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DES MOINES DEVILS @ NEW ORLEANS SHOWBOATS
07/01/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Miners : RHP Bill Ketterman
Pitching: RHP Bill Ketterman
Batting: LHB Bert Hartman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Foy 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bob Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Pittsburgh Miners batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Dave Rankin
Pitching: RHP Dave Rankin
Batting: LHB Joe Owens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vern Ross 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Stewart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 105.0 MPH), Distance : 456 ft
Batting: LHB Jim Renfroe 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Curt Squillante 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Miners : RHP Bill Ketterman
Batting: LHB Jim Hampton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Masters 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Len Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Pittsburgh Miners batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Dave Rankin
Batting: LHB Pete Asher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Henry Clayton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Haines 0-0: Called Strike
Henry Clayton is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Ketterman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Miners : RHP Bill Ketterman
Batting: RHB Jim Thompson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Odegaard 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jim Thompson to second
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 1B, E1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Jim Thompson to third
Batting: RHB Dave Rankin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, P, EV 43.8 MPH)
Jim Thompson scores
Hank Odegaard to second
Batting: LHB Bert Hartman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Flyball, 3D, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Foy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Pittsburgh Miners batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Dave Rankin
Batting: LHB Joe Owens 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vern Ross 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 108.8 MPH)
Joe Owens to second
Batting: RHB Ed Stewart 0-0: Called Strike
Joe Owens is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
Vern Ross to second
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 56D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Vern Ross to third
Batting: LHB Jim Renfroe 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3D, EV 58.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Curt Squillante 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Miners : RHP Bill Ketterman
Batting: RHB Bob Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Hampton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 7D, EV 110.6 MPH), Distance : 377 ft
Batting: LHB Joe Masters 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Len Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Pittsburgh Miners batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Dave Rankin
Batting: LHB Pete Asher 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Henry Clayton 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Flyball, 56D, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Haines 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Miners : RHP Bill Ketterman
Pitching: RHP Chick Stout
Now in CF: Joe Taylor
Batting: RHB Hank Odegaard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bernie Rutledge 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bert Hartman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Pittsburgh Miners batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Dave Rankin
Pitching: RHP Joe Blansit
Batting: RHB Joe Taylor 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Owens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vern Ross 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Stewart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 104.4 MPH)
Vern Ross to second
Vern Ross to third
Batting: LHB Jim Renfroe 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 3 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Miners : RHP Chick Stout
Batting: RHB Joe Foy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 60.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Hampton 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 88.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Joe Masters 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Pittsburgh Miners batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Joe Blansit
Batting: RHB Curt Squillante 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Pete Asher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Henry Clayton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Chick Stout 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Miners : RHP Chick Stout
Batting: RHB Len Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Thompson 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Len Jones to second
Batting: RHB Hank Odegaard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 111.9 MPH)
Len Jones to third
Batting: RHB Joe Blansit 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Pittsburgh Miners batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Joe Blansit
Batting: RHB Joe Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tony Henderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tom Hopkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Johnny Allen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Miners : RHP Chick Stout
Now at 1B: Tom Hopkins
Now at 3B: Johnny Allen
Now in LF: Tony Henderson
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ralph Sharp 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Elias Day 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 98.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Red Fox 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Pittsburgh Miners batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Joe Blansit
Now at 1B: Red Fox
Now in CF: Ralph Sharp
Now in RF: Les Woodward
Pinch Hitting: LHB John Collins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Curt Squillante 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Doc Nowack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Ron Coles
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lynn Gray 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Miners : RHP Chick Stout
Now at 2B: Doc Nowack
Now at SS: Lynn Gray
Now in RF: John Collins
Batting: LHB Jim Hampton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Anders Adriansen 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Slim Ford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Mullaney 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 66.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Anders Adriansen to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tom Aiello 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 3 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Pittsburgh Miners batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Ron Coles
Now at C: Tom Aiello
Now at 2B: Slim Ford
Now at 3B: Anders Adriansen
Now at SS: Phil Mullaney
Pinch Hitting: LHB Frank Lightbody 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jim Pool 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Flyball, 56D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tom Hopkins 0-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 104.4 MPH)
Joe Taylor scores
Pinch Hitting: LHB Addie Adkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Pittsburgh 3
TOP OF THE 10TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Miners : RHP Chick Stout
Pitching: LHP Steve Castellini
Now at 3B: Hooks Hay
Now in LF: Frank Lightbody
Batting: RHB Ron Coles 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ralph Sharp 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-4
Ron Coles to second
Batting: RHB Les Woodward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Red Fox 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Ron Coles to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: LHB Jim Hampton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Pittsburgh 3
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Pittsburgh Miners batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Ron Coles
Batting: LHB John Collins 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 98.8 MPH), Distance : 403 ft
Batting: RHB Curt Squillante 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Doc Nowack 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lynn Gray 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Frank Lightbody 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Lynn Gray scores
Bottom of the 10th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 4 - Pittsburgh 5
Game Over ... Pittsburgh defeats Chicago, 5 to 4
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