FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ DETROIT DYNAMOS
07/01/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Pitching: RHP Jack Williams
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Geoff Taylor to second
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 99.4 MPH), Distance : 387 ft
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Pete Dance to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made at trailing runner, OUT! 9-3-6
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 1st over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 3
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 3
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jack Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Pinch Runner at 2nd Mike Potter:
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Detroit 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Now in LF: Mike Potter
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Bill Blair to second
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bill Blair to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 25, EV 70.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Del Goodell to second
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4M, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
Bill Austin steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, W LL, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bill Austin scores
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 13S, EV 71.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Pete Dance to third
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pete Dance scores
Jack Lucas to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Harvey Van Orden to second
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Jack Lucas scores
Batting: SHB Jack Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Detroit 6
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 13S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Don Jones to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Detroit 6
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Mike Potter 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 75.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Mike Potter to second
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Called Strike
Mike Potter steals 3rd base
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Mike Potter scores
Pitching: LHP Harry Taylor
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Detroit 7
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Detroit 7
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Harry Taylor
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Jack Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34, EV 70.6 MPH)
Lined into DP, 4-6 (Line Drive, 34, EV 70.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Detroit 7
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 56.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Detroit 7
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Harry Taylor
Batting: RHB Mike Potter 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Mike Potter to third
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Mike Potter scores
Geoff Taylor to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Buddy Ensey to second
Buddy Ensey to third
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Detroit 9
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Harry Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Detroit 9
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Harry Taylor
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Jack Williams 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 48.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Potter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Detroit 9
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Jack Williams
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 67.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Johnny Adams to third
Stan Francis to second
Pitching: RHP Bill Smith
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 66.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 2-3 (Groundball, 2R, EV 70.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Detroit 9
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Harry Taylor
Now at 2B: Jim Marshall
Now at 3B: Bill Blair
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Detroit 9
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Bill Smith
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 65.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Larry Underwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 34S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Detroit 9
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