FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ CHICAGO CHIEFS
09/05/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Nate Carr
Pitching: RHP Nate Carr
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 71.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Stan Francis scores
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Nate Carr
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Joe Siniscalchi to second
Batting: RHB Babe Thornton 0-0: Ball
Joe Siniscalchi steals 3rd base
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Hit by Pitch
Harry McDaniel to second
Batting: RHB Nate Carr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Harry McDaniel scores
Bob Starr to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Nate Carr
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 3-6-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Chris Wells to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Joe Siniscalchi to second
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Babe Thornton 0-0: Called Strike
Joe Siniscalchi is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Nate Carr
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 107.5 MPH)
Jerry Robinson to second
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Jerry Robinson to third
Johnny Adams to second
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.3 MPH)
Jerry Robinson scores
Johnny Adams to third
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Babe Thornton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Babe Thornton to second
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Nate Carr 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3L, EV 66.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 2 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Nate Carr
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Hank Andrew to second
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Nate Carr
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Swinging Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Babe Thornton 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Ball
Babe Thornton steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter safe!
Babe Thornton to third
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Harry McDaniel to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Allan Griffen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Babe Thornton scores
Harry McDaniel scores
Bob Starr to third
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 84.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Allan Griffen to third
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 95.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Freddie Mitchel steals 2nd base
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Chicago 8
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Nate Carr
Pitching: RHP John Thomas
Now at 3B: Don Barker
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 91.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Fred Ruesch to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 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: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 25, EV 85.6 MPH)
Fred Ruesch to third
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Hank Andrew steals 2nd base
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 109.4 MPH)
Fred Ruesch scores
Hank Andrew to third
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Hank Andrew scores
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 398 ft
Pitching: RHP Norm Sutherland
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Johnny Adams to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dick Baker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 8 - Chicago 8
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Don Lincoln
Pitching: LHP Al Bailey
Now at SS: Jim Marshall
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Babe Thornton 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 83.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4M, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 8 - Chicago 8
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Norm Sutherland
Pitching: LHP Hal Alsip
Now at 1B: Tom White
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Hank Andrew scores
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 64.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 9 - Chicago 8
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Al Bailey
Now in LF: Wally Austin
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 68.8 MPH)
DELAY Rain delay of 65 minutes in the 8th inning.
Batting: RHB Tom White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 9 - Chicago 8
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Hal Alsip
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 63.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 9 - Chicago 8
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Al Bailey
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 101.9 MPH)
Chris Wells to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Joe Siniscalchi to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bob Smith 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Chris Wells scores
Joe Siniscalchi to third
Rankin Ziegler to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 9 - Chicago 10
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