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HOUSTON COMETS @ BOSTON MINUTEMEN
08/09/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Pitching: RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 107.5 MPH), Distance : 422 ft
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Pitching: RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Dick Ward to third
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Dick Ward scores
Charlie Hartsell to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Hal Mazur to second
Batting: RHB Frank Borgen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 80.6 MPH)
Johnny Adams to third
Batting: RHB Jay Hunt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Hall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 60.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 15S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Charlie Hartsell to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Jim Morton to second
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
Balk!
Jim Morton to third
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Jay Hunt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB Frank Borgen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Dick Wood to second
Batting: RHB Johnny Hall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Hank Andrew scores
Don Jones to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by LF and OUT! 7-2
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Boston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
Bob Menz steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bob Menz to third
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bob Menz scores
Charlie Hartsell to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Jim Morton to third
Batting: RHB Frank Borgen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Swinging Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Jim Morton scores
Frank Borgen to second
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Boston 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 92.5 MPH), Distance : 340 ft
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Boston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Pitching: RHP Bill Murphy
Pinch Hitting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Dale Raz to second
Batting: RHB Bob Menz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
Balk!
Dale Raz to third
Dick Ward to second
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Dale Raz scores
Dick Ward scores
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bob Menz to third
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 13S, EV 70.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Jim Morton to second
Batting: RHB Frank Borgen 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 95.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Boston 8
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Pitching: RHP Owen Burns
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, P, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Boston 8
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Bill Murphy
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Boston 8
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Owen Burns
Pitching: LHP Bud Shireman
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Don Jones to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Now in CF: Gil Armstrong
Now in RF: Jim Morton
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Don Jones scores
Fred Ruesch to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Boston 8
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Bill Murphy
Pitching: LHP Al Bailey
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Boston 8
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Bud Shireman
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 99.4 MPH)
Hank Andrew scores
John Edwards to third
Don Jones to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Walt Portelli
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 66.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 5 - Boston 8
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