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HOUSTON COMETS @ DETROIT DYNAMOS
03/30/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Larry Tindall
Pitching: LHP Larry Tindall
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 71.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Jim Marshall to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
Balk!
Jim Marshall to third
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
Balk!
Jim Marshall scores
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Pitching: RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 68.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Larry Tindall
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunt 0-0: Called Strike
Balk!
Lyn Lockwood to second
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Lyn Lockwood to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Jay Hunt to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 7-3-5
Top of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Larry Tindall
Pitching: LHP Emil Maas
Now at C: Duke Bell
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Duke Bell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Emil Maas
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 89.4 MPH), Distance : 347 ft
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunt 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 66.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Emil Maas
Pitching: RHP Clarence Reimer
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Bill Gleaton to second
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 73.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Pitching: RHP Gerard Nicholson
Now at C: Milt Rush
Now at 1B: Fred Ruesch
Now at 2B: Bill Gleaton
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Now at SS: Danny Martin
Now in LF: Phil Woods
Now in RF: Lindsay Cohn
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clarence Reimer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Clarence Reimer
Pitching: RHP Richard Elk
Now at 3B: Abas Agani
Now in LF: Bob McNall
Batting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wally Driver 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Gerard Nicholson
Now in CF: Charlie Niemiec
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Duke Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Richard Elk
Now at 1B: Jack Lucas
Now in CF: Gil Jones
Now in RF: Don Brown
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Gerard Nicholson
Pitching: LHP Dutch Lane
Batting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Brown 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 66.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Bob McNall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Richard Elk
Pitching: LHP Bud Dixon
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Rich Harper 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Dutch Lane
Pitching: LHP Harry Taylor
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Gardner 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pete Dance to third
Batting: RHB Duke Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Bud Dixon
Pitching: RHP Charlie Christianson
Now at 2B: Jim Gardner
Now at SS: Jim Wilson
Batting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Harry Taylor
Pitching: LHP Duane Alarcon
Batting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Abas Agani to third
Batting: LHB Bob McNall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Abas Agani scores
Jack Lucas to second
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Jack Lucas to third
Bob McNall to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB George Stout 0-0: Grounds into double play, 5-2-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 1
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