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ST. LOUIS PIONEERS @ HOUSTON COMETS
05/08/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Quinton Vincent 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Richards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Jacobs 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Frank Davis
Pitching: RHP Frank Davis
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
Johnny Adams steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Danny Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Sam Peterson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Spruill 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Frank Davis
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 86.9 MPH)
Stan Francis to third
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 95.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Jim Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Milt Howard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Davis 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 70.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Frank Davis
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
Maury Moore steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 109.4 MPH)
Maury Moore to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
Johnny Adams is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Quinton Vincent 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Richards 0-0: Ball
Balk!
Quinton Vincent to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Del Jacobs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Quinton Vincent to third
John Richards to second
Batting: LHB Danny Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 104.4 MPH)
Quinton Vincent scores
John Richards to third
Batting: RHB Sam Peterson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Single, Error in OF, E8, batter to second base (Groundball, 6D, EV 101.9 MPH)
John Richards scores
Batting: RHB Tom Spruill 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Sam Peterson to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Jim Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Tom Spruill to second
Batting: RHB Milt Howard 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Tom Spruill to third
Jim Robinson to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Frank Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 4th over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; St. Louis 4 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Frank Davis
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Hank Andrew to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Now in CF: Pete O'Leary
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Stan Francis is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Batter strikes out.
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 4 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Quinton Vincent 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Richards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Jacobs 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 4 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Frank Davis
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 4 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Danny Davis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Sam Peterson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Danny Davis to second
Batting: RHB Tom Spruill 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 13S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 4 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Frank Davis
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
John Edwards is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Milo Kennedy
Now at C: Ed Holt
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Jerry Robinson to second
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; St. Louis 4 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Pete O'Leary 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ed Holt 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Quinton Vincent 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 4 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Milo Kennedy
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Maury Moore to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Maury Moore to third
Johnny Adams to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Johnny Adams to third
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; St. Louis 4 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB John Richards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Del Jacobs 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Danny Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 4 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Milo Kennedy
Pitching: RHP Charlie Christianson
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 89M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 4 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
St. Louis Pioneers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: LHP Al Bailey
Batting: RHB Sam Peterson 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Spruill 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Green 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete O'Leary 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Ed Holt 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 71.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; St. Louis 4 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for St. Louis Pioneers : RHP Charlie Christianson
Pitching: RHP Roy McDonald
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 82.5 MPH) (infield hit)
John Edwards to second
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 106.9 MPH)
John Edwards scores
Hank Andrew to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 4 - Houston 5
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