FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
08/18/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Pitching: LHP Howie Burt
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Maury Moore to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 61.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 64.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Pitching: RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Earl Skains to third
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 9S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Howard Smith to third
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, 15S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Howie Burt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Jack Blair to second
Jack Blair to third
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Hank Andrew scores
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Jay Hunt 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 103.1 MPH) - OUT at third base trying to stretch hit.
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Howie Burt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
John Newton to second
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 108.1 MPH)
John Newton to third
Al Hubbard to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Al Hubbard to third
Jim Duchesne to second
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 60.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 109.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Now at SS: Danny Martin
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Walt Dugan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Henry Woods to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made at trailing runner, OUT! 8-6
Batting: LHB Jack Blair 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB John Newton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
Jack Blair steals 2nd base (no throw)
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Henry Woods scores
Jack Blair to third
Al Hubbard to second
3-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Jack Blair scores
Al Hubbard to third
Earl Skains to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 6D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Earl Skains to third
Howard Smith to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 4D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Howard Smith to third
Jim Duchesne to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pitching: LHP Dutch Lane
Batting: RHB Henry Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fielders Choice at 3rd, U5 (Groundball, 5, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 7
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Howie Burt
Pitching: LHP Ike Abraham
Pinch Hitting: RHB Rich Harper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 7
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Dutch Lane
Pitching: RHP Wayne Cooper
Pinch Hitting: LHB Gale Schmitt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 86.3 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 John Newton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 91.9 MPH), Distance : 359 ft
Batting: LHB Al Hubbard 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 70.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Atlanta 8
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : LHP Ike Abraham
Pitching: RHP Buddy Thomas
Pinch Hitting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Milt Rush to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Milt Rush to third
Hank Andrew to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 8
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Atlanta Copperheads batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Now in LF: Milt Rush
Batting: RHB Earl Skains 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Duchesne 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Abasi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 8
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Atlanta Copperheads : RHP Buddy Thomas
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Atlanta 8
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