FABL
DETROIT DYNAMOS @ HOUSTON COMETS
03/18/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Pitching: RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
Dave Black steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Dave Black scores
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to third
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6M, EV 95.0 MPH)
Geoff Taylor scores
Batting: LHB Johnny Recker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Mel Neff to second
Batting: RHB Bill Tubbs 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Pitching: RHP Carl Hoffman
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Frank Bailey to second
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Frank Bailey to third
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 76.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Carl Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Driver 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Recker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Tubbs 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Now at C: Rube Harrison
Pinch Hitting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 76.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Pitching: RHP Bill Murphy
Now at C: Tex Strain
Pinch Hitting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 79.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Neal Allen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 100.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jake Ervin 0-0: Called Strike
Neal Allen steals 2nd base
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Pitching: RHP Salvatore Aranda
Now at 1B: Jake Ervin
Now in LF: Pete Dance
Now in CF: Neal Allen
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Driver 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Bill Murphy
Pitching: LHP Joe King
Now at 1B: Ben Cooper
Now in RF: Lindsay Cohn
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Duke Bell 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Salvatore Aranda
Pitching: RHP Allie Boone
Now at C: Harvey Van Orden
Now at 1B: Jack Lucas
Now at 2B: Jim Wilson
Now at 3B: Jake Ervin
Now at SS: Elmer Mortensen
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Grady Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe King
Now at 1B: Grady Smith
Now at 2B: Bill Gleaton
Now in LF: Wally Driver
Now in CF: Gil Armstrong
Now in RF: Lindsay Cohn
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bob McNall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Allie Boone
Pitching: RHP Roy Williamson
Now at 2B: Jim Gardner
Now at SS: Jim Wilson
Now in RF: Bob McNall
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 76.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 6MD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe King
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Now at 3B: Danny Martin
Now at SS: Bill Blair
Now in LF: Hank Andrew
Batting: RHB Neal Allen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jake Ervin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Jack Lucas to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Roy Williamson
Pitching: RHP Ray Green
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Jim Marshall to second
Jim Marshall to third
Pitching: RHP Jack Meeks
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6M, EV 80.6 MPH)
Jim Marshall scores
Batting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Grady Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Hit by Pitch
Bobby Thompson to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ed Costanzo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Pitching: LHP Dutch Lane
Now at 1B: Bobby Thompson
Now at 3B: Ed Costanzo
Now at SS: Jim Marshall
Now in RF: Grady Smith
Batting: LHB Bob McNall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 395 ft
Batting: RHB Jim Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Howard Jarvis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 3 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Meeks
Now in LF: Howard Jarvis
Pinch Hitting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 3 - Houston 1
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