FABL
DETROIT DYNAMOS @ HOUSTON COMETS
03/11/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Pitching: RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 106.3 MPH), Distance : 400 ft
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Bill Austin steals 2nd base
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Ossie Schrieber
Pitching: LHP Ossie Schrieber
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Maury Moore to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ossie Schrieber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Ossie Schrieber
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Buddy Ensey to second
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 34, EV 82.5 MPH)
Buddy Ensey to third
Jack Lucas to second
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Buddy Ensey scores
Jack Lucas to third
Bill Austin to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Pitching: LHP Al Bailey
Now at SS: Danny Martin
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Ossie Schrieber
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Al Bailey
Batting: LHB Ossie Schrieber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 107.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Ossie Schrieber
Now in LF: Gil Jones
Now in CF: Dave Black
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 78M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Emil Maas
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Don Jones to second
Batting: SHB Al Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Al Bailey
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Now at C: Milt Rush
Now in RF: Grady Smith
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 98.1 MPH)
Jack Lucas to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 83.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Pinch Hitting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Emil Maas
Pitching: LHP Bud Dixon
Now at 2B: George Crain
Now at 3B: Abas Agani
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pitching: RHP Joe Cipolla
Now at 1B: Fred Ruesch
Now at 3B: Jim Marshall
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Abas Agani to second
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Bud Dixon
Pitching: RHP Joe Pratt
Now at C: Johnny Recker
Now at SS: Mel Neff
Now in RF: Bob McNall
Batting: LHB Grady Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe Cipolla
Pitching: RHP Elmer Martin
Now in CF: Hank Andrew
Batting: LHB Bob McNall 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 101.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Johnny Recker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Grounds out, U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 96.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Joe Pratt
Pitching: RHP Rip Kimball
Now at 1B: Virgil Ewing
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Elmer Martin
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Now at 1B: Ernie Carter
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Now in LF: Del Goodell
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 68.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Rip Kimball
Pitching: RHP Paul Sullivan
Now in LF: Pete Dance
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Grady Smith 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Charlie Niemiec to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Charlie Niemiec scores
Grady Smith to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Grady Smith scores
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 4D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Jim Marshall to second
Throwing error, E9
Hank Andrew scores
Jim Marshall to third
Del Goodell to second
Pinch Hitting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Pitching: RHP Pete Jones
Now at 1B: Johnny Adams
Now at 2B: Ernie Carter
Pinch Hitting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bob McNall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Recker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 67.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Paul Sullivan
Pitching: RHP Pat Fortier
Now in LF: Harvey Van Orden
Now in CF: Pete Dance
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 5 - Houston 3
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