FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ BOSTON MINUTEMEN
03/16/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Pitching: RHP Charlie Roberts
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Ernie Carter to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 79.4 MPH)
Ernie Carter to third
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at second, runner OUT! 2-6
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 67.5 MPH)
Charlie Hartsell to second
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
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: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Tex Strain to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made at trailing runner, OUT! 9-3-6
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Pat Allen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Barker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie Roberts 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Walter Huckaby to second
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Walter Huckaby to third
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6M, EV 101.9 MPH)
Walter Huckaby scores
Buddy Miller to second
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Buddy Miller to third
Charlie Hartsell to second
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 392 ft
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Pat Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Barker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Charlie Roberts
Now in CF: Jim Morton
Now in RF: Bob Menz
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Les Snyder
Now at C: Walter Crogan
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Bill Murphy
Now at 2B: Danny Martin
Now at 3B: Jim Marshall
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Crogan 0-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Les Snyder
Pitching: RHP Owen Burns
Now at 3B: Al Smith
Now at SS: Dick Wood
Now in LF: George Brown
Pinch Hitting: LHB Grady Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Conklin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Bill Murphy
Pitching: LHP Al Bailey
Now at C: Milt Rush
Now at 1B: Johnny Adams
Now in LF: Del Goodell
Now in CF: Wally Austin
Now in RF: Lyn Lockwood
Pinch Hitting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Hal Mazur to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Hal Mazur to third
Howard Smith to second
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Hal Mazur scores
Howard Smith to third
Dick Ward to second
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Howard Smith scores
Dick Ward scores
Bob Menz to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: RHB Al Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Owen Burns 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Walter Crogan 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 66.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Owen Burns
Now at 1B: Howard Smith
Now at 2B: Al McCoy
Now in CF: Bob Menz
Now in RF: Paul Germano
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
Del Goodell steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: 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 - Boston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Pitching: LHP Duane Alarcon
Batting: LHB George Brown 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Germano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Owen Burns
Pitching: RHP Willie Davis
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Danny Martin to second
Batting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Danny Martin to third
Wally Austin to second
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Duane Alarcon
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Batting: RHB Al McCoy 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Willie Davis
Pitching: RHP John Lewis
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Fred Ruesch to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 13, EV 71.3 MPH)
Fred Ruesch scores
Jim Marshall to third
Pitching: LHP Bud Shireman
Now at SS: Dale Raz
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, P, EV 68.8 MPH)
Jim Marshall scores
Charlie Niemiec to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 101.3 MPH)
Charlie Niemiec scores
Milt Rush to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Boston 5
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