FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
07/17/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Johnny Hugot
Pitching: LHP Johnny Hugot
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
Johnny Adams is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Clarence James 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Clarence James to second
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Johnny Hugot
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
John Edwards steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 104.4 MPH)
John Edwards to third
Wally Austin to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Wally Austin to third
Maury Moore to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Wally Austin scores
Maury Moore to third
Jerry Robinson to second
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jerry Robinson to third
Bill Blair to second
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Goodman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Johnny Hugot
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
John Edwards to third
Wally Austin to second
2-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 88.1 MPH)
John Edwards scores
Wally Austin to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by RF and OUT! 9-3-2
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: LHB Johnny Hugot 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Clarence James 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Johnny Hugot
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Ernie Carter to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 66.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Ernie Carter to third
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Ernie Carter scores
Hank Andrew to third
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Base on Balls
Hank Andrew scores
Johnny Adams to third
John Edwards to second
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 6 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 112.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56, EV 68.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 6 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Johnny Hugot
Pitching: RHP Stan Boone
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 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, 6M, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 6 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Goodman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Boone 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 6 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Stan Boone
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MD, EV 54.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 6 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Clarence James 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 6 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Stan Boone
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 70.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Wally Austin to second
Wally Austin to third
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 87.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 7 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 62.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 7 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Stan Boone
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 41.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 72.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Ernie Carter to third
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 7 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Goodman 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Tucker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 7 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Stan Boone
Pitching: LHP Jerry Walton
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 7 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pinch Hitting: LHB Phil Mattis 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 111.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 7 - Baltimore 0
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