FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
04/01/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Pitching: RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Called Strike
Don Riley steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 103.8 MPH)
Don Riley scores
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 81.9 MPH)
Jack Blair to third
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
John Newton to second
Batting: LHB Miguel Serrano 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: SHB Dick Payne 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Marco Middleton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
Jack Blair steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 9D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Jack Blair scores
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 71.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 90.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Miguel Serrano 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dick Payne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 5SF, EV 75.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Lee Lowman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Miguel Serrano is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Marco Middleton
Pitching: RHP Hank Parks
Now at C: Henry Woods
Now at 1B: Lee Lowman
Now at 3B: Frank Reid
Now at SS: Jack Finley
Now in LF: Earl Skains
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Don Jones to second
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 63.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Grady Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Don Jones to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Grady Smith to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Now at C: Milt Rush
Now at 1B: Grady Smith
Now at 2B: Danny Martin
Now at 3B: Jack Conklin
Now at SS: Jim Marshall
Now in LF: Del Goodell
Batting: LHB Lee Lowman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Virgil Humphrey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Hank Parks
Pitching: LHP Jack Grayson
Now in LF: Virgil Humphrey
Now in RF: Earl Skains
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Now at 1B: Bobby Thompson
Now in CF: Hank Andrew
Now in RF: Grady Smith
Batting: RHB Frank Reid 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Frank Reid to second
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Frank Reid to third
Henry Woods to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 81.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gale Schmitt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Jack Grayson
Pitching: RHP Les Baldwin
Now at 2B: Al Hubbard
Now in CF: Jay Hunter
Batting: RHB Jack Conklin 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 15, EV 68.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 60.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Grady Smith 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 74.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Don Lincoln
Pitching: RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: LHB Lee Lowman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 70.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tom Sims 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Humphrey 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3DF, EV 54.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Les Baldwin
Now in RF: Tom Sims
Pinch Hitting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Jim Marshall to third
Batting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Jim Marshall scores
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: RHB Frank Reid 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 4MD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Al Hubbard to third
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Henry Woods to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Jay Hunter to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 61.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Les Baldwin
Pitching: RHP Sonny Stoyer
Now at 1B: John Moreland
Batting: RHB Jack Conklin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Milt Rush to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Lyn Lockwood to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Grounds into fielders choice 5-2 (Groundball, 5S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Lyn Lockwood to third
Lindsay Cohn to second
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Lyn Lockwood scores
Lindsay Cohn to third
Fred Ruesch to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by LF and OUT! 7-3-2
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pitching: RHP Pete Jones
Now at 2B: Jim Marshall
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Now in RF: Lindsay Cohn
Batting: LHB Tom Sims 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Andy Baxter 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 84.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wally Melvin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 92.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Duane Carle 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 10TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Sonny Stoyer
Pitching: LHP Lew Motter
Now at 2B: Duane Carle
Now at 3B: Jack Finley
Now at SS: Wally Melvin
Now in LF: Andy Baxter
Pinch Hitting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Charlie Niemiec steals 2nd base
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 25F, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Conklin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Charlie Niemiec to third
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Pitching: RHP Bill Murphy
Now at 1B: Frank Bailey
Now in LF: Charlie Niemiec
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Reeves 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 11TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Lew Motter
Pitching: RHP Bill Hunn
Now in CF: Ed Reeves
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dave Davis 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3L, EV 58.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Tex Strain to second
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Tex Strain to third
Lindsay Cohn to second
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Tex Strain scores
Lindsay Cohn to third
Fred Ruesch to second
2-1: Fielders Choice at home, 4-2 (Groundball, P, EV 87.5 MPH)
Fred Ruesch to third
Batting: RHB Charlie Niemiec 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 64.4 MPH)
Top of the 11th over - 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 11TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Bill Murphy
Pitching: RHP Elmer Martin
Now at C: Tex Strain
Batting: RHB Bill Hunn 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tom Sims 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 11th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 3
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