FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ WASHINGTON EAGLES
08/29/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Eddie Yandow
Pitching: RHP Eddie Yandow
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Pitching: RHP George Roy
Batting: SHB Joe Cantrell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Don Whited 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carlos Zamudio 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Eddie Yandow
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP George Roy
Batting: RHB Jimmy Henderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pitching: RHP Pete Jones
Batting: LHB Howdy Oakes 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 93.1 MPH), Distance : 348 ft
Batting: RHB Virgil Belisle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Marino 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Eddie Yandow
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Pete Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Grounds into double play, 3-6-1 (Groundball, 3, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Rube Hamilton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eddie Yandow 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Joe Cantrell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Eddie Yandow
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 70.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: LHB Don Whited 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: SHB Carlos Zamudio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jimmy Henderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Don Whited to second
Batting: LHB Howdy Oakes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 72.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Eddie Yandow
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Virgil Belisle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Marino 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Virgil Belisle to second
Batting: RHB Rube Hamilton 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 101.3 MPH)
Virgil Belisle to third
Batting: RHB Eddie Yandow 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Rube Hamilton to second
Batting: SHB Joe Cantrell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Virgil Belisle scores
Rube Hamilton to third
Eddie Yandow to second
Batting: LHB Don Whited 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Rube Hamilton scores
Eddie Yandow to third
Joe Cantrell to second
Batting: SHB Carlos Zamudio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Eddie Yandow scores
Joe Cantrell to third
Don Whited to second
Batting: RHB Jimmy Henderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into fielders choice 4-2 (Groundball, 4, EV 109.4 MPH)
Don Whited to third
Carlos Zamudio to second
Batting: LHB Howdy Oakes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 2R, EV 64.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Don Whited scores
Carlos Zamudio to third
Jimmy Henderson to second
Pitching: RHP Wayne Cooper
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Batting: RHB Virgil Belisle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Carlos Zamudio scores
Jimmy Henderson to third
Howdy Oakes to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Howdy Oakes to third
Virgil Belisle to second
Batting: RHB Al Marino 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 7
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Eddie Yandow
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 7
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: RHB Rube Hamilton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Eddie Yandow 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Joe Cantrell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Rube Hamilton to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made at trailing runner, OUT! 9-3-6
Batting: LHB Don Whited 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 1B, E1 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.3 MPH)
Rube Hamilton scores
Batting: SHB Carlos Zamudio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3D, EV 73.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 8
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Eddie Yandow
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 8
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: RHB Jimmy Henderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Howdy Oakes 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Virgil Belisle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Marino 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 71.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Washington 8
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Eddie Yandow
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 103.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Johnny Adams to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Johnny Adams to third
Ernie Carter to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Ernie Carter to third
Fred Ruesch to second
Pitching: RHP Don Maguire
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Base on Balls
Ernie Carter scores
Fred Ruesch to third
Stan Francis to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Fred Ruesch scores
Stan Francis to third
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Grounds into fielders choice 5-2 (Groundball, 15, EV 80.6 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
John Edwards to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 3 - Washington 8
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Washington Eagles batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Batting: RHB Rube Hamilton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Wes Conner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Joe Cantrell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Washington 8
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Washington Eagles : RHP Don Maguire
Pitching: LHP Jim Hodges
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Johnny Adams to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Washington 8
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