FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ NEW YORK GOTHAMS
05/13/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Ray Hooley
Pitching: RHP Ray Hooley
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Maury Moore is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Paul Church 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fred Davis 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 80.0 MPH)
Fred Davis to third
Batting: SHB Bill Arndt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Dutch Eckelberry 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Fred Davis scores
Bill Arndt to second
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Ray Hooley
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Dode Caudill 0-0: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Ferry 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Dode Caudill scores
Batting: RHB Rich Peterson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Ray Hooley 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Earl Ferry to second
Batting: LHB Paul Church 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Ray Hooley
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 68.8 MPH)
Lined into DP, U3 (Line Drive, 34D, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Fred Davis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill Arndt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Ray Hooley
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Dutch Eckelberry 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dode Caudill 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Ferry 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Ray Hooley
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 108.8 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Hank Andrew scores
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Stan Francis to third
Bill Blair to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bill Blair scores
Maury Moore to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Maury Moore scores
Don Jones to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 95.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Rich Peterson 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ray Hooley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Paul Church 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Ray Hooley
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Houston 4 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Fred Davis 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bill Arndt 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP Ray Hooley
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 110.6 MPH)
Pitching: RHP George Libby
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Hit by Pitch
Don Jones to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 15, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Dutch Eckelberry 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dode Caudill 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Ferry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Rich Peterson 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP George Libby
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3 CS
0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 75.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Davis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Paul Church 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 13, EV 81.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Fred Davis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Sam Hamilton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 99.4 MPH)
Fred Davis to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: SHB Bill Arndt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 100.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Sam Hamilton to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mark Boyd 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for New York Gothams : RHP George Libby
Pitching: RHP Charlie French
Now at 2B: Fred Davis
Now in RF: Ed Davis
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Maury Moore to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDFS
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Maury Moore scores
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
New York Gothams batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Now at 1B: Fred Ruesch
Batting: LHB Dode Caudill 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Earl Ferry 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rich Peterson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Davis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - New York 3
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