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HOUSTON COMETS @ MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
06/22/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe McDowell
Pitching: RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 101.9 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 Spencer Reese
Pitching: RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 76.9 MPH)
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 Joe McDowell
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
John Edwards is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 8LD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 65.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Pierce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
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 Joe McDowell
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Len Kraus 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe McDowell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
Hank Andrew steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Hank Andrew scores
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
Johnny Adams steals 3rd base
John Edwards to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 77.5 MPH)
Johnny Adams scores
John Edwards to third
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Stan Francis to second
DELAY Rain delay of 59 minutes in the 5th inning.
Pitching: RHP Bill Burkhart
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Stan Francis to third
Hank Andrew to second
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Stan Francis scores
Hank Andrew to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 83.8 MPH)
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Johnny Adams to third
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Pierce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Bill Burkhart
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Spencer Reese to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Len Kraus 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 98.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Bill Burkhart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Len Kraus to second
Pitching: RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Bill Burkhart
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2LF, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 103.8 MPH)
Johnny Adams to third
John Edwards to second
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Johnny Adams scores
John Edwards to third
Maury Moore to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 7-3-5
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 7 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Pinch Hitting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 7 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Bill Burkhart
Now at 3B: Monte Rollins
Now at SS: Bill Barber
Now in RF: George Fisher
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bobby Thompson to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Base on Balls
Bobby Thompson to third
Stan Francis to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Bobby Thompson scores
Stan Francis to third
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Stan Francis scores
Hank Andrew to third
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Hank Andrew scores
Johnny Adams to third
John Edwards to second
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Johnny Adams scores
John Edwards to third
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Maury Moore to second
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 98.1 MPH)
John Edwards scores
Maury Moore to third
Tex Strain to second
Pitching: RHP Wayne Stevens
Batting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Maury Moore scores
Tex Strain to third
Bill Blair to second
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into fielders choice 4-2 (Groundball, 34, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bill Blair to third
Bobby Thompson to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 13 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Pitching: RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Bill Pierce 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 95.0 MPH), Distance : 364 ft
Batting: RHB Len Kraus 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wayne Stevens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 88.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Aaron Courtney 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 13 - Minneapolis 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Wayne Stevens
Now in CF: Aaron Courtney
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 13 - Minneapolis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Pinch Hitting: SHB Bob Place 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 110.0 MPH), Distance : 427 ft
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 107.5 MPH), Distance : 423 ft
Batting: RHB Bill Pierce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 13 - Minneapolis 3
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