FABL
ATLANTA COPPERHEADS @ HOUSTON COMETS
05/28/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Pitching: RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5, EV 101.9 MPH)
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 70.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds out, U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 73.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Kotarski 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 44.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 25F, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 100.6 MPH), Distance : 415 ft
Batting: RHB Jack Kotarski 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Bunt missed!
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
Passed Ball!
Al Hubbard scores
Jack Blair to second
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 103.8 MPH)
Jack Blair to third
Howard Smith to second
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Jack Blair scores
Howard Smith to third
John Newton to second
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jack Kotarski 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 80.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Jay Hunter to second
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Jay Hunter to third
Al Hubbard to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Al Hubbard to third
Jack Blair to second
Pitching: LHP Harry Taylor
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 83.8 MPH)
Al Hubbard scores
Jack Blair to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 87.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 8 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Now at SS: Walt Dugan
Pinch Hitting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Don Jones to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Don Jones to third
Bill Blair to second
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 94.4 MPH)
Don Jones scores
Bill Blair to third
Jim Marshall to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 64.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Atlanta 8 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Harry Taylor
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Now in LF: Charlie Niemiec
Now in CF: Hank Andrew
Pinch Hitting: LHB Lee Lowman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Kotarski 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Reeves 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 8 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Now at 1B: Henry Woods
Now in CF: Lee Lowman
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 8 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U6 (Groundball, P, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 8 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Hit by Pitch
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bill Blair to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Grady Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 82.5 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Ike Abraham
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 8 - Houston 1
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