FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
08/16/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Pitching: RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LSF, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.6 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 George Roy
Pitching: RHP George Roy
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Reached on error, E7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunted foul
2-1: Bunt missed!
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Jack Blair to third
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Jack Blair scores
Don Riley to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
Al Hubbard is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
John Edwards is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 103.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Jerry Robinson to third
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Jerry Robinson scores
Frank Bailey to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Frank Bailey scores
Bill Blair to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 93.8 MPH), Distance : 366 ft
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Kotarski 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 23, EV 73.1 MPH) (infield hit)
John Moreland to second
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 2-4 (Groundball, 2L, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 70.6 MPH) (infield hit)
John Edwards to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
John Edwards to third
Hank Andrew to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Hank Andrew to third
Jerry Robinson to second
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Hank Andrew scores
Jerry Robinson to third
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF, Error on foul ball, E2
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 76.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Earl Skains to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 9-5
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Howard Smith to second
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 100.0 MPH)
Howard Smith to third
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 34, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Moreland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jack Kotarski
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 9D, EV 102.5 MPH)
George Roy to third
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 93.8 MPH)
George Roy scores
Jim Marshall scores
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Maury Moore scores
Johnny Adams to third
Pitching: RHP Jay Page
Now at 1B: Al Castle
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 13, EV 70.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Johnny Adams scores
John Edwards to third
Jerry Robinson to second
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
John Edwards scores
Jerry Robinson to third
Bill Blair to second
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Jerry Robinson scores
Bill Blair to third
George Roy to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 102.5 MPH)
George Roy to third
Jim Marshall to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
George Roy scores
Jim Marshall to third
Maury Moore to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 8 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Houston 12 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Al Castle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Called Strike
Don Riley steals 2nd base (no throw)
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 12 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jay Page
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF, Error on foul ball, E2
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 23, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 12 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 77.5 MPH)
Howard Smith to second
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, 15S, EV 62.5 MPH)
Howard Smith to third
Batting: RHB Jay Page 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 12 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jay Page
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 12 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Al Castle 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 12 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Jay Page
Pitching: RHP Frank Maxwell
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 12 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Pinch Hitting: SHB Duane Carle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 12 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Frank Maxwell
Now at 2B: Duane Carle
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 98.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 12 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Pitching: RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Maxwell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 12 - Atlanta 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Frank Maxwell
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Johnny Adams to third
John Edwards to second
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 12 - Atlanta 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: RHB Al Castle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 3-6-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Riley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Duane Carle 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 88.1 MPH)
Don Riley to second
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 74.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 12 - Atlanta 3
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