FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ WASHINGTON EAGLES
05/20/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Charlie Howard
Pitching: RHP Charlie Howard
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 78D, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
Johnny Adams steals 2nd base
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Pitching: RHP Pete Jones
Batting: LHB Ed MacNaughton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Belisle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carlos Zamudio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Joe Cantrell 0-0: Ball
Carlos Zamudio is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Charlie Howard
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Stan Francis to second
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 65.0 MPH)
Lined into DP, 4-6 (Line Drive, 4, EV 65.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Washington 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: SHB Joe Cantrell 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 111.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Howdy Oakes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Marino 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Joe Cantrell to third
Batting: LHB Don Whited 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Washington 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Charlie Howard
Batting: RHB Pete Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Maury Moore to third
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 110.0 MPH)
Maury Moore scores
Don Jones to third
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Johnny Adams steals 2nd base
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5, EV 59.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 108.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Washington 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB George Fox 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Charlie Howard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at second, runner OUT! 1-6
Batting: LHB Ed MacNaughton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Belisle 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Washington 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Charlie Howard
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, 15S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Washington 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: SHB Carlos Zamudio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Joe Cantrell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Howdy Oakes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Joe Cantrell to second
Batting: RHB Al Marino 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Washington 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Charlie Howard
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 46.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Don Jones to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Single, Error in OF, E8, batter to second base (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Don Jones scores
Johnny Adams to third
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Johnny Adams scores
Hank Andrew to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Stan Francis to second
Pitching: RHP Bobby Hughes
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 370 ft
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Houston 7 - Washington 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: LHB Don Whited 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fox 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Hughes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ed MacNaughton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bobby Hughes to second
Batting: RHB Virgil Belisle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 7 - Washington 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Bobby Hughes
Batting: RHB Pete Jones 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5L, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 7 - Washington 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: SHB Carlos Zamudio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2R, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Joe Cantrell 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Howdy Oakes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Marino 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Don Whited 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 7 - Washington 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Bobby Hughes
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 7 - Washington 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB George Fox 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Hughes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Ed MacNaughton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Virgil Belisle 0-0: Ball
Ed MacNaughton steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Joe Cipolla
Batting: SHB Carlos Zamudio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Ed MacNaughton to third
Virgil Belisle to second
Batting: SHB Joe Cantrell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Reached on error, E7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 82.5 MPH)
Ed MacNaughton scores
Virgil Belisle scores
Carlos Zamudio to third
Batting: LHB Howdy Oakes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Carlos Zamudio scores
Joe Cantrell to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Al Marino 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 7th over - 4 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 7 - Washington 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Bobby Hughes
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 71.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 108.1 MPH), Distance : 403 ft
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 8 - Washington 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe Cipolla
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: LHB Don Whited 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fox 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Graham 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 8 - Washington 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Bobby Hughes
Pitching: RHP Don Maguire
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 107.5 MPH), Distance : 408 ft
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bob Young 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 11 - Washington 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Batting: LHB Ed MacNaughton 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Belisle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89XD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carlos Zamudio 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 11 - Washington 4
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