FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ CHICAGO CHIEFS
03/14/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP John Thomas
Pitching: RHP John Thomas
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 107.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Maury Moore to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 102.5 MPH)
Maury Moore to third
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Pitching: RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3D, EV 58.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP John Thomas
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr Balk!
Chris Wells to second
0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP John Thomas
Batting: RHB Jay Hunt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB Tom Rider 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Tom Rider to second
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP John Thomas
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP John Thomas
Now at C: Benny Davis
Now at 1B: Tom White
Now at 3B: Mike Litteral
Now in LF: Mike Ford
Now in CF: Bob Starr
Now in RF: Andy Ellefsen
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Frank Bailey to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.6 MPH)
Frank Bailey to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 75.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Pitching: LHP Duane Alarcon
Now at 1B: Fred Ruesch
Now at 2B: Danny Martin
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Now at SS: Jim Marshall
Now in CF: Wally Austin
Now in RF: Grady Smith
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Tom Rider 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bob Starr to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 9-3-5
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Butts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP John Thomas
Pitching: LHP Frank Baxter
Now in RF: Al Bennett
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 110.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Duane Alarcon
Pitching: RHP Joe Cipolla
Now at C: Milt Rush
Now in LF: Wally Austin
Now in CF: Hank Andrew
Now in RF: Del Goodell
Batting: LHB Mike Litteral 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Ford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Al Bennett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom White 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Frank Baxter
Pitching: LHP Hal Alsip
Now in CF: Luis Ramirez
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
Hank Andrew steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Danny Martin to second
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Hank Andrew scores
Danny Martin to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe Cipolla
Pitching: RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: SHB Benny Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Allan Griffen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Luis Ramirez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Hal Alsip
Pitching: LHP Phil Murphy
Now at 3B: Allan Griffen
Now at SS: Mike Litteral
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Lyn Lockwood to second
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34, EV 71.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Pinch Hitting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Babe Thornton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Mike Litteral 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 63.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Phil Murphy
Pitching: RHP Jim Queen
Now at 2B: Harry McDaniel
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Bobby Thompson to second
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Now at 1B: Don Jones
Now at 2B: Jim Marshall
Now at 3B: Jack Conklin
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Now in LF: Charlie Niemiec
Batting: LHB Mike Ford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Al Bennett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Mike Ford to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bob Whaley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Benny Davis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Allan Griffen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 107.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 1
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