FABL
CHICAGO CHIEFS @ BOSTON MINUTEMEN
05/21/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Pitching: RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB John Butts 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
John Butts to second
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
John Butts steals 3rd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
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
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Joe Siniscalchi to second
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Chicago 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Troy Myers
Pitching: RHP Troy Myers
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
Dick Ward steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Dick Ward to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Willie Stephens to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 0 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Ricardo Castillo steals 2nd base
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Troy Myers 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Ricardo Castillo to third
Batting: RHB John Butts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2R, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Troy Myers
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 78D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Springer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Troy Myers
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Charlie Hartsell to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 25, EV 70.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Willie Stephens to second
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 0 - Boston 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Boston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Troy Myers
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Springer 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Boston 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Troy Myers 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 108.8 MPH), Distance : 389 ft
Batting: RHB John Butts 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 13S, EV 43.8 MPH)
John Butts to third
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 106.9 MPH)
John Butts scores
Rankin Ziegler to third
Joe Siniscalchi to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 3SF, EV 71.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Chicago 4 - Boston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Troy Myers
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 60.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Boston 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Troy Myers 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Butts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 4 - Boston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Troy Myers
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Frank Carmichael
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Boston 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Pitching: LHP Richie Thornton
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Boston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Frank Carmichael
Now at 1B: Tom White
Now at 3B: Don Barker
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
Gil Armstrong is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Charlie Hartsell to second
Charlie Hartsell to third
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 4 - Boston 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Richie Thornton
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Tom White to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Babe Thornton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Tom White scores
Freddie Mitchel to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: RHB John Butts 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Babe Thornton scores
John Butts to second
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 74.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 7 - Boston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Frank Carmichael
Pitching: LHP Hal Alsip
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 9, EV 73.8 MPH)
Bob Menz to second
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 90.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4M, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bob Menz to third
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 7 - Boston 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Richie Thornton
Pitching: RHP Owen Burns
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 7 - Boston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Hal Alsip
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, P, EV 84.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 7 - Boston 2
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