FABL
CHICAGO COUGARS @ CLEVELAND FORESTERS
05/31/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Charlie Sawyer
Pitching: RHP Charlie Sawyer
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 61.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Sam Morrison to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Gene Homer to second
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4D, EV 59.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 0 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Hal Adams
Pitching: RHP Hal Adams
Batting: RHB Orlando Benitez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Orlando Benitez to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Stan McDavitt 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 0 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Charlie Sawyer
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Bunted foul
3-2: Base on Balls
Bob Menz to second
Batting: RHB Henry Watson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bob Menz to third
Pablo Vazquez to second
Batting: SHB Hal Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 0 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Hal Adams
Batting: RHB Vern Schneider 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Carlos Jaramillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mel Cardoza 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Charlie Sawyer
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 4D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Bill Grimm to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bill Grimm scores
Sam Morrison to second
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Sam Morrison to third
Gene Homer to second
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Sam Morrison scores
Gene Homer scores
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bob Menz to third
Batting: RHB Henry Watson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Hal Adams
Batting: LHB Charlie Sawyer 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Orlando Benitez 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Charlie Sawyer to second
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Charlie Sawyer to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 76.3 MPH) (infield hit)
John Piper to second
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.9 MPH)
John Piper to third
Andy Babel to second
Batting: RHB Stan McDavitt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MD, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vern Schneider 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 108.8 MPH)
John Piper scores
Andy Babel to third
Herb Reed to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 7-6-5
Bottom of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Charlie Sawyer
Batting: SHB Hal Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Hal Adams
Batting: RHB Carlos Jaramillo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mel Cardoza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Charlie Sawyer 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Charlie Sawyer
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 70.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Hal Adams
Batting: RHB Orlando Benitez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Orlando Benitez to second
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 13S, EV 63.8 MPH)
Orlando Benitez to third
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Stan McDavitt 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Charlie Sawyer
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Henry Watson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Hal Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 13, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Hal Adams
Batting: RHB Vern Schneider 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Carlos Jaramillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mel Cardoza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dale Mosley 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Charlie Sawyer
Pitching: RHP Bob Scott
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gene Homer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 69.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Sam Morrison to third
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Hal Adams
Batting: RHB Orlando Benitez 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
John Piper to second
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 91.9 MPH)
John Piper to third
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fielders Choice at home, 4-2 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Andy Babel to second
Batting: RHB Stan McDavitt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Andy Babel scores
Herb Reed to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 8-3-5
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Bob Scott
Pinch Hitting: LHB Clarence Johnson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Pablo Vazquez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 67.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gene Case 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 72.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Chuck Ennis 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Hal Adams
Pitching: LHP Jim Norris
Now in LF: Bob Ryan
Now in CF: Sam Morrison
Now in RF: George Crandall
Batting: RHB Vern Schneider 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Carlos Jaramillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Vern Schneider to second
Vern Schneider to third
Batting: RHB Mel Cardoza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4MD, EV 66.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Chandler 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Vern Schneider scores
Carlos Jaramillo to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made at trailing runner, OUT! 9-3-6
Batting: RHB Orlando Benitez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Carlos Jaramillo scores
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Orlando Benitez to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 8
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Bob Scott
Pitching: RHP Bob V James
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Grimm 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Cleveland 8
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