FABL
DETROIT DYNAMOS @ HOUSTON COMETS
04/27/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Pitching: RHP Pete Jones
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89XD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Buddy Ensey to second
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Geoff Taylor scores
Buddy Ensey to third
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Buddy Ensey scores
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pat Fortier
Pitching: RHP Pat Fortier
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Melvin Williams to second
Batting: RHB Pat Fortier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pat Fortier
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Stan Francis scores
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 34, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pat Fortier
Batting: RHB Pete Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 68.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pat Fortier
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2L, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pat Fortier 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-1
Pat Fortier to second
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pat Fortier
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
Don Jones steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Don Jones scores
Jerry Robinson to third
Batting: RHB Pete Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bill Blair scores
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 60.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Red Standish 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pat Fortier
Now in LF: Red Standish
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pat Fortier
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Pedro Castro
Now at SS: Virgil Ewing
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Dave Black to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
Geoff Taylor to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fielders Choice attempt at home, Runner SAFE. 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to third
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 87.5 MPH)
Geoff Taylor scores
Pitching: LHP Al Bailey
Batting: LHB Red Standish 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pedro Castro
Now in RF: Gil Jones
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 72.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Al Bailey
Now in CF: Wally Austin
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, P, EV 87.5 MPH)
Ty Rusconi to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dean Estes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pedro Castro
Pitching: LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 10TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Al Bailey
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Now at C: Milt Rush
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 104.4 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to second
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to third
Gil Jones to second
Batting: LHB Red Standish 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Geoff Taylor scores
Gil Jones to third
Bill Austin to second
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 111.9 MPH)
Gil Jones scores
Bill Austin to third
Red Standish to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by LF and OUT! 7-6-2
Red Standish to third
Melvin Williams to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 6 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Pitching: LHP Ossie Schrieber
Now at 1B: Virgil Ewing
Now at SS: Elmer Mortensen
Now in LF: Dave Black
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 78M, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 55.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 6 - Houston 4
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