FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
07/05/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Pitching: LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Pitching: RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Clay Roberts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 103.8 MPH), Distance : 387 ft
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4D, EV 61.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Cecil Gregg 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wayne Cooper 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Bill Blair to third
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 90.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buck Guthrie 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LMF, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clay Roberts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 89D, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 76.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Strikes out swinging passed ball, reaches first!
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 364 ft
Batting: RHB Wayne Cooper 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Baltimore 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Cecil Gregg 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Buck Guthrie 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Harry Simmons to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Baltimore 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 109.4 MPH)
Stan Francis to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 15S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clay Roberts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 70.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: RHB Wayne Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Maury Moore to second
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Hank Wallace to second
Batting: LHB Cecil Gregg 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Hank Wallace scores
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Tucker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Pitching: RHP Charlie Platt
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clay Roberts 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 93.1 MPH), Distance : 366 ft
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 110.0 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Charlie Platt
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 91.9 MPH), Distance : 352 ft
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Stan Francis is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 6 - Baltimore 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Pitching: LHP Dutch Lane
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Hank Wallace to second
Batting: LHB Cecil Gregg 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Hank Wallace to third
Amos Johnson to second
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Grounds into fielders choice 4-2 (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Amos Johnson to third
Cecil Gregg to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Clarence James 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
Passed Ball!
Amos Johnson scores
Cecil Gregg to third
Harry Simmons to second
2-2: Fielders Choice attempt at home, Runner SAFE. 6-2 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.6 MPH)
Harry Simmons to third
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Harry Simmons scores
Clarence James to second
Batting: RHB Clay Roberts 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Clarence James to third
Hank Butler to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Bottom of the 9th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 6 - Baltimore 7
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