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MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS @ HOUSTON COMETS
03/27/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Jim Ross 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
Jim Ross steals 2nd base
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Jack Turner
Pitching: LHP Jack Turner
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Jim Marshall to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 67.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Jim Marshall to third
Frank Bailey to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Jim Marshall scores
Frank Bailey to third
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Frank Bailey scores
Johnny Adams to third
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Johnny Adams scores
Hank Andrew to third
Jerry Robinson to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Smith 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 64.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Jack Turner
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 102.5 MPH), Distance : 407 ft
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Frank Bailey to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH)
Frank Bailey to third
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Frank Bailey scores
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 105.0 MPH)
Jerry Robinson to second
Batting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Bucky Raymond 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 56.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Turner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Ross 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, P, EV 84.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Jack Turner
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 84.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 63.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Jack Turner
Pitching: RHP Jimmy Jeter
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wally Driver 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 109.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Gil Armstrong to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Gil Armstrong scores
Wally Driver scores
Batting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 88.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tex Hendricks 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 9
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: RHP Bill Murphy
Now at 1B: Rich Harper
Now at 2B: Charlie Niemiec
Now at SS: Tex Hendricks
Now in LF: Del Goodell
Now in CF: Stan Francis
Now in RF: Wally Driver
Batting: RHB John Smith 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bucky Raymond 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jimmy Jeter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 9
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Jimmy Jeter
Now at 1B: Henry Morse
Now at 3B: George Marsolek
Now at SS: John S. Smith
Now in LF: George Harris
Now in CF: Jim Ross
Now in RF: Sam Roberts
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rich Harper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Driver 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 9
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Bill Murphy
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Now in CF: Wally Driver
Now in RF: George Spikes
Pinch Hitting: RHB Les Mahoney 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB George Harris 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Sam Roberts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Henry Morse 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Sam Roberts to second
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 9
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Jimmy Jeter
Pitching: LHP Ben Baird
Now at C: Dixie Williams
Now at 2B: Gabe Peyton
Now in LF: Les Mahoney
Now in CF: George Harris
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB George Spikes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bob Young 0-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-4
George Spikes to second
Batting: RHB Tex Hendricks 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.3 MPH)
George Spikes to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 107.5 MPH)
Tex Hendricks to second
Tex Hendricks to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Chet Dickinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Tex Hendricks scores
Del Goodell to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Rich Harper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 11
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pitching: LHP Dutch Lane
Now at C: Dave Davis
Now at 3B: Chet Dickinson
Batting: LHB George Marsolek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gabe Peyton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 11
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Pitching: LHP Bud Keeley
Now at 3B: George Fisher
Now at SS: George Marsolek
Batting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave Davis 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Charlie Niemiec to second
Batting: LHB George Spikes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Passed Ball!
Charlie Niemiec to third
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 11
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Dutch Lane
Pitching: LHP Harry Taylor
Now in CF: Lyn Lockwood
Batting: RHB Dixie Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bud Keeley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Les Mahoney 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ted Bunce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 11
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Bud Keeley
Now in CF: Ray Badeaux
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 11
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Harry Taylor
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Now in LF: Lindsay Cohn
Batting: LHB Sam Roberts 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Vince Rishel 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 103.8 MPH), Distance : 397 ft
Batting: LHB George Marsolek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Gabe Peyton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Houston 11
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