FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
06/08/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Pitching: RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5S, EV 43.8 MPH)
Stan Francis to third
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Stan Francis scores
Hank Andrew to third
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - 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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Gus Richards to second
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Gus Richards to third
Jim Duchesne to second
Gus Richards scores
Jim Duchesne to third
Batting: RHB Jack Kotarski 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 9S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Maury Moore to second
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Kotarski 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Frank Maxwell
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 98.1 MPH)
John Newton to second
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.3 MPH)
John Newton to third
Al Hubbard to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Al Hubbard to third
Jack Blair to second
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 103.8 MPH), Distance : 396 ft
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 6
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Frank Maxwell
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 75.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 6
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Frank Rector
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
Don Riley steals 2nd base (no throw)
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Don Riley to third
Al Hubbard to second
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Frank Maxwell
Pitching: RHP Dutch Wright
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, U3-6 (Groundball, 3L, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Frank Rector
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 91.3 MPH), Distance : 335 ft
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Walt Dugan is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 7
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Dutch Wright
Pitching: RHP Buddy Thomas
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 70.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 7
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