FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ CHICAGO CHIEFS
07/25/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Pitching: RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, 15S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 110.6 MPH)
Johnny Adams to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 56D, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Harry McDaniel to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made at trailing runner, OUT! 8-6
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Spruill 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Called Strike
Chris Wells steals 2nd base
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 15, EV 66.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Chris Wells to third
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Don Barker to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Maples 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Chris Wells scores
Don Barker to third
Bob Starr to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Bob Starr to third
Ricardo Castillo to second
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 65.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Spruill 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 97.5 MPH)
Chris Wells to third
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Chris Wells scores
Tom Spruill to third
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Johnny Adams is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: SHB Johnny Maples 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 101.9 MPH)
Tex Strain to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 109.4 MPH), Distance : 424 ft
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Spruill 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 55.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 107.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Maples 0-0: Called Strike
Don Barker steals 2nd base
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Maury Moore to second
Pitching: RHP Joe Rice
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 101.3 MPH)
Maury Moore to third
Don Jones to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: LHP Al Bailey
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Harry McDaniel to second
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Harry McDaniel to third
Andy Ellefsen to second
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, 5-2-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Andy Ellefsen to third
Joe Siniscalchi to second
Batting: RHB Tom Spruill 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 99.4 MPH)
Andy Ellefsen scores
Joe Siniscalchi to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Joe Rice
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Al Bailey
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 57.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bob Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bob Smith to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 15S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Ricardo Castillo to second
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 7
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Joe Rice
Pitching: LHP Hal Alsip
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 98.1 MPH)
Maury Moore scores
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 7
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