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HOUSTON COMETS @ ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
08/11/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Curly Anderson
Pitching: LHP Curly Anderson
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 107.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Curly Anderson
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Jim Duchesne to second
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.9 MPH)
Jim Duchesne to third
Batting: RHB Curly Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Curly Anderson
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 103.8 MPH)
Gus Richards scores
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
John Newton is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Curly Anderson
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
Johnny Adams steals 2nd base
3-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 98.1 MPH)
Johnny Adams scores
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Jim Duchesne to second
Batting: RHB Curly Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Curly Anderson
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Jerry Robinson to second
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Jerry Robinson scores
Maury Moore to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E4 (Popup, 4D, EV 44.4 MPH)
Ernie Carter scores
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Hank Andrew to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 110.6 MPH), Distance : 416 ft
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Curly Anderson
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Jim Duchesne to second
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Jim Duchesne to third
Batting: RHB Curly Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 64.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Curly Anderson
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3D, EV 48.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: LHP Al Bailey
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Curly Anderson
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Al Bailey
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 70.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Curly Anderson
Pitching: RHP Bill Hunn
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 56, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
Wally Austin is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Gus Richards 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Jack Abasi to second
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Jack Abasi to third
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Al Hubbard to second
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LSF, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 3
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