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DETROIT DYNAMOS @ HOUSTON COMETS
07/05/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 61.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
Pete Dance is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 66.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Pitching: LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Ernie Carter to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 93.1 MPH)
Ernie Carter to third
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: TRIPLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Lou Strader scores
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Vander Kooi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Bunted foul
Balk!
Alberto Alvarez to second
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 84.4 MPH)
Alberto Alvarez to third
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Alberto Alvarez scores
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 75.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
Ernie Carter is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
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: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 111.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 86.9 MPH)
Lou Strader scores
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 100.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Called Strike
Melvin Williams is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Vander Kooi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jack Vander Kooi to second
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 54.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 4D, EV 85.6 MPH)
Wally Austin to second
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Grounds out, U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 103.8 MPH)
Wally Austin to third
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
Buddy Ensey steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Buddy Ensey to third
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Buddy Ensey scores
Pitching: RHP Pete Jones
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Hit by Pitch
George Crain to second
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Hit by Pitch
George Crain to third
Ty Rusconi to second
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
George Crain scores
Ty Rusconi to third
Melvin Williams to second
Batting: LHB Jack Vander Kooi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Grounds into fielders choice 4-2 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Melvin Williams to third
Alberto Alvarez to second
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Detroit 6 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 358 ft
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 6 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lou Strader 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 64.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 6 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bill Blair to third
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bill Blair scores
Don Jones to third
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Flyball, 3D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 6 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Detroit 6 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Pitching: RHP Dick Butler
Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Tex Strain to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 6 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Now in LF: Stan Francis
Pinch Hitting: LHB Red Standish 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 66.3 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 6 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Dick Butler
Now in LF: Red Standish
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 6 - Houston 4
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