. Drake 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 2 21
   b-J. Thurman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .353 0 4
   c-S. Graham 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 2 13
E. Mooney C 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .264 6 50
   G. Cox P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-G. Meadows PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 2
   R. Clark P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
B. Perry 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .239 5 28
J. Blair P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .148 0 4
   a-A. Johnson C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 0 6
Totals 34 2 8 2 4 4 17      
a - A. Johnson substituted for J. Blair in the 6th
b - J. Thurman pinch hit for J. Drake in the 8th
c - S. Graham substituted for J. Thurman in the 8th
d - G. Meadows pinch hit for G. Cox in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Lally 2 (32, 3rd Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Calvin (18, 8th Inning off B. Baird, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Mooney (6, 2nd Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Kellum , B. Calvin 2 , T. Lally 4 , L. Geyer , E. Mooney 5 , B. Perry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kellum , B. Calvin , S. Forrester , L. Geyer , J. Drake
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Perry (10)
CS: E. Mooney (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Drake (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Perry-Kellum-Graham)
OF assists: 1 (Calvin(Powell at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nava 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .271 4 31
G. Fisher RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .232 15 56
   d-C. Kilkenny PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 16 55
S. Hoffer LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .343 4 10
L. Herzberg 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .234 3 16
B. Powell CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .285 12 72
R. Robertson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .245 10 60
J. Castaneda C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .235 10 55
   e-J. Ross PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .364 2 5
B. Raymond 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 1 6
   a-D. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 1 2
   c-M. Rollins 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 1 16
J. Turner P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 0 6
   b-C. Allen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 5 46
   B. Baird P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 3
Totals 31 0 6 0 3 6 11      
a - D. Lee pinch hit for B. Raymond in the 7th
b - C. Allen pinch hit for J. Turner in the 7th
c - M. Rollins substituted for D. Lee in the 8th
d - C. Kilkenny pinch hit for G. Fisher in the 8th
e - J. Ross pinch hit for J. Castaneda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Nava (22, 5th Inning off J. Blair, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nava 2 , S. Hoffer , L. Herzberg , B. Powell 2 , R. Robertson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Fisher , L. Herzberg , J. Castaneda
GIDP: J. Ross
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Powell (7)
CS: S. Hoffer (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Hoffer (2)
OF assists: 1 (Fisher(Forrester at 3rd base))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blair W (10-9) 5.2 3 0 0 3 5 0 100 4.03   
G. Cox H (3) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 2.70   
R. Clark SV (23) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blair 65
Batters Faced: J. Blair 23, G. Cox 7, R. Clark 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blair 6-5, G. Cox 2-3, R. Clark 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blair 100-55, G. Cox 25-17, R. Clark 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Cox 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Turner L (9-14) 7.0 5 1 1 2 4 1 109 4.87   
B. Baird 2.0 3 1 1 2 0 0 37 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Turner 65
Batters Faced: J. Turner 28, B. Baird 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Turner 10-6, B. Baird 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Turner 109-70, B. Baird 37-23
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Blair
Ballpark: Hennepin County Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 9918
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