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MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS @ HOUSTON COMETS
06/28/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Van Taylor
Pitching: RHP Van Taylor
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Grounds into double play, 3-6-3 (Groundball, 3, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Bunt - Flyout to 3S! F3
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bill Anderson to second
Batting: RHB Gabe Peyton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Van Taylor
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Ball
2-1: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Don Jones to second
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Van Taylor 0-0: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 1B, E1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5S, EV 66.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Van Taylor to second
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Van Taylor
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 104.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Van Taylor
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Johnny Adams to third
Don Jones to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, 1-6-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Don Jones scores
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
Danny Martin steals 2nd base
1-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Gabe Peyton 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Van Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Van Taylor
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 93.8 MPH), Distance : 371 ft
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Van Taylor
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Gabe Peyton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 102.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 50.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Van Taylor
Pitching: LHP Del Robinson
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bill Blair to second
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bill Blair to third
Stan Francis to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Reaches on Catchers interference
Stan Francis to third
Jim Marshall to second
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 109.4 MPH)
George Fisher scores
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Larry Herzberg scores
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 4 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Del Robinson
Pitching: LHP Ben Baird
Now in CF: Malcom Bronk
Now in RF: Bill Powell
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 4 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gabe Peyton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Malcom Bronk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 4 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 6MD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 4 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 10TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Pitching: LHP Dutch Lane
Now at 1B: Fred Ruesch
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Stu Trott 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 4 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Pitching: RHP Joe Pratt
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Don Jones to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Bottom of the 10th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 4 - Houston 5
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