FABL
CHICAGO CHIEFS @ DETROIT DYNAMOS
03/07/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Pitching: RHP Carl Hoffman
Batting: RHB John Butts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Mike Litteral 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Pitching: LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Bill Austin to second
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Bill Austin to third
Buddy Ensey to second
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3S, EV 73.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Bill Austin scores
Buddy Ensey to third
Virgil Ewing to second
Batting: LHB Johnny Recker 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Chicago 0 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Horn 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: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
George Horn to second
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 94.4 MPH)
George Horn to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Roy Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 51.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Carl Hoffman 0-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-1
Alberto Alvarez to second
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F, Error on foul ball, E5
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Batting: LHB Otis Hawkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Butts 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 94.4 MPH)
John Butts to second
Pitching: RHP Rip Kimball
Batting: LHB Mike Litteral 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 88.8 MPH)
John Butts scores
Andy Ellefsen to second
Batting: RHB George Horn 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Andy Ellefsen to third
Joe Siniscalchi to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 66.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Joe Siniscalchi to third
George Horn to second
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Chicago 3 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Pitching: RHP Jim Queen
Now in RF: Benny Davis
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Johnny Recker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Virgil Ewing to second
Virgil Ewing to third
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 102.5 MPH)
Virgil Ewing scores
Johnny Recker to second
Batting: RHB Rip Kimball 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 3 - Detroit 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Rip Kimball
Batting: RHB Roy Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Benny Davis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Butts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 75.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Detroit 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Jim Queen
Pinch Hitting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34, EV 66.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bob McNall 0-0: Ball
1-0: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Dave Black scores
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bob McNall scores
Pinch Hitting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Jack Lucas to second
Batting: LHB Johnny Recker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 72.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 3 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Rip Kimball
Now at 1B: Jack Lucas
Now at 2B: Elmer Mortensen
Now at 3B: Abas Agani
Now at SS: Mel Neff
Now in LF: Geoff Taylor
Now in CF: Dave Black
Now in RF: Bob McNall
Pinch Hitting: SHB Al Bennett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 6S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Litteral 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 91.9 MPH), Distance : 330 ft
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tom White 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 367 ft
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tom Rider 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5D, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Queen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 6 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Jim Queen
Pitching: LHP Bill Smith
Now at 1B: Tom White
Now at 3B: Don Barker
Now at SS: Mike Litteral
Now in LF: Luis Ramirez
Now in CF: Joe Siniscalchi
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 80.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 6 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Rip Kimball
Pitching: RHP Jack Williams
Batting: RHB Roy Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 84.4 MPH) - OUT at second base trying to stretch hit.
Batting: SHB Benny Davis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
SINGLE, but batter called out on appeal for missing first base!
Pinch Hitting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 6 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Bill Smith
Pitching: RHP Walt Jackson
Now at 2B: Babe Thornton
Now at SS: Allan Griffen
Now in CF: Mike Ford
Batting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bob McNall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 6 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Pitching: LHP Bill Wagner
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Babe Thornton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mike Ford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Don Barker to third
Batting: RHB Tom White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Don Barker scores
Batting: RHB Luis Ramirez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 7 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Walt Jackson
Pitching: RHP John Thomas
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 99.4 MPH), Distance : 390 ft
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Wood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Recker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 7 - Detroit 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Bill Wagner
Now at 2B: George Wood
Batting: RHB Allan Griffen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Roy Johnson 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Allan Griffen to second
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 93.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bob Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 7 - Detroit 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP John Thomas
Pitching: LHP Frank Baxter
Now in RF: Gordie Smith
Pinch Hitting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Del Biadun 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Lou Strader to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 86.9 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Pinch Hitting: RHB Augie Dalton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 7 - Detroit 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Bill Wagner
Pitching: LHP Bud Dixon
Now at 1B: George Wood
Now at 2B: Melvin Williams
Now at 3B: Jack Lucas
Now in LF: Harvey Van Orden
Now in CF: Lou Strader
Now in RF: Del Biadun
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Babe Thornton 0-0: Ball
Don Barker steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Ford 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 106.3 MPH)
Don Barker to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bob Whaley 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Luis Ramirez 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 70.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Chicago 7 - Detroit 6
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Frank Baxter
Pitching: LHP Ed Rowley
Now at 1B: Bob Whaley
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Gardner 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 69.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Duke Bell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 7 - Detroit 6
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