FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
04/23/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Pitching: RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 80.6 MPH)
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Bill Pierce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Len Kraus 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Bill Pierce to second
Batting: RHB Hub Huffman 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bill Pierce to third
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 102.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Johnny Adams steals 2nd base
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
Johnny Adams steals 3rd base
John Edwards to second
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 90.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH)
John Edwards to third
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 100.6 MPH)
John Edwards scores
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 96.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
Maury Moore steals 2nd base
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Maury Moore to third
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
Johnny Adams steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LSF, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Pierce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Len Kraus 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pinch Hitting: LHB Aaron Courtney 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Pitching: RHP Bill Burkhart
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2LF, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Bill Burkhart
Pitching: LHP Ben Baird
Now in CF: Bill Powell
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Johnny Adams to third
Johnny Adams scores
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Pierce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Len Kraus 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Len Kraus to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Len Kraus scores
Bill Powell to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Tony Nava to second
Pinch Hitting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Pitching: RHP Daryl Woods
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 60.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Ernie Carter to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Ernie Carter to third
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Now at 1B: Fred Ruesch
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 1
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