FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ DETROIT DYNAMOS
04/19/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Clarence Reimer
Pitching: RHP Clarence Reimer
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Maury Moore to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 7-3-5
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Pitching: RHP George Roy
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Clarence Reimer
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bill Austin is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Batter strikes out.
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 75.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Clarence Reimer
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter safe!
George Roy to second
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Bunt missed!
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
George Roy to third
Jim Marshall to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Jim Marshall to third
Maury Moore to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Fielders Choice at home, 3-2 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.6 MPH)
Maury Moore to third
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 106.9 MPH)
Maury Moore scores
Johnny Adams to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Clarence Reimer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Clarence Reimer
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 9D, EV 103.8 MPH), Distance : 391 ft
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Clarence Reimer
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 95.0 MPH)
Johnny Adams to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Del Goodell to second
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 95.0 MPH), Distance : 383 ft
Pitching: RHP Bill Smith
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 8 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 58.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Pete Dance to second
Pete Dance to third
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 8 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Bill Smith
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Jim Marshall to third
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 106.3 MPH)
Jim Marshall scores
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Johnny Adams steals 2nd base
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 9 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 23, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LSF, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 9 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Bill Smith
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 15S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Jerry Robinson to third
Don Jones to second
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: Grounds into fielders choice 3-2 (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Don Jones to third
Bill Blair to second
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Don Jones scores
Bill Blair to third
George Roy to second
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Houston 10 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB George Stout 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
George Stout steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 10 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Bill Smith
Now at 1B: George Stout
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Flyball, 4D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 10 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Brown 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 10 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Bill Smith
Pitching: RHP Bill Boschen
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 10 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 105.0 MPH), Distance : 386 ft
Batting: RHB George Stout 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 10 - Detroit 3
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