FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ CHICAGO CHIEFS
03/19/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Nate Carr
Pitching: RHP Nate Carr
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 71.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 75.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Jim Marshall to second
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 102.5 MPH)
Jim Marshall to third
Maury Moore to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Maury Moore to third
Stan Francis to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Maury Moore scores
Stan Francis to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Driver 0-0: Called Strike
Jerry Robinson is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 1st over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Tom Spruill 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Don Barker to second
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Nate Carr
Batting: RHB Wally Driver 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Rider 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Nate Carr
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Bob Hands 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Nate Carr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Nate Carr
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 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: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Pitching: RHP John Thomas
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 65.6 MPH)
Lined into DP, 6-3 (Line Drive, 6, EV 65.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Now at 1B: Fred Ruesch
Batting: RHB Tom Spruill 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP John Thomas
Now at 1B: Tom White
Now at 3B: Mike Litteral
Now at SS: Rankin Ziegler
Now in LF: Luis Ramirez
Batting: RHB Wally Driver 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 100.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Bill Blair to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Bill Blair to third
Don Jones to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pitching: LHP Harry Taylor
Now at 2B: Bill Gleaton
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Now at SS: Danny Martin
Now in LF: Wally Driver
Now in CF: Gil Armstrong
Now in RF: Charlie Phillips
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Rider 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 108.1 MPH)
Tom Rider to second
Tom Rider to third
Batting: RHB Bob Hands 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bob Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP John Thomas
Pitching: LHP John Webb
Now at 2B: Ed Neville
Batting: LHB Harry Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Harry Taylor
Pitching: LHP Duane Alarcon
Now at C: Milt Rush
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Litteral 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89XD, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Luis Ramirez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Rankin Ziegler to second
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP John Webb
Pitching: RHP Jim Queen
Now in CF: Ed Huff
Now in RF: Ricardo Castillo
Pinch Hitting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Phillips 0-0: Ball
Hank Andrew steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Hank Andrew scores
Charlie Phillips to second
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Charlie Phillips to third
Batting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Duane Alarcon
Pitching: LHP Joe King
Now in LF: Hank Andrew
Batting: RHB Ed Neville 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Ed Neville to second
Batting: RHB Ed Huff 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Ed Neville to third
Ricardo Castillo to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Allan Griffen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Ed Neville scores
Ricardo Castillo scores
Ed Huff to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Babe Thornton 0-0: Fielders Choice attempt at home, Runner SAFE. 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Allan Griffen to third
Batting: LHB Mike Litteral 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom White 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
Babe Thornton steals 2nd, throwing error, E2
Allan Griffen scores
Babe Thornton to third
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Bill Murphy
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mike Ford 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Jim Queen
Pitching: LHP Bill Smith
Now at 3B: Allan Griffen
Now at SS: Mike Litteral
Now in LF: Mike Ford
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 109.4 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Hal Alsip
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 101.9 MPH)
Milt Rush to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Johnny Adams to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Johnny Adams to third
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Johnny Adams scores
Phil Woods to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Phillips 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ben Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 6 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Bill Murphy
Pitching: RHP Wayne Cooper
Now at 1B: Ben Cooper
Now in LF: Johnny Adams
Now in CF: Hank Andrew
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Benny Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Base on Balls
Chris Wells to second
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.6 MPH)
Chris Wells to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gordie Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Allan Griffen 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Ricardo Castillo to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made at trailing runner, OUT! 8-3-4
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 6 - Chicago 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Hal Alsip
Pitching: LHP Joe Jones
Now at 2B: Ed Johnston
Now in LF: Ricardo Castillo
Now in CF: Mike Ford
Now in RF: Benny Davis
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bill Clement 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Hunt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 6 - Chicago 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Pitching: RHP Gerard Nicholson
Now at 2B: John Hunt
Now at 3B: Bill Clement
Batting: RHB Ed Johnston 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Harry Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ralph Swehla 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 6 - Chicago 5
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