FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ NEW YORK GOTHAMS
06/16/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Harry Hayward
Pitching: RHP Harry Hayward
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Davis 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter safe!
Sam Hamilton to second
Batting: SHB Bill Arndt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Sam Hamilton to third
Ed Davis to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 8-3-5
Batting: LHB Paul Church 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bill Arndt to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made at trailing runner, OUT! 9-3-6
Batting: RHB Joe Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 23, EV 62.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Harry Hayward
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 93.1 MPH), Distance : 342 ft
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 68.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Fred Davis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Ferry 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 34, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tommy Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Earl Ferry to third
Batting: LHB Harry Hayward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Tommy Allen to second
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.0 MPH)
Earl Ferry scores
Tommy Allen to third
Batting: RHB Ed Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Harry Hayward
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: SHB Bill Arndt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 342 ft
Batting: LHB Paul Church 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Jones 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fred Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Joe Jones to third
Batting: RHB Earl Ferry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 68.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Harry Hayward
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 69.4 MPH)
Johnny Adams to third
Del Goodell to second
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 97.5 MPH)
Johnny Adams scores
Del Goodell to third
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - New York 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Tommy Allen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Harry Hayward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Harry Hayward
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Jim Marshall to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - New York 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Ed Davis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: SHB Bill Arndt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Paul Church 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 381 ft
Batting: RHB Joe Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - New York 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Harry Hayward
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Don Jones to third
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 2 - New York 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Fred Davis 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Ferry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tommy Allen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - New York 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Harry Hayward
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - New York 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pinch Hitting: RHB George James 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Called Strike
George James steals 2nd base (no throw)
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 56D, EV 90.6 MPH)
George James to third
Pitching: LHP Harry Taylor
Batting: SHB Bill Arndt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB Paul Church 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - New York 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Harry Hayward
Pitching: RHP Jeff Pettigrew
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Del Goodell to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Del Goodell scores
Don Jones to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 89.4 MPH)
Don Jones to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Larry Underwood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 103.1 MPH)
Don Jones scores
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - New York 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Harry Taylor
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Now at 1B: Larry Underwood
Now at 2B: Jim Marshall
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Batting: RHB Joe Jones 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fred Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Ferry 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tommy Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 101.3 MPH)
Earl Ferry to second
Batting: RHB Jeff Pettigrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 98.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - New York 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Jeff Pettigrew
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.6 MPH)
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Now at 3B: Frank Bailey
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Davis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill Arndt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Paul Church 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 5
TOP OF THE 10TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Jeff Pettigrew
Pitching: RHP Gus Tropeano
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Milt Rush to second
Batting: RHB Larry Underwood 0-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 103.1 MPH)
Milt Rush scores
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 6 - New York 5
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Batting: RHB Joe Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Fred Davis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Earl Ferry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 6 - New York 5
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