FABL
BOSTON MINUTEMEN @ HOUSTON COMETS
03/29/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Pitching: RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 61.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Harry Draper
Pitching: RHP Harry Draper
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
Frank Bailey steals 2nd base
0-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Frank Bailey scores
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 105.6 MPH)
Maury Moore scores
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
Johnny Adams steals 2nd base (no throw)
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Johnny Adams to third
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Boston 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dick Anderson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Harry Draper
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Harry Draper 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Harry Draper
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Grounds into double play, 1-4-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Harry Draper
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Pitching: LHP Duane Alarcon
Now at C: Milt Rush
Now at 1B: Fred Ruesch
Now at SS: Bill Gleaton
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dick Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Jim Morton to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Intentional Walk
Pinch Hitting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 1 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Harry Draper
Pitching: RHP Bert Coey
Now at C: Larry Irwin
Now at 2B: Al Smith
Now in CF: Frank Kirouac
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Fred Ruesch to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Jim Marshall to third
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 1 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Duane Alarcon
Pitching: RHP Wayne Cooper
Now at 2B: Danny Martin
Now at 3B: Jim Marshall
Now in LF: Charlie Niemiec
Now in CF: Wally Driver
Pinch Hitting: RHB Paul Germano 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Adam Byrd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Low 0-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
Adam Byrd to second
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 1 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bert Coey
Pitching: LHP Tommy Blount
Now at 1B: John Low
Now at 3B: Adam Byrd
Now in LF: Paul Germano
Batting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 1 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Now at 1B: Rich Harper
Now at 2B: Bill Gleaton
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Now in RF: Lindsay Cohn
Pinch Hitting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Irwin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 67.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 1 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Tommy Blount
Now in RF: Buddy Miller
Batting: RHB Wally Driver 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 55.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 1 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Pinch Hitting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mickey Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Hal Mazur to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Paul Germano 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Adam Byrd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 13S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Mickey Barker to second
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Low 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Boston 1 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Tommy Blount
Pitching: RHP Ken West
Now at 2B: Hal Mazur
Now at SS: Al Smith
Batting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rich Harper 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Rich Harper to second
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Rich Harper to third
Bill Gleaton to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Bill Gleaton to third
Milt Rush to second
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Bill Gleaton scores
Milt Rush to third
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 1 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pitching: LHP Harry Taylor
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Smith 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Irwin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Buddy Miller to second
Buddy Miller to third
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 1 - Houston 5
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