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HOUSTON COMETS @ BOSTON MINUTEMEN
08/21/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Baylor
Pitching: RHP Johnny Baylor
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Pitching: RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Boston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Baylor
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bill Blair to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vin Long 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5L, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Adam Byrd 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
Pickoff Throw to First - Error! E1
Vin Long to second
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Vin Long to third
Adam Byrd to second
Batting: RHB Johnny Baylor 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
3-2: Base on Balls
Vin Long scores
Adam Byrd to third
Walter Huckaby to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Adam Byrd scores
Walter Huckaby to third
Johnny Baylor to second
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Houston 1 - Boston 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Baylor
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 1B, E1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5DF, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Maury Moore to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Maury Moore to third
John Edwards to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
John Edwards to third
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
John Edwards scores
Hank Andrew to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Jerry Robinson to second
Now in CF: Frank Kirouac
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 101.9 MPH)
Jerry Robinson to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Don Jones steals 2nd base
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
1-2: Ball
Pickoff Throw to Second - Error! E1
Don Jones to third
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Boston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Adam Byrd Balk!
Willie Stephens to third
Ed Cole to second
0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 5 - Boston 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Baylor
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Jim Marshall to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 77.5 MPH)
Maury Moore to third
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Maury Moore scores
John Edwards to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Pitching: RHP Freddy Bradshaw
Now at 3B: John Low
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 106.9 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 8 - Boston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Low 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 103.8 MPH), Distance : 398 ft
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 8 - Boston 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Freddy Bradshaw
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 108.8 MPH), Distance : 417 ft
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 9 - Boston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 9 - Boston 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Freddy Bradshaw
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
Johnny Adams steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 106.9 MPH)
Johnny Adams to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
John Edwards to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 84.4 MPH)
John Edwards to third
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 70.6 MPH)
John Edwards scores
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
Don Jones steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 70.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 11 - Boston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Freddy Bradshaw 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Low 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 78.8 MPH)
Walter Huckaby to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Walter Huckaby to third
John Low to second
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Houston 11 - Boston 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Freddy Bradshaw
Pinch Hitting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 56.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Jim Marshall to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lindsay Cohn 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.1 MPH)
Jim Marshall to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Grady Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 11 - Boston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pitching: RHP Wayne Cooper
Now in LF: Lindsay Cohn
Now in RF: Del Goodell
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 110.6 MPH), Distance : 418 ft
Pinch Hitting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Called Strike
Pickoff Throw by Catcher to First - Out!
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 11 - Boston 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Freddy Bradshaw
Pitching: LHP Richie Thornton
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 11 - Boston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Low 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 366 ft
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4D, EV 46.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 109.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 11 - Boston 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Richie Thornton
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 53.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 11 - Boston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 56D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 76.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 11 - Boston 6
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