FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ CHICAGO CHIEFS
04/07/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Pitching: LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Rankin Ziegler steals 2nd base
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Rankin Ziegler to third
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Chris Wells steals 2nd base
Batter strikes out.
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
John Edwards to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 68.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Otis Hawkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
Chris Wells is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Grounds out, U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Otis Hawkins 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 69.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 13S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Called Strike
Joe Siniscalchi steals 2nd base
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Joe Siniscalchi to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5, EV 108.8 MPH)
Andy Ellefsen to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Babe Thornton 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Pitching: LHP Hal Alsip
Now in LF: Andy Ellefsen
Now in CF: Joe Siniscalchi
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Johnny Adams is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Hal Alsip
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3DF, EV 58.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
John Edwards to second
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 25, EV 68.1 MPH) (infield hit)
John Edwards to third
Hank Andrew to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 3rd, U5 (Groundball, 5L, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pitching: LHP Al Bailey
Now at C: Milt Rush
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 10TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Hal Alsip
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at second, runner OUT! 1-6
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Maury Moore to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Al Bailey
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bob Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Bob Smith to second
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 3rd, U5 (Groundball, 5, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 11TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Hal Alsip
Pitching: RHP Frank Carmichael
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH)
Milt Rush to second
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Milt Rush to third
Stan Francis to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-2-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 11th over - 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 11TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Al Bailey
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Now in CF: Stan Francis
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 11th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 12TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Frank Carmichael
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 12th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 12TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4D, EV 41.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Butts 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Andy Ellefsen to second
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Andy Ellefsen to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Bottom of the 12th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 2
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