FABL
DETROIT DYNAMOS @ HOUSTON COMETS
04/28/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Buddy Ensey to second
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Pitching: RHP Carl Hoffman
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Ernie Carter to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Ernie Carter is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
Johnny Adams to second
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 34, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
Hank Andrew steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Carl Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
Maury Moore steals 2nd base
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Maury Moore to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 9LM, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Milt Rush scores
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Carl Hoffman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 100.6 MPH), Distance : 396 ft
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
Buddy Ensey is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 105.6 MPH)
John Edwards scores
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Carl Hoffman
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Ernie Carter to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Ernie Carter to third
Maury Moore to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Grounds into fielders choice 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 94.4 MPH)
Maury Moore to third
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Maury Moore scores
Johnny Adams to third
John Edwards to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 8-3-5
Pitching: LHP Bud Dixon
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
Pickoff Throw to First - Error! E1
Hank Andrew to second
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pinch Hitting: LHB Red Standish 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 25F, EV 77.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Gil Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Gil Jones to second
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Gil Jones to third
Dave Black to second
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.1 MPH)
Gil Jones scores
Dave Black to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dean Estes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Bud Dixon
Pitching: RHP Rip Kimball
Now at 3B: George Crain
Now at SS: Alberto Alvarez
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4D, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 64.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: LHP Al Bailey
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Ty Rusconi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Melvin Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 95.0 MPH), Distance : 346 ft
Batting: RHB George Crain 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alberto Alvarez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 4 - Houston 5
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