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OMAHA PLAINSMEN @ DES MOINES DEVILS
06/26/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Red Hampton
Pitching: LHP Red Hampton
Batting: RHB Freddie Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Bond 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred McCormick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : LHP Ray Benson
Pitching: LHP Ray Benson
Batting: RHB Phil Mullaney 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Hampton 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 6D, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 101.9 MPH)
Jim Hampton to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: LHB Joe Masters 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Red Hampton
Batting: RHB Jack Flint 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Emil Noble 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Calvin Brown 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Joe Cummings 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 73.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : LHP Ray Benson
Batting: RHB Les Woodward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Aiello 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ralph Sharp 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3, EV 78.8 MPH)
Tom Aiello to second
Batting: LHB Red Hampton 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Tom Aiello to third
Ralph Sharp to second
Batting: RHB Phil Mullaney 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 106.3 MPH)
Tom Aiello scores
Ralph Sharp to third
Ralph Sharp scores
Batting: RHB Jim Thompson 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; St. Louis 1 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Red Hampton
Batting: RHB Jim Quick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ray Benson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunted foul
2-1: Bunted foul
2-2: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-4
Jim Quick to second
Batting: RHB Freddie Jones 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Bond 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Jim Quick to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Fred McCormick 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
George Bond to second
Batting: RHB Jack Flint 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 105.0 MPH)
George Bond to third
Fred McCormick to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by CF and OUT! 8-2
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; St. Louis 2 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : LHP Ray Benson
Batting: LHB Jim Hampton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: LHB Joe Masters 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 2 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Red Hampton
Batting: LHB Emil Noble 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Calvin Brown 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Cummings 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 2 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : LHP Ray Benson
Batting: RHB Les Woodward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Aiello 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ralph Sharp 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Tom Aiello to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Red Fox 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Phil Mullaney 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; St. Louis 2 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Red Hampton
Pitching: LHP Al Hicks
Batting: RHB Jim Quick 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 76.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Johnnie Morse 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Freddie Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 2 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : LHP Ray Benson
Pitching: LHP Cal Montgomery
Batting: RHB Jim Thompson 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Hampton 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Martin 0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Jim Hampton to second
Batting: LHB Joe Masters 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Jim Hampton to third
Bob Martin to second
Batting: RHB Les Woodward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Tom Aiello 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; St. Louis 2 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Al Hicks
Batting: RHB George Bond 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred McCormick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jack Flint 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 4D, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Emil Noble 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 2 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : LHP Cal Montgomery
Batting: LHB Ralph Sharp 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 4D, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hicks 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-4
Ralph Sharp to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Slim Ford 0-0: Ball
Ralph Sharp is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 2 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Al Hicks
Now at 2B: Slim Ford
Batting: RHB Calvin Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Cummings 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Quick 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; St. Louis 2 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : LHP Cal Montgomery
Pinch Hitting: RHB Anders Adriansen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 111.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bernie Rutledge 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.9 MPH)
Anders Adriansen to third
Batting: RHB Bob Martin 0-0: Intentional Walk
Pinch Hitting: RHB Len Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Pinch Hitting: RHB Joe Foy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 2 - Chicago 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Al Hicks
Now at 3B: Len Jones
Now at SS: Anders Adriansen
Now in LF: Elias Day
Now in RF: Joe Foy
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bill Littlefield 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Popup, 5D, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Freddie Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bill Littlefield to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Alex Ingraham 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bill Littlefield to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Clarence Howerton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Flint 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bill Littlefield scores
Alex Ingraham to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ollie Staples 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; St. Louis 3 - Chicago 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : LHP Cal Montgomery
Pitching: LHP Jack Wardle
Now at 1B: Clarence Howerton
Now in CF: Ollie Staples
Now in RF: Alex Ingraham
Batting: RHB Joe Foy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Aiello 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Joe Foy to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bert Hartman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hicks 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 3 - Chicago 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Al Hicks
Now in CF: Bert Hartman
Batting: RHB Calvin Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB John McKinley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Fred Miller 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Wardle 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 109.4 MPH)
John McKinley to third
Batting: RHB Freddie Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Alex Ingraham 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
John McKinley scores
Jack Wardle to third
Freddie Jones to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Pitching: RHP Jim Spencer
Batting: RHB Clarence Howerton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; St. Louis 5 - Chicago 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : LHP Jack Wardle
Now at 3B: Fred Miller
Now at SS: John McKinley
Batting: RHB Slim Ford 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Anders Adriansen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Elias Day 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Anders Adriansen to second
Batting: RHB Bob Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Anders Adriansen to third
Batting: RHB Len Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Anders Adriansen scores
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 5 - Chicago 6
Game Over ... Chicago defeats St. Louis, 6 to 5
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