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HOUSTON COMETS @ ST. LOUIS PIONEERS
07/01/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Frank Davis
Pitching: RHP Frank Davis
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Sam Peterson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB John Richards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Sam Peterson to second
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Al Pratt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Spruill 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Frank Davis
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56D, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Ernie Carter to second
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: LHB Jim Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Burney 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Alex Todd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Reached on error, E7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Mike Burney to second
Batting: RHB Frank Davis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Sam Peterson 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Frank Davis
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Stan Francis to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Del Jacobs 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Richards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Pratt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Frank Davis
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Tom Spruill 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunted foul
2-1: Bunted foul
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Burney 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 67.5 MPH)
Lined into DP, 6-3 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Frank Davis
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Joe McCarthy to second
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Joe McCarthy to third
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: SHB Alex Todd 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Sam Peterson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Frank Davis
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB John Richards 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Pratt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Spruill 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
Tom Spruill is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Frank Davis
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Bill Blair to second
Pinch Runner at 2nd Wally Austin:
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Wally Austin to third
Joe McCarthy to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 0 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Batting: LHB Jim Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Mike Burney 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Alex Todd 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunt - Flyout to 15! F1
Pinch Hitting: RHB Cliff Coleman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 73.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Frank Davis
Pitching: RHP Charlie Christianson
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 384 ft
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Sam Peterson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Now at SS: Maury Moore
Batting: RHB Del Jacobs 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Richards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Sam Peterson to second
Batting: LHB Al Pratt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Sam Peterson to third
John Richards to second
Batting: RHB Tom Spruill 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jim Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Sam Peterson scores
John Richards to third
Al Pratt to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: LHB Mike Burney 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - St. Louis 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Charlie Christianson
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 78S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - St. Louis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Batting: SHB Alex Todd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Quinton Vincent 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Sam Peterson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - St. Louis 2
TOP OF THE 10TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Charlie Christianson
Pitching: RHP Roy McDonald
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - St. Louis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Batting: RHB Del Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 90.6 MPH), Distance : 337 ft
Bottom of the 10th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - St. Louis 3
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