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NEW ORLEANS SHOWBOATS @ INDIANAPOLIS HOOSIERS
07/09/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Cannons batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Johnny Walker
Pitching: LHP Johnny Walker
Batting: RHB Bill Scott 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Roberts 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 66.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Lou Kelly 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Welch 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5L, EV 74.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Baltimore Cannons : RHP Rabbit Day
Pitching: RHP Rabbit Day
Batting: LHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Kincaid 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Wyatt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Cannons batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Johnny Walker
Batting: RHB Jim Alexander 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Snider 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Abel Man 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Jim Alexander to second
Jim Alexander to third
Batting: LHB Bill Ball 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.1 MPH)
Jim Alexander scores
Batting: RHB Rabbit Day 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Bill Ball to second
Batting: RHB Bill Scott 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Baltimore Cannons : RHP Rabbit Day
Batting: RHB Cy Bryant 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Phil Vaughan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bobby Sprague 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 74.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Cannons batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Johnny Walker
Batting: RHB Ed Roberts 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lou Kelly 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 106.3 MPH)
Ed Roberts to second
Batting: RHB Joe Welch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 13S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Ed Roberts to third
Batting: RHB Jim Alexander 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Ed Roberts scores
Joe Welch to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: RHB Joe Snider 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 95.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Jim Alexander scores
Batting: LHB Abel Man 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4, EV 68.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Joe Snider to second
Batting: LHB Bill Ball 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 103.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Joe Snider to third
Abel Man to second
Batting: RHB Rabbit Day 0-0: Grounds into fielders choice 1-2 (Groundball, P, EV 71.3 MPH)
Abel Man to third
Bill Ball to second
Batting: RHB Bill Scott 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Abel Man scores
Bill Ball to third
Rabbit Day to second
Batting: RHB Ed Roberts 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Baltimore 5 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Baltimore Cannons : RHP Rabbit Day
Batting: RHB Ken Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Arnold Bower 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 113.8 MPH)
Ken Allen scores
Batting: RHB Johnny Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Arnold Bower scores
Batting: LHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB John Kincaid 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 75.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Ken Wyatt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 5 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Cannons batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Johnny Walker
Batting: RHB Lou Kelly 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Welch 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Alexander 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Joe Welch to second
Batting: RHB Joe Snider 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 105.6 MPH)
Joe Welch scores
Jim Alexander to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Pitching: RHP Billy LeBeau
Batting: LHB Abel Man 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Joe Snider to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Now in RF: Jose Serna
Batting: LHB Bill Ball 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
Abel Man is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 8 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Baltimore Cannons : RHP Rabbit Day
Batting: RHB Cy Bryant 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Flyball, 56D, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Phil Vaughan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Sprague 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jose Serna 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Phil Vaughan to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Arnold Bower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 8 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Cannons batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Billy LeBeau
Pinch Hitting: SHB Al Horton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Moe Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Wilder 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 107.5 MPH)
Moe Davis to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ted Woodward 0-0: Ball
1-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 369 ft
Batting: RHB Joe Welch 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ralph Willis 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 5S, EV 69.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Joe Welch to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Chick Skinner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Joe Welch scores
Ralph Willis scores
Pinch Hitting: LHB Sonny Hatch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 6D, EV 93.1 MPH)
Chick Skinner scores
Pitching: LHP Elmer Wood
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bots Shearer 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 99.4 MPH), Distance : 361 ft
Batting: SHB Al Horton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Moe Davis 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 8 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Baltimore 16 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Baltimore Cannons : RHP Rabbit Day
Pitching: RHP Jim Hitchcock
Now at 1B: Tom Clevenger
Now at 2B: Moe Davis
Now at 3B: John Wilder
Now at SS: Bots Shearer
Now in LF: Al Horton
Now in CF: Chick Skinner
Now in RF: Ralph Willis
Batting: LHB Elmer Wood 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Kincaid 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken Wyatt 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 16 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Cannons batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Elmer Wood
Batting: RHB John Wilder 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Tom Clevenger 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Welch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ralph Willis 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Tom Clevenger to third
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 16 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Baltimore Cannons : RHP Jim Hitchcock
Batting: RHB Cy Bryant 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Phil Vaughan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Bobby Sprague 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 16 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Cannons batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Elmer Wood
Batting: LHB Chick Skinner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Hitchcock 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bots Shearer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Al Horton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 16 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Baltimore Cannons : RHP Jim Hitchcock
Batting: RHB Jose Serna 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 79.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Red O'Neal 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Elmer Wood 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 16 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Cannons batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Elmer Wood
Now at SS: Red O'Neal
Batting: RHB Moe Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Wilder 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Leo North 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 Joe Welch 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 16 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Baltimore Cannons : RHP Jim Hitchcock
Now at 1B: Bunny Stapleton
Pinch Hitting: SHB Charlie Gamble 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Joe Miller 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Charlie Gamble to third
Batting: RHB Ken Wyatt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Charlie Gamble scores
Joe Miller to third
Pinch Hitting: SHB Tom Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, OUT at HOME! 8-2
Ken Wyatt to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Ken Wyatt to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tom Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 7LM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Jim Fisher to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Jose Serna 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 16 - Chicago 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Baltimore Cannons batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Elmer Wood
Now at 1B: Jim Fisher
Now at 3B: Joe Miller
Now at SS: Charlie Gamble
Now in LF: Tom Thomas
Now in RF: Tom Taylor
Batting: RHB Ralph Willis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Chick Skinner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Ralph Willis to second
Batting: RHB Jim Hitchcock 0-0: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Ralph Willis to third
Chick Skinner to second
Pitching: LHP Norm Stewart
Batting: RHB Bots Shearer 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Pat Hobbs 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Ralph Willis scores
Chick Skinner to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Pat Hobbs to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Lutz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Pat Hobbs scores
Pinch Hitting: RHB Art Hart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 19 - Chicago 6
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Baltimore Cannons : RHP Jim Hitchcock
Now at 3B: Art Hart
Now at SS: Jim Lutz
Now in LF: Pat Hobbs
Batting: RHB Red O'Neal 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mike Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Flyball, 4D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Charlie Gamble 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 19 - Chicago 6
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