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MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS @ HOUSTON COMETS
04/16/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Bob Ciaramella
Pitching: RHP Bob Ciaramella
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2R, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 106.9 MPH)
George Fisher to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Bill Barber to second
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bob Ciaramella 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 61.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Bob Ciaramella
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at second, runner safe!
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 97.5 MPH)
John Edwards to third
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 110.6 MPH)
John Edwards scores
Hank Andrew scores
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunted foul
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bill Powell to third
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 93.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 77.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Bob Ciaramella
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Ernie Carter scores
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Ciaramella 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Bob Ciaramella
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 110.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 393 ft
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Bob Ciaramella
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3 CS
0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4M, EV 61.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Bob Ciaramella
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
Johnny Adams steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 80.6 MPH)
Johnny Adams to third
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Fielders Choice at home, 4-2 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Hank Andrew to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made at trailing runner, OUT! 9-6
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Houston 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: RHB Bob Ciaramella 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Houston 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Bob Ciaramella
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Bill Blair scores
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
Don Jones scores
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Bill Burkhart
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 103.8 MPH)
Ernie Carter to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Barber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gene Holbrook 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Bill Burkhart
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4M, EV 60.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Milt Rush 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Monte Rollins 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 2 - Houston 5
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