FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ DETROIT DYNAMOS
04/21/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Larry Tindall
Pitching: LHP Larry Tindall
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Maury Moore to second
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Maury Moore to third
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 108.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Flyball, 6D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 68.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Larry Tindall
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt - Flyout to 15! F1
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
Jack Lucas is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Larry Tindall
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: SHB Larry Tindall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 100.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 72.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Larry Tindall
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F, Error on foul ball, E3
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Larry Tindall
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6M, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Harvey Van Orden to third
Batting: SHB Larry Tindall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at home, 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Larry Tindall
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Larry Tindall
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 13, EV 43.8 MPH)
Bill Blair to third
Pitching: RHP Bob Reed
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bill Blair scores
Joe McCarthy scores
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Jim Marshall to third
Johnny Adams to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Johnny Adams to third
Del Goodell to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 95.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 1B, E1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mel Neff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Virgil Ewing to second
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Bob Reed
Pitching: RHP Bill Smith
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Ball
2-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 110.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 61.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Bill Smith
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 398 ft
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Detroit 1
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