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HOUSTON COMETS @ DETROIT DYNAMOS
06/28/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Pitching: RHP Jack Williams
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Stan Francis to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Stan Francis to third
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Stan Francis scores
John Edwards to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Don Jones steals 2nd base
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at second, runner OUT! 1-6
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to second
Batting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F, Error on foul ball, E5
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jose Chavez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 108.8 MPH)
Jose Chavez to second
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-1
Stan Francis to third
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: SHB Jack Williams 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
Pete Dance steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Pete Dance to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Buddy Ensey to second
Buddy Ensey to third
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Jose Chavez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 98.8 MPH), Distance : 385 ft
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 379 ft
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
Don Jones steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: SHB Jack Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Milt Rush to second
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 75.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Called Strike
Buddy Ensey steals 2nd base
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jose Chavez 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Buddy Ensey scores
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Detroit 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 70.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 87.5 MPH)
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
John Edwards to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
John Edwards to third
Don Jones to second
Pitching: RHP Richard Elk
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 2L, EV 66.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Grounds into fielders choice 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Don Jones to third
Maury Moore to second
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 74.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 5 - Detroit 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Red Standish 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Elmer Mortensen to second
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Elmer Mortensen to third
Red Standish to second
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Elmer Mortensen scores
Red Standish to third
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 85.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Pinch Hitting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
Geoff Taylor is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Richard Elk
Pitching: LHP Bud Dixon
Now at 1B: Pete Dance
Now in LF: Gil Jones
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Hank Andrew steals 3rd, throwing error, E2
Hank Andrew scores
Johnny Adams to third
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Johnny Adams scores
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
John Edwards steals 2nd base
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 92.5 MPH)
John Edwards to third
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 91.9 MPH)
John Edwards scores
Don Jones to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Pitching: RHP Ted Lashway
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 8 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Pitching: RHP Bill Murphy
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jose Chavez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 34S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 8 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Ted Lashway
Now at 2B: Jim Wilson
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 7LS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bill Blair to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bill Blair scores
Bobby Thompson to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 9 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Bill Murphy
Pitching: RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dean Estes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 111.9 MPH)
Dean Estes scores
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 3D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 9 - Detroit 5
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