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MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS @ HOUSTON COMETS
04/15/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Pitching: RHP Pete Jones
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 103.1 MPH), Distance : 427 ft
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 101.3 MPH), Distance : 395 ft
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe McDowell
Pitching: RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 23, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Joe McDowell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 66.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 83.1 MPH)
Stan Francis to second
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Stan Francis scores
Jerry Robinson to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Pete Jones 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Steve Hoffer to second
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Steve Hoffer to third
Clyde Allen to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 8-3-5
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 4 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 98.1 MPH)
Ernie Carter to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
John Edwards steals 2nd base
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 4 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 4 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 15S, EV 66.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Stan Francis to second
Stan Francis to third
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 88.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Pete Jones 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 4 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Joe McDowell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bill Powell to second
Bill Powell to third
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 4 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 86.3 MPH)
Maury Moore to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Maury Moore to third
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3D, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 4 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 110.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Gene Holbrook to second
Batting: RHB Joe McDowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Gene Holbrook to third
Julio Castaneda to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Now in CF: Wally Austin
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 99.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Stan Francis to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Don Jones to second
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Stan Francis scores
Don Jones to third
Wally Austin to second
Pitching: RHP Daryl Woods
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 87.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 63.1 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Daryl Woods
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Del Goodell to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Del Goodell to third
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 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: 2LF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Pitching: LHP Al Bailey
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bill Barber to second
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Daryl Woods
Now at C: Len Kraus
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Ernie Carter is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Al Bailey
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Pierce 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 6 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Daryl Woods
Pitching: RHP Wayne Stevens
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
Johnny Adams steals 2nd base
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 81.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Johnny Adams to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by CF and OUT! 8-2
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 6 - Houston 6
TOP OF THE 10TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Al Bailey
Pitching: RHP Joe Cipolla
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 6 - Houston 6
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Wayne Stevens
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Jerry Robinson to second
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Jerry Robinson to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Bottom of the 10th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 6 - Houston 7
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