FABL
BALTIMORE CLIPPERS @ HOUSTON COMETS
08/20/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Pitching: RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Clay Roberts 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Hank Butler to second
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jack Jewell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Pitching: LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
Johnny Adams is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Goodman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 92.5 MPH)
John Edwards to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Wally Austin to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunt 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: LHB Buck Guthrie 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clay Roberts 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 76.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2R, EV 61.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB Jack Jewell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Jack Jewell steals 2nd base
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Jack Jewell to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Hank Wallace to second
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jack Goodman 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Buck Guthrie 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 1 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
John Edwards is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 1 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clay Roberts 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 100.0 MPH)
Clay Roberts to second
Batting: RHB Jack Jewell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-1: Base on Balls
Clay Roberts to third
Ike Barnett to second
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
Balk!
Ike Barnett to third
Jack Jewell to second
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Ike Barnett scores
Jack Jewell to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 4 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunt 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Maury Moore to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Reached via error on a dropped throw from SS, E2 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.0 MPH)
Maury Moore scores
Jay Hunt to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt by 3S - play at third, runner safe!
Ernie Carter to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 101.3 MPH)
Jay Hunt scores
Ernie Carter to third
Hank Andrew to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.9 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
John Edwards is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Bottom of the 5th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Baltimore 4 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB Jack Goodman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buck Guthrie 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 4 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
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 Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 90.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 4 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Pitching: LHP Al Bailey
Batting: RHB Clay Roberts 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Jewell 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 403 ft
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Buck Guthrie
Pitching: RHP Roy Wheeler
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Ernie Carter to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Ernie Carter to third
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Ernie Carter scores
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 13S, EV 63.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Called Strike
John Edwards steals 2nd base
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Al Bailey
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Now at 1B: Bobby Thompson
Now in LF: Johnny Adams
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Goodman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 89S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Tucker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Flyball, 34D, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Roy Wheeler
Pitching: RHP Davey Cronin
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Jerry Robinson to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fielders Choice at home, 3-2 (Groundball, 3S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Maury Moore to second
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2R, EV 68.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pinch Hitting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clay Roberts 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Hal Blank to second
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 51.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Jewell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF, Error on foul ball, E2
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Davey Cronin
Now in CF: Bill Davis
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4MD, EV 54.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 10TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jack Goodman 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 101.3 MPH)
Harry Simmons to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: LHB Davey Cronin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 10th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 7 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Davey Cronin
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-4
Jerry Robinson to second
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 7 - Houston 6
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