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BOSTON MINUTEMEN @ HOUSTON COMETS
08/21/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
Dick Ward steals 2nd base
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Dick Ward to third
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Pitching: RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Frank Borgen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Kelly 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 3B, E3 (Groundball, 5, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Jerry Robinson to second
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 75.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Boston 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Gil Armstrong to second
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Gil Armstrong to third
Jim Morton to second
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Gil Armstrong scores
Jim Morton to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Hal Mazur to second
Batting: RHB Frank Borgen 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 61.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Kelly 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
Johnny Adams steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Frank Borgen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4D, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Bill Kelly 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 111.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bill Kelly
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Jerry Robinson to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Johnny Adams to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 60.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Jerry Robinson scores
Johnny Adams to third
Bobby Thompson to second
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Johnny Adams scores
Bobby Thompson to third
Wally Austin to second
Pitching: LHP Walt Portelli
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 7th over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Now at 2B: Ernie Carter
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Frank Borgen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LD, EV 73.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Walt Portelli
Now at 1B: Frank Borgen
Now at 3B: Jim Wise
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 103.8 MPH)
Jerry Robinson to second
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Jerry Robinson to third
Fred Ruesch to second
Batting: LHB Bob Young 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 15S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 2 - Houston 3
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