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NEW YORK IMPERIALS @ CHICAGO COUGARS
03/30/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
New York Imperials batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Bob Goldman
Pitching: RHP Bob Goldman
Batting: RHB Jake Poole 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Freddy Curtis 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Counts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB George Love 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Mike Counts to second
Batting: RHB Pete O'Leary 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for New York Imperials : RHP Jim White
Pitching: RHP Jim White
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 25F, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
New York Imperials batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Bob Goldman
Batting: RHB Jack Peeples 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-4
Jack Peeples to second
Batting: RHB Gianfranco Vaccarini 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Jim White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for New York Imperials : RHP Jim White
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Cleo Harris 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
New York Imperials batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Bob Goldman
Batting: RHB Jake Poole 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Freddy Curtis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Bunt - Flyout to 5S! F5
Batting: RHB Mike Counts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Ball
Jake Poole steals 2nd base
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB George Love 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Pete O'Leary 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 73.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for New York Imperials : RHP Jim White
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Goldman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
Fuzzy Cronin is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
New York Imperials batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Bob Goldman
Batting: RHB Jack Peeples 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Jack Peeples to second
Batting: RHB Gianfranco Vaccarini 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 94.4 MPH), Distance : 364 ft
Batting: RHB Jim White 0-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Sam German 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for New York Imperials : RHP Jim White
Now at 2B: Sam German
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
New York Imperials batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Bob Goldman
Pitching: LHP Don Ireland
Now at 1B: Howie Hoffman
Now in CF: Al Johnson
Batting: RHB Freddy Curtis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Barry Stokes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Love 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete O'Leary 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for New York Imperials : RHP Jim White
Now at 1B: Barry Stokes
Now at 3B: Gene Holbrook
Now at SS: Ramon Tejada
Now in LF: Abe Wilson
Now in CF: Pete O'Leary
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Bob Menz is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Cleo Harris 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Charlie Sanders to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Charlie Sanders scores
Cleo Harris to second
Batting: LHB Howie Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.1 MPH)
Cleo Harris to third
Batting: RHB Al Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Cleo Harris scores
Howie Hoffman to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made at trailing runner, OUT! 8-3-6
Bottom of the 5th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 2 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
New York Imperials batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Don Ireland
Now at C: Chappy Sanders
Now at 3B: Mel Hodges
Batting: RHB Jack Peeples 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 81.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Al Reece 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for New York Imperials : RHP Jim White
Pitching: RHP Danny Johnston
Now in RF: Jerry McMillan
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB George Crandall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Don Ireland 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
New York Imperials batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Don Ireland
Pitching: RHP Tom McDaniel
Now at 2B: Bill Grimm
Now at SS: Chuck Ennis
Now in LF: George Crandall
Batting: RHB Jerry McMillan 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Larry Lancaster 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Abe Wilson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 84.4 MPH)
Jerry McMillan to third
Batting: RHB Barry Stokes 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 2 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for New York Imperials : RHP Danny Johnston
Now at 1B: Larry Lancaster
Now at 2B: Barry Stokes
Pinch Hitting: RHB Henry Watson 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mel Hodges 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Henry Watson to second
Henry Watson to third
Batting: RHB Chuck Ennis 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Henry Watson scores
Mel Hodges to second
Batting: LHB Chappy Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunted foul
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Mel Hodges to third
Chuck Ennis to second
Batting: LHB Howie Hoffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; New York 2 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
New York Imperials batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Tom McDaniel
Pitching: LHP Al McFall
Now in LF: Al Johnson
Now in CF: Henry Watson
Now in RF: George Crandall
Pinch Hitting: RHB Sam Gage 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 71.3 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Jim Norris
Now in LF: Bob Ryan
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Peeples 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for New York Imperials : RHP Danny Johnston
Pitching: RHP Bill Garner
Now at 2B: Sam Gage
Now at SS: Barry Stokes
Now in CF: Jim Smith
Batting: RHB George Crandall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Ryan 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
George Crandall to second
Batting: RHB Henry Watson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunt - Flyout to 13S! F1
Batting: RHB Mel Hodges 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
George Crandall to third
Bob Ryan to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Bob Ryan to third
Mel Hodges to second
Batting: RHB Chuck Ennis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bob Ryan scores
Mel Hodges to third
Batting: LHB Chappy Sanders 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 4MD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Mel Hodges scores
Chuck Ennis to second
Pitching: RHP Ed Wells
Pinch Hitting: LHB Clarence Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 9D, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 360 ft
Batting: RHB Jim Norris 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 64.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mack Pixley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dallas Ratajczyk 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Mack Pixley to second
Batting: RHB Bob Ryan 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 101.9 MPH)
Mack Pixley to third
Dallas Ratajczyk to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Henry Watson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 361 ft
Pitching: RHP Stan Boone
Pinch Hitting: RHB Cal Randall 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 10 runs, 9 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Chicago 13
TOP OF THE 9TH
New York Imperials batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Jim Norris
Now at 1B: Clarence Johnson
Now at 2B: Mack Pixley
Now at 3B: Cal Randall
Now in RF: Dallas Ratajczyk
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2L, EV 98.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Gill 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Anthony 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Chicago 13
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