FABL
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS @ HOUSTON COMETS
05/23/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 3SF, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Pitching: RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Howard Smith to second
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 75.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Howard Smith to third
Jim Duchesne to second
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Marco Middleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 107.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 34, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
Don Riley steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter safe!
Ernie Carter to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6M, EV 86.3 MPH)
Ernie Carter to third
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 110.0 MPH)
Johnny Adams to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Marco Middleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 416 ft
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Marco Middleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
John Edwards to second
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 92.5 MPH)
John Edwards to third
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.6 MPH)
John Edwards scores
Stan Francis to second
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 109.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Pinch Hitting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 96.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Now in LF: Gus Richards
Now in CF: Jay Hunter
Now in RF: Earl Skains
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Fred Ruesch to second
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Fred Ruesch to third
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 89M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Houston 3
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