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DETROIT DYNAMOS @ HOUSTON COMETS
09/03/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.1 MPH)
Geoff Taylor to second
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 100.0 MPH)
Geoff Taylor scores
Batting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pedro Ortiz
Pitching: RHP Pedro Ortiz
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Abas Agani to second
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached via error on a dropped throw from SS, E4 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Abas Agani to third
Harvey Van Orden to second
Batting: RHB Pedro Ortiz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 4-2-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 104.4 MPH)
Harvey Van Orden to third
Elmer Mortensen to second
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pedro Ortiz
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pedro Ortiz
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 25F, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pedro Ortiz
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Pedro Ortiz 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Elmer Mortensen to second
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pedro Ortiz
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2LF, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F1 (Popup, P, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pedro Ortiz
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Harvey Van Orden 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Elmer Mortensen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pedro Ortiz 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pedro Ortiz
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
Johnny Adams steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.6 MPH)
Johnny Adams to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at home, 5-2 (Groundball, 5, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Now at 1B: Fred Ruesch
Batting: SHB Dave Black 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geoff Taylor 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Ensey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pedro Ortiz
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Dynamos batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Now at 2B: Jim Marshall
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Batting: RHB Jack Lucas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jim Wilson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Abas Agani 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Detroit Dynamos : RHP Pedro Ortiz
Pitching: RHP Carl Hoffman
Now in RF: Bob McNall
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Houston 0
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