FABL
CHICAGO CHIEFS @ HOUSTON COMETS
05/01/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB John Butts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Walt Jackson
Pitching: RHP Walt Jackson
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at second, runner OUT! 1-6
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Maury Moore to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Maury Moore scores
Johnny Adams to third
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into fielders choice 1-2 (Groundball, 13S, EV 70.6 MPH)
John Edwards to third
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Chicago 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Walt Jackson
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5DF, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4MD, EV 70.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walt Jackson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Walt Jackson
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3, EV 96.9 MPH)
Maury Moore to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Maury Moore to third
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
John Edwards is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Chicago 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB John Butts 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 108.1 MPH)
Chris Wells to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made at trailing runner, OUT! 9-3-6
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Walt Jackson
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RM, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Spencer Reese to second
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Spencer Reese scores
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Ernie Carter to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
Maury Moore is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6S, EV 55.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Don Barker to second
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Walt Jackson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Don Barker to third
Ricardo Castillo to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB John Butts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 356 ft
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Chicago 4 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Walt Jackson
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
John Edwards to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Fielders Choice attempt at home, Runner SAFE. 4-2 (Groundball, 4M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Hank Andrew scores
Stan Francis to second
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Stan Francis to third
Jerry Robinson to second
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Grounds into fielders choice 6-2 (Groundball, 56, EV 95.6 MPH)
Jerry Robinson to third
Bill Blair to second
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Popup, 3D, EV 64.4 MPH)
Jerry Robinson scores
Bill Blair to third
Spencer Reese to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by 2B to home
Pitching: RHP John Thomas
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 5th over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 4 - Houston 7
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Chris Wells to third
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Chris Wells scores
Joe Siniscalchi to second
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 5 - Houston 7
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP John Thomas
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Johnny Adams scores
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5L, EV 96.3 MPH)
John Edwards to second
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 86.9 MPH)
John Edwards to third
Hank Andrew to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Hank Andrew to third
Stan Francis to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Hank Andrew scores
Stan Francis to third
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: SINGLE (Popup, 13S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Stan Francis scores
Jerry Robinson to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Jerry Robinson to third
Bill Blair to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Pitching: LHP Phil Murphy
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 5 - Houston 12
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Pinch Hitting: RHB Babe Thornton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 97.5 MPH)
Rankin Ziegler to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 98.1 MPH)
Chris Wells to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 7 - Houston 12
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Phil Murphy
Pitching: RHP Norm Sutherland
Now at 2B: Harry McDaniel
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 7 - Houston 12
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Don Lincoln
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 7 - Houston 12
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Norm Sutherland
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 7 - Houston 12
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Don Lincoln
Pitching: RHP Bill Murphy
Pinch Hitting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 103.1 MPH)
Andy Ellefsen to second
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Andy Ellefsen to third
Rankin Ziegler to second
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Andy Ellefsen scores
Rankin Ziegler to third
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 8 - Houston 12
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