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HOUSTON COMETS @ ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
03/28/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Dutch Wright
Pitching: RHP Dutch Wright
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Maury Moore to second
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 2-4 (Groundball, 15S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Maury Moore to third
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Maury Moore scores
Del Goodell to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Jerry Robinson to second
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Skains Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Dutch Wright
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 6MD, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Dutch Wright
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Tom Henderson
Now in LF: Jack Abasi
Now in CF: Jack Blair
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Del Goodell to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 60.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Tom Henderson
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Sac Bunt to P - play at second, runner OUT! 1-6
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
John Newton is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Tom Henderson
Now at 2B: Wally Melvin
Now in CF: Don Riley
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: LHP Joe King
Now at 1B: Fred Ruesch
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Now in LF: Phil Woods
Now in CF: Wally Driver
Now in RF: Lyn Lockwood
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Tom Henderson 0-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Howard Smith to second
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Howard Smith to third
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Tom Henderson
Pitching: RHP Buddy Thomas
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH)
Don Jones to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34, EV 96.3 MPH)
Don Jones scores
Danny Martin to second
Batting: RHB Wally Driver 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Danny Martin to third
Fred Ruesch to second
Batting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe King
Now at 2B: Bill Gleaton
Now at SS: Danny Martin
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
Don Riley steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 70.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Buddy Thomas
Now at SS: John Moreland
Pinch Hitting: RHB Larry Underwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Jack Grayson
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Don Jones to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe King
Pitching: RHP Gerard Nicholson
Batting: RHB Wally Melvin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Lee Lowman 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 71.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Jack Grayson
Pitching: LHP Ike Abraham
Now in RF: Lee Lowman
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Driver 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Grady Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Gerard Nicholson
Now in RF: Bobby Thompson
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Reid 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Virgil Humphrey 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
Virgil Humphrey to second
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 96.3 MPH)
Virgil Humphrey to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Now in LF: Charlie Niemiec
Now in RF: Phil Woods
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Ike Abraham
Pitching: RHP Frank Maxwell
Now at 1B: Frank Reid
Now at 3B: Jim Duchesne
Now in LF: Virgil Humphrey
Batting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Conklin 0-0: Called Strike
Charlie Niemiec steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Charlie Niemiec to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Jack Conklin to second
Batting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Now at C: Tex Strain
Now at 1B: Rich Harper
Now at 3B: Danny Martin
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Batting: RHB Wally Melvin 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Reeves 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Atlanta 1
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