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MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS @ HOUSTON COMETS
08/01/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Pitching: RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Stan Francis to third
John Edwards to second
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4D, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 5SF, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunt - Flyout to 15S! F1
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hub Huffman 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Wally Austin to second
Batting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 99.4 MPH), Distance : 384 ft
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 60.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Stan Francis to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 75.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Hub Huffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 106.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Joe McCarthy to second
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
Joe McCarthy to third
Stan Francis to second
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached via error on a dropped throw from SS, E2 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Joe McCarthy scores
Stan Francis to third
Pitching: RHP Bill Burkhart
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Ernie Carter to second
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Stan Francis scores
Ernie Carter to third
John Edwards to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 8-3-5
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 7th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Bill Burkhart
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Pierce 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 103.1 MPH)
Julio Castaneda to third
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 80.0 MPH)
Julio Castaneda scores
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Houston 5
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