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HOUSTON COMETS @ BOSTON MINUTEMEN
03/17/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Harry Draper
Pitching: RHP Harry Draper
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5L, EV 96.3 MPH)
Del Goodell to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Del Goodell to third
Hank Andrew to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Hank Andrew to third
Jerry Robinson to second
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Pitching: RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB George Brown 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Harry Draper
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Bill Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dick Anderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 15S, EV 66.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Walter Crogan 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Dick Anderson to second
Batting: RHB Al Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 93.1 MPH)
Dick Anderson to third
Walter Crogan to second
Batting: RHB Al McCoy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Harry Draper 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Harry Draper
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
Jim Marshall is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 74.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB George Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: RHB Bill Ward 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Harry Draper
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Pitching: RHP Gerard Nicholson
Now at 1B: Frank Bailey
Batting: SHB Dick Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Walter Crogan 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Al McCoy 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Harry Draper
Now at C: Gene Martin
Now in LF: Frank Kirouac
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Gerard Nicholson
Now at C: Rube Harrison
Now at 2B: Bill Gleaton
Now in LF: Stan Francis
Now in CF: Wally Driver
Pinch Hitting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 390 ft
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tom Daze 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Ames 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Harry Draper
Pitching: RHP Ken West
Now at 1B: John Ames
Now at 2B: Walter Huckaby
Now at SS: Dick Wood
Now in RF: Tom Daze
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Bill Blair to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Charlie Phillips 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Bill Blair to third
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Wally Driver 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Grady Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Gerard Nicholson
Pitching: LHP Duane Alarcon
Now at 2B: John Hunt
Now at 3B: Bill Clement
Now at SS: Bill Blair
Now in RF: Charlie Phillips
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gene Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 103.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Ken West
Pitching: RHP Paul Sullivan
Now at 3B: Jim Wise
Now in CF: Jim Morton
Batting: SHB Bill Clement 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rube Harrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt - Flyout to 3S! F3
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Bill Clement to second
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey Pickoff Throw to Second - Error! E1
Bill Clement to third
Bobby Thompson to second
0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Duane Alarcon
Pitching: LHP Joe King
Now at 2B: Julian Guerra
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 105.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mickey Barker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5, EV 60.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Daze 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Paul Sullivan
Pitching: RHP Owen Burns
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Phillips 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wally Driver 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
Charlie Phillips is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe King
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Now in CF: Charlie Phillips
Now in RF: Lyn Lockwood
Batting: RHB John Ames 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 5SF, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Owen Burns
Pitching: LHP Bud Shireman
Batting: RHB Julian Guerra 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill Clement 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rube Harrison 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pitching: RHP Wayne Cooper
Now at 1B: Ben Cooper
Batting: RHB Gene Martin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 61.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Surprenant 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Elmer Miller 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 56, EV 99.4 MPH)
Elmer Miller to second
Pinch Runner at 2nd Phil Cooper:
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bruce Hunt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Boston 1
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