FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ WASHINGTON EAGLES
03/21/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Eddie Yandow
Pitching: RHP Eddie Yandow
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: SHB Joe Cantrell 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at third, runner OUT! 1-6
Batting: LHB Howdy Oakes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 63.1 MPH)
Gil Armstrong to second
Batting: RHB Al Marino 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56, EV 60.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Eddie Yandow
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 15S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Called Strike
Hank Andrew steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at third, runner OUT! 5-6
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bobby Thompson to second
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3DF, EV 46.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Bobby Thompson to third
Wally Austin to second
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Rube Hamilton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Joe Stocksdale 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Ralph Russell 0-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Joe Stocksdale to second
Batting: RHB Al Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Eddie Yandow
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Jim Marshall scores
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 64.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Washington 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Eddie Yandow 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Joe Cantrell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Washington 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Eddie Yandow
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bobby Thompson to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Washington 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Howdy Oakes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Al Marino 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rube Hamilton 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Joe Stocksdale 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Washington 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Eddie Yandow
Pitching: RHP Howie Lee
Now at 2B: Lee Murphy
Now in CF: Virgil Morris
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Danny Martin steals 2nd base
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 88.1 MPH)
Danny Martin to third
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Danny Martin scores
Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 13S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Washington 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Now at 2B: Danny Martin
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Now in LF: Del Goodell
Now in CF: John Edwards
Batting: LHB Ralph Russell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Smith 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Morris 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Joe Cantrell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 9S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Virgil Morris to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Lee Murphy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 105.6 MPH)
Virgil Morris scores
Joe Cantrell to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ray Abbas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.8 MPH)
Joe Cantrell scores
Lee Murphy to second
Pinch Hitting: SHB Carlos Zamudio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Washington 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Howie Lee
Now at C: Jim Custis
Now at 1B: Ray Abbas
Now at SS: Chuck Moore
Now in RF: Don Whited
Pinch Hitting: LHB Grady Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
John Edwards steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Washington 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Bill Murphy
Now at C: Milt Rush
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Now in RF: Lyn Lockwood
Batting: RHB Jim Custis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howie Lee 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jimmy Henderson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Virgil Belisle 0-0: Ball
Pickoff Throw to First - Error! E1
Jimmy Henderson to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Washington 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Howie Lee
Pitching: RHP Bobby Hughes
Now at 3B: Bryan Odgers
Now in LF: Wes Conner
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Washington 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Bill Murphy
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Now at 1B: Frank Bailey
Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Graham 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Don Whited 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 106.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jake Pitts 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Washington 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Bobby Hughes
Pitching: LHP Earl Frazier
Now at 2B: George Fox
Now in CF: Tom Lieder
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Don Eddy
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Washington 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Don Lincoln
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: RHB Ray Abbas 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: RHB Chuck Moore 0-0: Sac Bunt - play at second, runner OUT -> throw to first, DP!
Batting: RHB Jim Custis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Washington 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : LHP Don Eddy
Batting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 102.5 MPH)
Don Jones to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F1 (Popup, 13, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Ernie Carter steals 3rd, throwing error, E2
Ernie Carter scores
Frank Bailey to third
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 76.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Washington 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pitching: LHP Al Bailey
Now at 2B: Ernie Carter
Batting: LHB Wes Conner 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bryan Odgers 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Wes Conner to second
Batting: RHB George Fox 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Wes Conner to third
Bryan Odgers to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Marv Nordberg 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Grounds into fielders choice 3-2 (Groundball, 3L, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bryan Odgers to third
George Fox to second
Batting: LHB Don Whited 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 98.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Crane 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 76.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Houston 4 - Washington 2
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