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BOSTON MINUTEMEN @ HOUSTON COMETS
08/24/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Pitching: RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7LS, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Pitching: RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 53.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 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 Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Borgen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Frank Borgen to second
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Frank Borgen to third
Bill Gallagher to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Bill Gallagher to third
Dale Raz to second
Batting: RHB Johnny Hall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Don Jones steals 2nd base
Batter strikes out.
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 85.0 MPH)
Don Jones to third
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Maury Moore to second
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Boston 1 - Houston 0
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: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Borgen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
Johnny Adams is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Johnny Hall 0-0: Sac Bunt to P - play at second, runner safe!
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 383 ft
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Morton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2RF, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 4 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, 15S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Bill Blair to second
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 4 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Borgen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Hal Mazur to second
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 63.1 MPH)
Lined into DP, 6-3 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 63.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 4 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 110.0 MPH)
Hank Andrew to second
Hank Andrew to third
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
John Edwards to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Hank Andrew scores
John Edwards to third
Don Jones to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Don Jones to third
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Grounds into fielders choice 1-2 (Groundball, 13S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Johnny Adams to third
Maury Moore to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: SHB George Roy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 4 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Pinch Hitting: RHB Mickey Barker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Gil Armstrong 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Ball
2-1: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Mickey Barker to second
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 4 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : RHP Johnny Hall
Pitching: LHP Walt Portelli
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 81.3 MPH)
Stan Francis to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH)
Stan Francis to third
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 105.6 MPH)
Stan Francis scores
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Boston 4 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Pinch Hitting: LHB George Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Borgen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
George Brown to second
Batting: RHB Bill Gallagher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dale Raz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 64.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 4 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Walt Portelli
Pitching: LHP Bud Shireman
Now at SS: Dick Wood
Now in RF: George Brown
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 83.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 4 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: RHB Dick Wood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dick Ward 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Wise 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 101.3 MPH), Distance : 395 ft
Batting: RHB Charlie Hartsell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 5 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Bud Shireman
Now in LF: Ed Cole
Now in CF: Dick Ward
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 61.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Throwing error, E7
Hank Andrew scores
Don Jones to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, 15, EV 71.9 MPH)
Don Jones to third
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Boston 5 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 10TH
Boston Minutemen batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: LHB George Brown 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hal Mazur 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Borgen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 5 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Boston Minutemen : LHP Bud Shireman
Pitching: LHP Richie Thornton
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Les Snyder
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Fred Ruesch to third
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Grounds into fielders choice 4-2 (Groundball, 13, EV 80.0 MPH)
Ernie Carter to third
Stan Francis to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Ernie Carter scores
Stan Francis to third
Hank Andrew to second
Bottom of the 10th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Boston 5 - Houston 6
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