FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
05/13/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Ike Hawley
Pitching: RHP Ike Hawley
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 77.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 7LM, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bill Powell to third
Bill Anderson to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bill Anderson to third
John Edwards to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 8-3-5
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
George Fisher to second
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 2
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Ike Hawley
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
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
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Bob Vernon 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Ike Hawley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Ike Hawley
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Ike Hawley
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Del Goodell to second
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Hit by Pitch
Del Goodell to third
Milt Rush to second
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 94.4 MPH)
George Fisher to second
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bob Vernon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
George Fisher to third
Julio Castaneda to second
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Ike Hawley 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 6S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Ike Hawley
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Bill Powell to third
Bill Anderson to second
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 86.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 107.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Ike Hawley
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 7LD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Vernon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4M, EV 70.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Minneapolis 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Ike Hawley
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Bill Blair to second
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bill Blair scores
Jim Marshall scores
Pitching: LHP Del Robinson
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Johnny Adams scores
Del Goodell to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Pinch Hitting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Bill Anderson to second
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bill Anderson to third
John Edwards to second
Bill Anderson scores
John Edwards to third
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Del Robinson
Pitching: LHP Ben Baird
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Vernon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 110.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 65.6 MPH)
Lined into DP, 6-3 (Line Drive, 6, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Maury Moore to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Minneapolis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Now at 1B: Fred Ruesch
Now at 3B: Danny Martin
Pinch Hitting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Anderson 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 69.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Minneapolis 4
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