FABL
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS @ HOUSTON COMETS
05/25/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 387 ft
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
Jack Blair steals 2nd base
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Pitching: LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 93.1 MPH)
Ernie Carter to third
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 15S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 96.9 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 Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Howie Burt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Earl Skains to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Bill Blair to second
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 73.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-1
Howard Smith to second
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Howie Burt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Called Strike
Al Hubbard is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jim Duchesne to second
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3S, EV 75.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 15S, EV 68.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Howie Burt 0-0: Ball
John Moreland steals 2nd base
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 74.4 MPH)
John Moreland to third
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 90.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
Earl Skains is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 98.8 MPH)
John Edwards to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
John Edwards to third
Wally Austin to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4D, EV 50.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 84.4 MPH)
Al Hubbard to second
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Intentional Walk
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F, Error on foul ball, E5
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Al Hubbard to third
Howard Smith to second
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 93.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Howard Smith to third
Jim Duchesne to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Howie Burt 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, 15S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Ernie Carter to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 13S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Ernie Carter to third
Maury Moore to second
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Ernie Carter scores
Maury Moore scores
John Edwards to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Don Lincoln
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 108.8 MPH)
Earl Skains to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
John Newton to second
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 107.5 MPH)
Earl Skains scores
John Newton to third
Al Hubbard to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Al Hubbard to third
Jack Blair to second
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Al Hubbard scores
Jack Blair to third
Howard Smith to second
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Grounds into fielders choice 5-2 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.3 MPH)
Howard Smith to third
Jim Duchesne to second
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Grounds into fielders choice 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Jim Duchesne to third
Jay Hunter to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Jim Duchesne scores
Jay Hunter to third
John Moreland to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 8-3-5
Top of the 9th over - 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 10 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Pitching: RHP Buddy Thomas
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 83.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 55.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 10 - Houston 3
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