FABL
CHICAGO CHIEFS @ HOUSTON COMETS
06/16/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3S, EV 66.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 98.1 MPH)
Rankin Ziegler to third
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.3 MPH)
Chris Wells to third
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 15, EV 61.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Chris Wells scores
Bob Starr to second
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Pitching: LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Otis Hawkins 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Otis Hawkins scores
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 70.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 66.3 MPH)
Bob Starr to second
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 63.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Otis Hawkins 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
Freddie Mitchel steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 99.4 MPH)
Freddie Mitchel to third
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Johnny Adams to third
Wally Austin to second
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Joe Siniscalchi to second
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Joe Siniscalchi to third
Bob Starr to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Bob Starr to third
Harry McDaniel to second
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Otis Hawkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Chicago 4 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 68.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Ernie Carter to second
Ernie Carter to third
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Ernie Carter scores
Hank Andrew to second
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 4D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Rankin Ziegler steals 2nd base
1-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Rankin Ziegler to third
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 7LS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Rankin Ziegler scores
Chris Wells to second
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Chris Wells to third
Joe Siniscalchi to second
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Chicago 5 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6M, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Maury Moore to second
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 61.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 5 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Don Lincoln
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 371 ft
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 41.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Otis Hawkins 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 6 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Otis Hawkins
Now at 1B: Tom White
Now at 3B: Don Barker
Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH)
Stan Francis to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Stan Francis to third
Ernie Carter to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Stan Francis scores
Ernie Carter to third
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Grounds into fielders choice 4-2 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.3 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Johnny Adams to second
Pitching: LHP Phil Murphy
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 104.4 MPH)
Hank Andrew scores
Johnny Adams scores
John Edwards to third
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 6 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Don Lincoln
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Rankin Ziegler to second
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 13, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 6 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Phil Murphy
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 78.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Don Jones to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Don Jones to third
Ernie Carter to second
Don Jones scores
Ernie Carter to third
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 6 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pitching: RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Called Strike
Freddie Mitchel steals 2nd base
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Freddie Mitchel to third
Batting: RHB Tom White 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 6 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Phil Murphy
Pitching: RHP John Thomas
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bobby Thompson to second
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 3D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Bobby Thompson to third
Maury Moore to second
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 6 - Houston 5
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