FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
06/22/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Jack Turner
Pitching: LHP Jack Turner
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Stan Francis steals 2nd base
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 111.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 61.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
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 : LHP Jack Turner
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 13, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gabe Peyton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 72.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Jack Turner
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
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 Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Malcom Bronk 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jack Turner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 91.9 MPH)
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 : LHP Jack Turner
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MD, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Johnny Adams steals 2nd base (no throw)
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Jack Turner
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
Fred Ruesch steals 2nd base
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gabe Peyton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Jack Turner
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 102.5 MPH)
Jim Marshall to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Stan Francis to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Stan Francis to third
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Malcom Bronk 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Turner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56, EV 63.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Jack Turner
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Reached on error, E7 (Line Drive, 78M, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MD, EV 53.1 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 99.4 MPH)
George Fisher to second
Pinch Runner at 2nd John S. Smith:
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
John S. Smith to third
Bill Anderson to second
1-2: Fielders Choice attempt at home, Runner SAFE. 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bill Anderson to third
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56, EV 56.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Jack Turner
Now at 1B: Larry Herzberg
Now at 2B: Carl Kilkenny
Now at 3B: John S. Smith
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 70.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Pitching: LHP Ben Baird
Now at 1B: Clyde Allen
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Jim Marshall to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 61.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Now in RF: Lindsay Cohn
Pinch Hitting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Stu Trott 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bill Powell to second
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bill Powell to third
Stu Trott to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 7-6-5
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Now at 2B: Stu Trott
Now at 3B: Carl Kilkenny
Now in CF: Bill Powell
Now in RF: John Edwards
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Rich Harper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 48.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Now at 2B: Jim Marshall
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 2
TOP OF THE 10TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 95.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Larry Underwood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Now at 2B: Don Jones
Now at 3B: Larry Underwood
Now in CF: Charlie Niemiec
Pinch Hitting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Monte Rollins to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
John Edwards to second
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Monte Rollins scores
John Edwards to third
Clyde Allen to second
Bottom of the 10th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 3
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