FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ BOSTON MINUTEMEN
08/10/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Pitching: RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Stan Francis to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Charlie Hartsell to second
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Charlie Hartsell to third
Jim Morton to second
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 65.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Kelly 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
DELAY Rain delay of 33 minutes in the 3rd inning.
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 55.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 103.1 MPH)
Gil Armstrong to second
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Kelly 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 79.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
Balk!
Bill Blair to second
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 98.8 MPH), Distance : 394 ft
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Gil Armstrong to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Hal Mazur to second
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Gil Armstrong scores
Hal Mazur to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Bill Gallagher to second
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 66.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Kelly 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Johnny Adams scores
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Maury Moore to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Bobby Thompson to second
Pitching: LHP Walt Portelli
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 108.1 MPH)
Maury Moore scores
Bobby Thompson scores
Stan Francis to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 7-3-5
Top of the 7th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Boston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 91.9 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Boston 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Walt Portelli
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: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 100.6 MPH)
John Edwards to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Don Jones to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 89.4 MPH)
John Edwards scores
Don Jones to third
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 365 ft
Pitching: RHP Ed Phipps
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 8 - Boston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Don Lincoln
Pitching: RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 8 - Boston 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Ed Phipps
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Stan Francis to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Stan Francis to third
Hank Andrew to second
2-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 389 ft
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 12 - Boston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Borgen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Dale Raz to second
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Dale Raz to third
Frank Borgen to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 100.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Frank Borgen to third
Gil Armstrong to second
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Frank Borgen scores
Gil Armstrong to third
Jim Morton to second
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 62.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 12 - Boston 5
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