FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
03/03/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Pitching: LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
Maury Moore steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Maury Moore scores
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Pitching: RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB Clarence James 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jay Hunt 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at second, runner safe!
Pitching: RHP Jerry Baker
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 75.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Bill Blair to third
Jay Hunt to second
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bill Blair scores
Jay Hunt to third
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clay Roberts 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Jerry Baker
Pitching: RHP Bob Nelson
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3S, EV 62.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Jerry Robinson to second
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Jerry Robinson to third
Hank Andrew to second
Pinch Runner at 1st Fred Ruesch:
Batting: RHB Jay Hunt 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 106.3 MPH)
Jerry Robinson scores
Hank Andrew to third
Fred Ruesch to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Batting: RHB Jack Goodman 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bob Nelson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clarence James 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Bob Nelson
Pitching: LHP Bobby Carr
Pinch Hitting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 110.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 69.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Hit by Pitch
Frank Bailey to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Now at 1B: Frank Bailey
Now at 2B: Danny Martin
Now in LF: Stan Francis
Now in RF: Del Goodell
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Bobby Carr
Now at 1B: Carl Thompson
Now at 3B: Amos Johnson
Now in LF: Mo Hisel
Now in RF: Bill Davis
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Rich Harper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 81.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Fred Ruesch to second
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3S, EV 73.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Fred Ruesch to third
Rich Harper to second
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Grounds into double play, 1-2-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Pitching: RHP Pete Jones
Now at C: Milt Rush
Now in LF: Charlie Niemiec
Now in CF: Stan Francis
Batting: RHB Clay Roberts 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 5SF, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Goodman 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 60.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Bobby Carr
Pitching: RHP Larry Warren
Now at C: Fred Rogers
Now at 2B: George Best
Now at 3B: Dan Mathews
Now at SS: Amos Johnson
Now in CF: Jack Lewis
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Jack Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Davis 0-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mo Hisel 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Larry Warren
Pitching: RHP Ted Ferguson
Batting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Charlie Niemiec to second
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
Balk!
Charlie Niemiec to third
Milt Rush to second
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Charlie Niemiec scores
Milt Rush scores
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 6 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: SHB Carl Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Rogers 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dan Mathews 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Fred Rogers to second
Batting: RHB George Best 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Flyball, 56D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Cecil Gregg 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 6 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Ted Ferguson
Pitching: RHP Danny Johnston
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Conklin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 88.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Jack Conklin is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 6 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Now at 1B: Jack Conklin
Now in CF: Grady Smith
Now in RF: Lindsay Cohn
Batting: RHB Jack Lewis 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Davis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 6 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Danny Johnston
Pitching: LHP Joe King
Batting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Grady Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2RF, EV 96.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 6 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Don Lincoln
Pitching: RHP Joe Cipolla
Batting: RHB Mo Hisel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 58.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carl Thompson 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Rogers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 6 - Baltimore 0
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