FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ BOSTON MINUTEMEN
05/31/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Pitching: RHP Hank Springer
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 7LS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Buddy Miller to second
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 111.9 MPH)
Lyn Lockwood to third
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 46.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Springer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 372 ft
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Called Strike
Buddy Miller steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 110.6 MPH)
Buddy Miller to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 64.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Springer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Spencer Reese to second
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Spencer Reese to third
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Base on Balls
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 15, EV 70.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Dick Ward to second
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Dick Ward to third
Jim Morton to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Hank Springer
Batting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bill Blair to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Spencer Reese to second
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 92.5 MPH), Distance : 337 ft
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 25, EV 71.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Frank Bailey to third
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Frank Bailey scores
Hank Andrew to third
Pitching: LHP Walt Portelli
Now at C: Larry Irwin
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Houston 4 - Boston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Irwin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Boston 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Walt Portelli
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Rich Harper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
Rich Harper steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Boston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Boston 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Walt Portelli
Pitching: LHP Bud Shireman
Now in RF: Vin Long
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 70.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Boston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89XD, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Boston 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Bud Shireman
Now in CF: Vin Long
Now in RF: Bobby Martinez
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at second, runner OUT! 1-6
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Boston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: RHB Larry Irwin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Larry Irwin to second
2-1: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Buddy Miller 0-0: Sac Bunt by 25 - play at third, runner safe!
Dick Ward to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Robinson 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 94.4 MPH)
Larry Irwin scores
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Boston 5
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