FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
06/22/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Pitching: RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 96.9 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 Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bill Powell to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Pierce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hub Huffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 77.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Bill Blair to second
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
3-2: Single, Error in OF, E8, batter to second base (Line Drive, 89S, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bill Blair scores
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Minneapolis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
Monte Rollins is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Minneapolis 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging passed ball, reaches first!
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Minneapolis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
George Fisher to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Bill Barber to second
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Pierce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 110.6 MPH), Distance : 417 ft
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hub Huffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at second, runner safe!
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 34, EV 76.9 MPH)
Lined into DP, U3 (Line Drive, 34, EV 76.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Minneapolis 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Minneapolis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Minneapolis 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 101.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Hank Andrew scores
Johnny Adams to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Johnny Adams scores
John Edwards to third
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
Maury Moore is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
2-1: Single, Error in OF, E7, batter to second base (Groundball, 56D, EV 104.4 MPH)
John Edwards scores
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Pierce 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 111.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Single, Error in OF, E9, batter to second base (Line Drive, 4D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pinch Hitting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: Ball
Bill Powell is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Pitching: LHP Ben Baird
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 75.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
2-2: Ball
Maury Moore is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 108.1 MPH), Distance : 429 ft
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Pierce 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Now at 1B: Bob Place
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Fred Ruesch to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Fred Ruesch to third
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 6
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