FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
06/23/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Van Taylor
Pitching: RHP Van Taylor
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Del Goodell to second
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Del Goodell scores
Stan Francis scores
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Malcom Bronk 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
John Edwards to third
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 108.1 MPH)
John Edwards scores
Clyde Allen to second
Batting: RHB Bob Vernon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Van Taylor
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at second, runner safe!
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Bill Blair to third
Johnny Blackburn to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Johnny Blackburn to third
Jim Marshall to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Johnny Blackburn scores
Jim Marshall to third
Del Goodell to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Del Goodell to third
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 2nd over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - Minneapolis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB John S. Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dixie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Van Taylor 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Minneapolis 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Van Taylor
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Milt Rush to third
Pinch Runner at 2nd Don Jones:
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 69.4 MPH)
Milt Rush scores
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Don Jones scores
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 7 - Minneapolis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Now at 2B: Jim Marshall
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Batting: RHB Malcom Bronk 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
John Edwards steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 7 - Minneapolis 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Van Taylor
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Joe Pratt
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Johnny Adams to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 107.5 MPH)
Johnny Adams scores
Stan Francis to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 8-5
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 8 - Minneapolis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Vernon 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: LHB John S. Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Dixie Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bill Anderson scores
Batting: RHB Joe Pratt 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4D, EV 49.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 8 - Minneapolis 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe Pratt
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 98.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 8 - Minneapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Malcom Bronk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3DF, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 8 - Minneapolis 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe Pratt
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
Johnny Adams steals 3rd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 65.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 8 - Minneapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bob Vernon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John S. Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Bob Vernon to second
Batting: RHB Dixie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 8 - Minneapolis 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe Pratt
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Johnny Blackburn to second
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 8 - Minneapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pinch Hitting: RHB Gabe Peyton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Malcom Bronk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 8 - Minneapolis 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe Pratt
Pitching: RHP Ike Hawley
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 8 - Minneapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Vernon 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 8 - Minneapolis 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Ike Hawley
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 8 - Minneapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: LHP Dutch Lane
Batting: LHB John S. Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dixie Williams 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 79.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 63.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 8 - Minneapolis 2
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