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WASHINGTON EAGLES @ HOUSTON COMETS
08/17/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: SHB Joe Cantrell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Don Whited 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carlos Zamudio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Don Whited to second
Batting: RHB Jimmy Henderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Washington 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Herman White
Pitching: RHP Herman White
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
John Edwards steals 2nd base
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 108.1 MPH)
John Edwards to third
Don Jones to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Washington 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Howdy Oakes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Belisle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Al Marino 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Virgil Belisle to second
Batting: RHB Rube Hamilton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Washington 0 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Herman White
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7LS, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Maury Moore to second
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Maury Moore is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
2-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Bill Blair to second
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bill Blair to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Washington 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Herman White 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Joe Cantrell 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Don Whited 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Carlos Zamudio 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Herman White to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Jimmy Henderson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Washington 1 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Herman White
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Washington 1 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Howdy Oakes 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Belisle 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Marino 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Virgil Belisle to second
Batting: RHB Rube Hamilton 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Herman White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Washington 1 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Herman White
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 73.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Washington 1 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: SHB Joe Cantrell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Don Whited 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 5SF, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carlos Zamudio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 60.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Washington 1 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Herman White
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 6D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
John Edwards to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 93.8 MPH)
John Edwards to third
Don Jones to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Don Jones to third
Jerry Robinson to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Don Jones scores
Jerry Robinson to third
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Jerry Robinson scores
Pitching: LHP Jim Hodges
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Johnny Adams to second
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 63.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Washington 1 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 6TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Jimmy Henderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 65.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Howdy Oakes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Jimmy Henderson to second
Batting: RHB Virgil Belisle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Marino 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rube Hamilton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Washington 1 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : LHP Jim Hodges
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Bill Blair to second
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 57.5 MPH)
Lined into DP, 4-6 (Line Drive, 4, EV 57.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Washington 1 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 7TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pinch Hitting: LHB Wes Conner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Joe Cantrell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Don Whited 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 75.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Washington 1 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : LHP Jim Hodges
Pitching: LHP Earl Frazier
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
John Edwards steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 389 ft
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Washington 1 - Houston 8
TOP OF THE 8TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: SHB Carlos Zamudio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jimmy Henderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Chuck Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Belisle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Chuck Moore to second
Batting: RHB Al Marino 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Chuck Moore to third
Virgil Belisle to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Rube Hamilton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Washington 2 - Houston 8
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : LHP Earl Frazier
Now at 1B: Virgil Belisle
Now at 3B: Chuck Moore
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 107.5 MPH), Distance : 429 ft
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 15S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Johnny Blackburn to third
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Johnny Blackburn scores
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Washington 2 - Houston 11
TOP OF THE 9TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pinch Hitting: LHB Ed MacNaughton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 61.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Joe Cantrell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Don Whited 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Bill Murphy
Batting: SHB Carlos Zamudio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Don Whited to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Clyde Robbins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E7 (Flyball, 7, EV 98.1 MPH)
Don Whited scores
Carlos Zamudio to third
Pitching: RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Chuck Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Carlos Zamudio scores
Clyde Robbins to third
Batting: RHB Virgil Belisle 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Washington 4 - Houston 11
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