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BOSTON MINUTEMEN @ HOUSTON COMETS
08/26/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Pitching: RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Willie Stephens to second
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bob Scott
Pitching: RHP Bob Scott
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 105.0 MPH)
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 George Roy
Batting: RHB Adam Byrd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 103.8 MPH)
Ed Cole to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Bob Scott 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Walter Huckaby to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 13, EV 68.8 MPH)
Walter Huckaby to third
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Charlie Hartsell to second
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Walter Huckaby scores
Charlie Hartsell scores
Jim Morton to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 9-3-5
Top of the 2nd over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 4 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bob Scott
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Swinging Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 96.3 MPH)
John Edwards to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Jerry Robinson to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 4 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Dick Ward to second
Batting: RHB Adam Byrd 0-0: Called Strike
Dick Ward steals 3rd base
Frank Kirouac to second
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Dick Ward scores
Frank Kirouac to third
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 5 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bob Scott
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 5 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: LHB Bob Scott 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 5 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bob Scott
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 110.0 MPH)
Hank Andrew to second
Hank Andrew to third
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 93.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 5 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Dick Ward to second
Batting: RHB Adam Byrd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Dick Ward to third
Frank Kirouac to second
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Boston 5 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bob Scott
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Maury Moore to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 5 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: LHB Bob Scott 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Dutch Lane
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Stephens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 5 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bob Scott
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 5 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Dutch Lane
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Adam Byrd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 5 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Bob Scott
Now at 1B: John Low
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Walt Portelli
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Single, Error in OF, E7, batter to second base (Line Drive, 7S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Don Jones to third
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fielders Choice attempt at home, Runner SAFE. 4-2 (Groundball, 4, EV 104.4 MPH)
Maury Moore to third
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 56, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Boston 5 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Dutch Lane
Pitching: LHP Al Bailey
Batting: LHB Ed Cole 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Walter Huckaby 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: 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: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 5 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Walt Portelli
Pitching: RHP Paul Sullivan
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 55.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 78.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LSF, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 5 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Al Bailey
Now at 1B: Johnny Adams
Now at 3B: Frank Bailey
Now at SS: Jim Marshall
Now in LF: Stan Francis
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB John Low 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Frank Kirouac 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 6 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Paul Sullivan
Pinch Hitting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Swinging Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Del Goodell to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 6 - Houston 4
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