FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ CHICAGO CHIEFS
09/06/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Pitching: RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Ricardo Castillo steals 2nd base
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 80.0 MPH)
Ricardo Castillo to third
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at second, runner OUT! 2-6
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Ball
Don Barker steals 2nd base
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Don Barker to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Allan Griffen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Maples 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 62.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5D, EV 52.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 73.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunted foul
2-1: Bunted foul
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 40.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Fred Ruesch to second
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Fred Ruesch to third
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Fred Ruesch scores
Stan Francis to second
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 101.3 MPH), Distance : 398 ft
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6D, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Allan Griffen 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Maples 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Called Strike
Wally Austin is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Phil Murphy
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Don Barker to second
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Allan Griffen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : LHP Phil Murphy
Pitching: RHP Walt Jackson
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 70.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 344 ft
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: RHB Freddie Mitchel 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 63.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Walt Jackson
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Don Barker steals 2nd base
Batter strikes out.
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 75.0 MPH)
Don Barker to third
Batting: RHB Allan Griffen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Chicago 2
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