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BOSTON MINUTEMEN @ HOUSTON COMETS
03/04/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunt - Flyout to P! F1
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Single, Error in OF, E9, batter to second base (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Dick Ward to third
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Dick Ward scores
Willie Stephens to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Pat Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 105.0 MPH)
Jim Morton to third
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Larry Irwin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Pitching: RHP Charlie Roberts
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Jim Marshall scores
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Maury Moore scores
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
John Edwards to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Roberts 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pat Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Pitching: RHP Owen Burns
Now in CF: Jim Morton
Now in RF: Bob Menz
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Maury Moore is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 61.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: RHP Bill Murphy
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Irwin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Owen Burns
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Bunted foul
Balk!
John Edwards to second
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 13, EV 86.9 MPH)
John Edwards to third
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 110.0 MPH)
John Edwards scores
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 73.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Jerry Robinson to second
Batting: RHB Bill Murphy 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Bill Murphy
Pitching: LHP Al Bailey
Now at C: Milt Rush
Now at 1B: Rich Harper
Now at 2B: Danny Martin
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Now in LF: Del Goodell
Now in RF: Lindsay Cohn
Pinch Hitting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Al Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Pickoff Throw by Catcher to First - Out!
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Owen Burns
Pitching: RHP Jimmie Prescott
Now at C: Walter Crogan
Now at 1B: Howard Smith
Now at 2B: Al Smith
Now at 3B: Mickey Barker
Now at SS: Jack Gordon
Now in LF: Paul Germano
Now in CF: Vin Long
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rich Harper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
Rich Harper steals 2nd base
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 76.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Al Bailey
Pitching: RHP Wayne Cooper
Now at 2B: Charlie Niemiec
Batting: RHB Mickey Barker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Crogan 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Paul Germano 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Jimmie Prescott
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Wally Austin to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Lindsay Cohn to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fielders Choice at home, 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Lindsay Cohn to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Charlie Niemiec to second
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Pitching: LHP Duane Alarcon
Now in CF: Lyn Lockwood
Batting: RHB Jack Gordon 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Jack Gordon to second
Batting: RHB Al Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Jimmie Prescott
Pitching: RHP Bill Hendley
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LMF, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rich Harper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Called Strike
Rich Harper steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Duane Alarcon
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 34S, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Barker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Walter Crogan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 55.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Hendley
Pitching: RHP Joe Bryant
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pitching: RHP Elmer Martin
Batting: RHB Paul Germano 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Jack Gordon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Phelps 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 109.4 MPH)
Paul Germano to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Paul Germano scores
Bobby Phelps to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bobby Phelps scores
Frank Kirouac to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: SHB Elmer Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Frank Kirouac to third
Hal Mazur to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by RF and OUT! 9-3-2
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Boston 4 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Joe Bryant
Pitching: LHP Walt Portelli
Now at 1B: Hal Mazur
Now at 2B: Al McCoy
Now in CF: Ed Cannon
Now in RF: Bobby Phelps
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Conklin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 4 - Houston 3
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