FABL
DETROIT DYNAMOS @ HOUSTON COMETS
05/26/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.0 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to second
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 56.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Pitching: RHP Jack Williams
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56, EV 60.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: SHB Jack Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 110.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Bill Austin to third
1-1: Single, Error in OF, E7, batter to second base (Groundball, 56D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bill Austin scores
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 6D, EV 84.4 MPH)
Jack Lucas to third
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 2-4 (Groundball, 15S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Frank Bailey to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: SHB Jack Williams 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to second
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Geoff Taylor to third
Buddy Ensey to second
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 106.9 MPH)
Geoff Taylor scores
Buddy Ensey to third
Bill Austin to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Bill Austin to third
Jack Lucas to second
Now in LF: Lyn Lockwood
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 108.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 3 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Flyball, 56D, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 3 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jack Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 3 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 96.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 15, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Fred Ruesch to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 3 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 98.8 MPH), Distance : 383 ft
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 15S, EV 66.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pitching: LHP Dutch Lane
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Jack Lucas to second
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Jack Lucas to third
Virgil Ewing to second
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Grounds into double play, 4-2-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Pitching: LHP Beau McClellan
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5, EV 56.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Dutch Lane
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 101.9 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to second
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Beau McClellan
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 99.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 1
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