FABL
CLEVELAND FORESTERS @ CHICAGO COUGARS
07/10/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Jim Norris
Pitching: LHP Jim Norris
Batting: RHB Athan Metrofanis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vern Schneider 0-0: Called Strike
Athan Metrofanis is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Dick Couture
Pitching: RHP Dick Couture
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB John Baab 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 44.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Jim Norris
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gus Randall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dale Mosley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Red Miller 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Dick Couture
Batting: RHB Tom Lorang 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 88.8 MPH), Distance : 327 ft
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cleo Harris 0-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on base; Cleveland 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Jim Norris
Batting: RHB Hal Kennedy 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Couture 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Athan Metrofanis 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 0 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Dick Couture
Batting: RHB Sam Pratt 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Norris 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Baab 0-0: Ball
Sam Morrison steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Jim Norris
Batting: RHB Vern Schneider 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 103.8 MPH)
Vern Schneider to second
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E6 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 73.8 MPH)
Vern Schneider to third
Herb Reed to second
Batting: RHB Gus Randall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
Vern Schneider scores
Herb Reed to third
John Piper to second
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dale Mosley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Grounds into fielders choice 3-2 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.6 MPH)
John Piper to third
Gus Randall to second
Batting: LHB Red Miller 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Kennedy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
John Piper scores
Gus Randall to third
Dale Mosley to second
Batting: RHB Dick Couture 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Gus Randall scores
Dale Mosley to third
Hal Kennedy to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Athan Metrofanis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Hal Kennedy to third
Dick Couture to second
Batting: RHB Vern Schneider 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Cleveland 4 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Dick Couture
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Lorang 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 4 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Jim Norris
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gus Randall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dale Mosley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 110.0 MPH)
Gus Randall to second
Gus Randall to third
Batting: LHB Red Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Gus Randall scores
Dale Mosley to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: RHB Hal Kennedy 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Dick Couture 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Red Miller scores
Hal Kennedy to second
Batting: RHB Athan Metrofanis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Hal Kennedy to third
Dick Couture to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pitching: RHP Steve Madden
Batting: RHB Vern Schneider 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Dick Couture
Now at C: Reggie Anderson
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cleo Harris 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Sam Pratt 0-0: Called Strike
Cleo Harris steals 2nd base
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Madden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Cleo Harris to third
Sam Pratt to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Called Strike
Sam Pratt steals 3rd base
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Steve Madden
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gus Randall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Dick Couture
Batting: LHB John Baab 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Lorang 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 64.4 MPH)
Andy Babel to second
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Steve Madden
Batting: RHB Dale Mosley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Red Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Reggie Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: 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; Cleveland 8 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Dick Couture
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Cleo Harris 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Sam Pratt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 102.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Rawdon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Sam Pratt to second
Pitching: LHP Don Dickinson
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Steve Madden
Pitching: RHP Harl Thompson
Pinch Hitting: RHB Steve Keen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Athan Metrofanis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vern Schneider 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : LHP Don Dickinson
Pitching: LHP Bob Estes
Batting: LHB John Baab 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Lorang 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 107.5 MPH)
Andy Babel to second
Batting: SHB Charlie Sanders 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fuzzy Cronin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Harl Thompson
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gus Randall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 62.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : LHP Bob Estes
Batting: RHB Cleo Harris 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Sam Pratt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 90.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 391 ft
Batting: LHB John Baab 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 8 - Chicago 4
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