FABL
BALTIMORE CLIPPERS @ DETROIT DYNAMOS
08/27/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Pitching: LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clay Roberts 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 109.4 MPH)
Clay Roberts to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Joe McDowell
Pitching: RHP Joe McDowell
Now at 2B: George Best
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 1 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Cecil Gregg 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe McDowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 1 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Pete Dance to second
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 15, EV 69.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Pete Dance to third
Harvey Van Orden to second
Batting: LHB Jack Vander Kooi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 25F, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Baltimore 1 - Detroit 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Best 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Amos Johnson to second
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Amos Johnson to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Hit by Pitch
Hal Blank to second
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Detroit 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Buddy Ensey to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Detroit 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Cecil Gregg 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe McDowell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Detroit 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Harvey Van Orden to second
Batting: LHB Jack Vander Kooi 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 13S, EV 43.8 MPH)
Harvey Van Orden to third
Elmer Mortensen to second
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5L, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDFS
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Harvey Van Orden scores
Elmer Mortensen scores
Jack Vander Kooi to third
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 61.3 MPH)
Jack Vander Kooi scores
Geoff Taylor to third
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Jack Vander Kooi
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 1B, E1 (Groundball, 34, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Best 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
Amos Johnson is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 110.0 MPH)
Hank Butler to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 9S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Hank Butler scores
Hal Blank to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Hal Blank scores
Ike Barnett to second
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 385 ft
Pitching: LHP Ed South
Batting: LHB Cecil Gregg 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Baltimore 7 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Joe McDowell
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 7 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Ed South
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Tucker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Best 0-0: Ball
Amos Johnson steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Amos Johnson to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
George Best to second
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 8 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Joe McDowell
Pitching: RHP Charlie Platt
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ed South 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunt - Flyout to 15S! F1
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 77.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 8 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Ed South
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 8 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Charlie Platt
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pete Dance 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Buddy Ensey to second
Buddy Ensey to third
Batting: RHB Virgil Ewing 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 8 - Detroit 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Ed South
Pinch Hitting: RHB Clarence James 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 7LS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Carl Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Clarence James to second
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Clarence James to third
Carl Thompson to second
Batting: RHB George Best 0-0: Grounds into fielders choice 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 97.5 MPH)
Carl Thompson to third
Amos Johnson to second
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Carl Thompson scores
Amos Johnson to third
George Best to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 10 - Detroit 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Charlie Platt
Pitching: RHP Larry Warren
Now at 1B: Carl Thompson
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Harvey Van Orden to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Brown 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 79.4 MPH)
Harvey Van Orden scores
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 10 - Detroit 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : LHP Ed South
Pitching: RHP Charlie Christianson
Now at SS: Jim Wilson
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jack Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carl Thompson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 10 - Detroit 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Larry Warren
Pitching: RHP Sonny Stoyer
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 60.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 73.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 10 - Detroit 5
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