FABL
BALTIMORE CLIPPERS @ HOUSTON COMETS
04/27/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Joe Tucker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Joe Tucker to second
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Joe Tucker to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Hank Wallace to second
Batting: RHB Clay Roberts 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.6 MPH)
Hank Wallace to third
Batting: LHB Cecil Gregg 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Dick Butler
Pitching: RHP Dick Butler
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Jim Marshall to second
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Jim Marshall to third
Now at 2B: George Best
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 88.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Jim Marshall scores
Del Goodell to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Del Goodell to third
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Baltimore 1 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Fred Rogers 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Fred Rogers to third
Batting: RHB Dick Butler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Joe Tucker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 95.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Ball
Harry Simmons steals 3rd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Harry Simmons scores
Dick Butler to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Dick Butler
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB George Best 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: LHB Cecil Gregg 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Fred Rogers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Dick Butler
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Base on Balls
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Hank Andrew scores
Jerry Robinson to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Butler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Tucker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Dick Butler
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Frank Bailey steals 2nd base
Batter strikes out.
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Dick Butler
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 109.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB George Best 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Cecil Gregg 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Rogers 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Cecil Gregg to second
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Intentional Walk
Pinch Hitting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Dick Butler
Pitching: RHP Pat Fortier
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Johnny Blackburn to second
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Now at SS: Bill Blair
Batting: LHB Joe Tucker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB George Best 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Pat Fortier
Pitching: RHP Jimmy Pepper
Now at 2B: Clarence James
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Now in LF: Johnny Adams
Batting: LHB Cecil Gregg 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Rogers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Cecil Gregg to second
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Clarence James 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Cecil Gregg to third
Harry Simmons to second
Batting: LHB Joe Tucker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Grounds into fielders choice 4-2 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.6 MPH)
Harry Simmons to third
Clarence James to second
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Jimmy Pepper
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Ball
1-0: TRIPLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gleaton 0-0: Intentional Walk
Pinch Hitting: LHB Grady Smith 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bill Gleaton to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Lindsay Cohn scores
Bill Gleaton to third
Johnny Adams to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Johnny Adams to third
Jim Marshall to second
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Bob Young 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Johnny Adams scores
Jim Marshall to third
Frank Bailey to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Frank Bailey to third
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP George Brown
Batting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Houston 7
TOP OF THE 9TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Now at SS: Maury Moore
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Cecil Gregg 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 101.9 MPH)
Ike Barnett to second
Batting: RHB Fred Rogers 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Houston 7
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