FABL
NEW YORK GOTHAMS @ HOUSTON COMETS
05/02/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Davis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Bill Arndt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Joe Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Jake Watkins
Pitching: RHP Jake Watkins
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Jim Marshall to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Fred Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mark Boyd 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Ferry 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 99.4 MPH), Distance : 352 ft
Batting: RHB Tommy Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Jake Watkins
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Jake Watkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Jake Watkins
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: SHB Bill Arndt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fred Davis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Jake Watkins
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 23, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Mark Boyd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Ferry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tommy Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Jake Watkins
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Reached via error on a dropped throw from SS, E3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Jake Watkins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Jake Watkins
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Maury Moore to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 105.6 MPH)
Maury Moore scores
Del Goodell to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: SHB Bill Arndt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Fred Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mark Boyd 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Jake Watkins
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bill Blair scores
Pitching: RHP Herb Isom
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 23, EV 72.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Johnny Blackburn to third
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Johnny Blackburn scores
Johnny Adams to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Del Goodell to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Earl Ferry 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tommy Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dode Caudill 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Herb Isom
Pitching: RHP Jeff Pettigrew
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 106.3 MPH)
Hank Andrew to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Now at 1B: Fred Ruesch
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 91.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Paul Church 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill Arndt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 1 - Houston 3
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