FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
03/21/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Fred Smith
Pitching: RHP Fred Smith
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 4, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Elmer Martin
Pitching: RHP Elmer Martin
Batting: LHB Joe Tucker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clay Roberts 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5S, EV 78.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Joe Tucker to second
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 70.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Fred Smith
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Elmer Martin
Batting: RHB Les Jefferson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Goodman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 103.8 MPH)
Ernie White to second
Batting: RHB Fred Smith 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Ernie White scores
Jack Goodman to third
Batting: LHB Joe Tucker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Jack Goodman scores
Fred Smith to third
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Fred Smith scores
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Amos Johnson to second
Batting: RHB Clay Roberts 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 77.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Fred Smith
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Elmer Martin 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Elmer Martin
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Les Jefferson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie White 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Fred Smith
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 66.3 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Red Cunningham
Now in LF: Joe Tucker
Now in RF: Mo Hisel
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Balk!
Del Goodell to second
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 100.0 MPH)
Del Goodell scores
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Frank Bailey to third
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Elmer Martin
Batting: RHB Jack Goodman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mo Hisel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Davis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 94.4 MPH), Distance : 351 ft
Pinch Hitting: RHB Clarence James 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Red Cunningham
Now at 1B: Don Dollar
Now at 2B: George Best
Now at 3B: Hal Blank
Now in LF: Bill Davis
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 13, EV 68.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Elmer Martin
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Now at C: Milt Rush
Now at 1B: Fred Ruesch
Now at 2B: Bill Gleaton
Now at SS: Danny Martin
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 100.6 MPH) - OUT at third base trying to stretch hit.
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Don Dollar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 79.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Hal Blank to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Cecil Gregg 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 70.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Red Cunningham
Pitching: RHP Pat Fortier
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wally Driver 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 76.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Don Lincoln
Now in LF: Wally Driver
Now in CF: Hank Andrew
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dan Mathews 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mo Hisel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Davis 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Best 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Pat Fortier
Pitching: RHP Charlie Lawson
Now at C: Fred Rogers
Now at 2B: Ed Smith
Now at SS: George Best
Batting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Grady Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bill Clement 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Don Lincoln
Pitching: LHP Harry Taylor
Now at 3B: Tex Hendricks
Now at SS: Bill Clement
Now in RF: Lindsay Cohn
Batting: RHB Fred Rogers 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 13, EV 84.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Charlie Lawson
Pitching: RHP Sam Helsel
Now in CF: Mel Bahr
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6M, EV 109.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Harry Taylor
Pitching: RHP Wayne Cooper
Now in LF: Johnny Adams
Batting: RHB Don Dollar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 56D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ed Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 3-6-3 (Groundball, 3, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mel Bahr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Sam Helsel
Pitching: RHP Norm Sutherland
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3D, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2R, EV 61.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 4
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