FABL
LOS ANGELES SUNS @ HOUSTON COMETS
03/12/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Los Angeles Suns batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Eddie Kellum 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Calvin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Lally 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Suns : LHP Jim Place
Pitching: LHP Jim Place
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 61.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Los Angeles Suns batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Sam Forrester 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Thurman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Sam Forrester to second
Batting: RHB Ike Brown 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Reached on error, E9 (Flyball, 9, EV 92.5 MPH)
Sam Forrester to third
Batting: LHB Harry Barber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Ike Brown steals 2nd base
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Clark 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Jim Place 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Ike Brown to third
Harry Barber to second
Batting: RHB Eddie Kellum 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Ike Brown scores
Harry Barber to third
Jim Place to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Bill Calvin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Suns : LHP Jim Place
Now at 3B: Tommy Ashton
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 41.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Los Angeles Suns batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Tom Lally 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Sam Forrester 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Thurman 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Suns : LHP Jim Place
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Ernie Carter to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Los Angeles Suns batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Batting: RHB Ike Brown 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Tommy Ashton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 111.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Clark 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Suns : LHP Jim Place
Pitching: RHP Bill Smith
Now at C: Al Johnson
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunted foul
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 88.1 MPH)
John Edwards to third
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 93.8 MPH)
John Edwards scores
Hank Andrew to third
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 92.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Los Angeles Suns batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Don Lincoln
Pitching: RHP Bill Murphy
Now at C: Milt Rush
Now at 2B: Ernie Carter
Now at 3B: Jim Marshall
Now at SS: Danny Martin
Now in RF: Grady Smith
Batting: RHB Al Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eddie Kellum 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Calvin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Grounds into double play, 3-6-3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Suns : RHP Bill Smith
Now at 1B: Skeeter Graham
Now in RF: Gene Meadows
Batting: LHB Grady Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 83.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Charlie Niemiec to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Los Angeles Suns batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Bill Murphy
Pitching: RHP Wayne Cooper
Now at 2B: Charlie Niemiec
Now in LF: Wally Austin
Now in CF: Lyn Lockwood
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bill Perry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 13S, EV 73.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Gene Meadows 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bill Kearney 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Grounds out, U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 99.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Henry Hart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Suns : RHP Bill Smith
Pitching: LHP Hank Power
Now at SS: Bill Perry
Now in LF: Bill Kearney
Now in CF: Larry Hurlbutt
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunt missed!
2-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Milt Rush to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 80.0 MPH)
Milt Rush to third
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Los Angeles Suns batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Now at 1B: Fred Ruesch
Batting: RHB Tommy Ashton 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Hurlbutt 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 34, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Suns : LHP Hank Power
Now at 2B: George Peters
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Los Angeles Suns batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Pitching: RHP Elmer Martin
Now in RF: Lindsay Cohn
Batting: SHB George Peters 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Skeeter Graham 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill Perry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: LHB Gene Meadows 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 65.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Suns : LHP Hank Power
Pitching: RHP Joe Kienle
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 91.3 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Ron Clark
Now in RF: Ollie Orr
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bobby Thompson to second
Batting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 63.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Los Angeles Suns batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Now at C: Jerry Robinson
Now at 2B: Jim Marshall
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Now in LF: Charlie Niemiec
Pinch Hitting: RHB James Huffman 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ollie Orr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Adolph Young 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Suns : RHP Ron Clark
Pitching: RHP Jim Perrin
Now at 3B: Adolph Young
Now in LF: Rudy Severtson
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2LF, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dave Davis 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Los Angeles 3 - Houston 2
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