FABL
BALTIMORE CLIPPERS @ HOUSTON COMETS
03/15/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: LHB Joe Tucker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Pitching: LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 25, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
Johnny Adams steals 2nd base
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Johnny Adams to third
John Edwards to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Johnny Adams scores
John Edwards to third
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Clay Roberts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Hank Wallace to second
Batting: RHB Mo Hisel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: LHB Phil Mattis 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buck Guthrie 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Joe Tucker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Buck Guthrie to second
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Buck Guthrie to third
Joe Tucker to second
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Buck Guthrie scores
Joe Tucker to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Clay Roberts 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 101.9 MPH)
Hal Blank to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 56.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mo Hisel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Phil Mattis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Now at C: Milt Rush
Now at 1B: Fred Ruesch
Now at 2B: Danny Martin
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Now at SS: Jim Marshall
Now in LF: Del Goodell
Now in RF: Grady Smith
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Lewis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Now at 2B: Charlie Niemiec
Batting: LHB Joe Tucker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Pitching: LHP Joe King
Now at C: Fred Rogers
Now in RF: Bill Davis
Batting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Charlie Niemiec to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Del Goodell to second
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at home, 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.1 MPH)
Del Goodell to third
Batting: LHB Grady Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Del Goodell scores
Fred Ruesch to second
Fred Ruesch to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Fred Ruesch scores
Grady Smith to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Don Lincoln
Pitching: RHP Elmer Martin
Now in CF: Wally Austin
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dan Mathews 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB George Best 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Davis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
George Best to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Goodman 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 101.3 MPH)
George Best to third
Bill Davis to second
Batting: RHB Fred Rogers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 87.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Carl Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Joe King
Now at 1B: Carl Thompson
Now at 2B: George Best
Now at 3B: Dan Mathews
Now at SS: Jack Goodman
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Elmer Martin
Pinch Hitting: LHB Cecil Gregg 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LMF, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
Pickoff Throw by Catcher to First - Out!
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dan Mathews 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Joe King
Pitching: RHP Stan Boone
Now in LF: Harry Simmons
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Called Strike
Don Jones steals 2nd base
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Grady Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Single, Error in OF, E7, batter to second base (Line Drive, 56D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Don Jones scores
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Grady Smith to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 74.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Elmer Martin
Pitching: LHP Duane Alarcon
Batting: RHB George Best 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Davis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jack Goodman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Rogers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Stan Boone
Pitching: RHP Danny Johnston
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Charlie Niemiec is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Duane Alarcon
Pitching: RHP Pete Jones
Batting: SHB Carl Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Grounds out, U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 105.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Karl Teague 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Houston 5
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