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HOUSTON COMETS @ ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
06/06/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Pitching: LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
Johnny Adams steals 2nd base
1-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 102.5 MPH)
Johnny Adams scores
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Don Riley to second
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Ball
Don Riley steals 3rd base
Jack Blair to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 95.0 MPH), Distance : 355 ft
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 4
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
Hank Andrew is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 4
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Howie Burt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Don Riley scores
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 25, EV 73.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Jack Blair to second
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 5
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 5
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
0-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Howie Burt 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 5
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Johnny Adams scores
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 82.5 MPH)
John Edwards scores
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Jerry Robinson to third
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 23, EV 68.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Jerry Robinson scores
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 5
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 34, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 5
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 102.5 MPH), Distance : 407 ft
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - Atlanta 5
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Walt Dugan to second
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Atlanta 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Pitching: RHP Dutch Wright
Now at 3B: Jack Finley
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 76.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Wayne Cooper 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Bill Blair to second
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Atlanta 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Bunt - Flyout to 13! F1
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 63.1 MPH)
Henry Woods to second
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Atlanta 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Dutch Wright
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Johnny Adams steals 2nd base
1-1: Intentional Walk
Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 13S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - Atlanta 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Now at 2B: Ernie Carter
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Now in LF: Stan Francis
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Gus Richards to second
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - Atlanta 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Dutch Wright
Pitching: RHP Bill Hunn
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Hank Andrew scores
Milt Rush to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 7 - Atlanta 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Pitching: LHP Al Bailey
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Henry Woods to second
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Henry Woods to third
Jack Finley to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Jack Finley to third
Don Riley to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Grounds into fielders choice 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Don Riley to third
John Newton to second
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 87.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34, EV 103.8 MPH)
John Newton to third
Jack Abasi to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by RF and OUT! 9-3-2
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 7 - Atlanta 7
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Bill Hunn
Now in CF: Jack Abasi
Now in RF: Gus Richards
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 72.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 98.1 MPH)
Stan Francis to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 7 - Atlanta 7
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Al Bailey
Pinch Hitting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunt - Flyout to 25! F5
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Howard Smith to second
Batting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Howard Smith to third
Henry Woods to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 7 - Atlanta 8
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