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HOUSTON COMETS @ MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
09/09/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Pitching: RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Hank Andrew to third
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
3-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Hank Andrew scores
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Tony Nava to second
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Tony Nava to third
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Rusty Robertson to second
Batting: RHB Hub Huffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 61.9 MPH)
Lined into DP, 6-3 (Line Drive, 6, EV 61.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Minneapolis 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Tony Nava scores
Steve Hoffer to second
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Steve Hoffer to third
Clyde Allen to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt - Flyout to 13S! F1
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Clyde Allen to third
Carl Kilkenny to second
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Clyde Allen scores
Carl Kilkenny to third
Rusty Robertson to second
Carl Kilkenny scores
Rusty Robertson to third
Batting: RHB Hub Huffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Minneapolis 4
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 107.5 MPH)
John Edwards to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 106.3 MPH)
John Edwards scores
Don Jones to second
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Don Jones to third
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Tony Nava scores
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Steve Hoffer to third
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Steve Hoffer scores
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 106.9 MPH)
George Fisher to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Pitching: LHP Joe King
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 7
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: RHB Joe King 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 7
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe King
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hub Huffman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 2 - Minneapolis 7
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
John Edwards steals 2nd base
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 97.5 MPH)
John Edwards scores
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 7
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe King
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 7
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 77.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 7
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe King
Pitching: RHP Bill Murphy
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
George Fisher to third
Bill Powell to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Ross 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Grounds into fielders choice 3-2 (Groundball, 3, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bill Powell to third
Julio Castaneda to second
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 7
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hub Huffman
Pitching: LHP Del Robinson
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tex Strain 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Don Jones to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 8-5
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 7
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Bill Murphy
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 7
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Del Robinson
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 101.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bill Blair to third
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 7
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