FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
09/08/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Don Barrell
Pitching: RHP Don Barrell
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Stan Francis to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Stan Francis scores
Hank Andrew scores
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 100.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Pitching: RHP Pete Jones
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 368 ft
Batting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 2
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Don Barrell
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Pete Jones 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Frank Hayes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Barrell 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 34D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Don Barrell
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
Bill Powell steals 2nd, throwing error, E2
Bill Powell to third
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bill Powell scores
Batting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Don Barrell
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Hayes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Frank Hayes to second
Batting: RHB Don Barrell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Frank Hayes to third
John Smith to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Frank Hayes scores
John Smith to third
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Don Barrell
Batting: RHB Pete Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5D, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.3 MPH)
Stan Francis to third
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 109.4 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Minneapolis 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Don Barrell
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Jerry Robinson to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Jerry Robinson scores
Bobby Thompson to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 8-3-5
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Now at 2B: Jim Marshall
Now at SS: Fred Ruesch
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Frank Hayes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Smith 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
George Fisher to second
Batting: RHB Don Barrell 0-0: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-4
George Fisher to third
John Smith to second
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Don Barrell
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dick Baker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Pete Jones
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 92.5 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Frank Rector
Batting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Don Barrell
Pitching: LHP Ben Baird
Now at 1B: Tex Ludwig
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Frank Rector
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Hayes 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Smith 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Fred Ruesch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Now at 2B: Ernie Carter
Batting: RHB Tex Ludwig 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 102.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Ross 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 4
TOP OF THE 10TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Now in CF: Jim Ross
Pinch Hitting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 100.6 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Al Bailey
Pinch Hitting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bill Barber to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Intentional Walk
Pitching: RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Frank Hayes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4M, EV 59.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Heinie Spitler 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 3rd, U5 (Groundball, 5L, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Minneapolis 4
TOP OF THE 11TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Pitching: LHP Del Robinson
Now at C: Len Kraus
Now at 3B: Gene Holbrook
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 88.8 MPH), Distance : 334 ft
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 5SF, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 11th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Minneapolis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 11TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Wayne Cooper
Batting: RHB Tex Ludwig 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.6 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Sam Cooper
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Ross 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 11th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Minneapolis 4
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