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MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS @ HOUSTON COMETS
09/17/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Pitching: RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hank Wagner
Pitching: RHP Hank Wagner
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 13, EV 83.8 MPH)
Hank Andrew to third
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 108.8 MPH)
Hank Andrew scores
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Stan Francis to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Frank Bailey to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 366 ft
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hank Wagner
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LMF, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Bill Blair to second
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Wagner 0-0: Bunt - Flyout to 15! F1
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
3-2: Base on Balls
Julio Castaneda to second
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.6 MPH)
Julio Castaneda to third
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hank Wagner
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 391 ft
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 55.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
George Fisher to second
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7D, EV 90.6 MPH)
George Fisher scores
Bill Powell to third
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Hank Wagner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Grounds into fielders choice 5-2 (Groundball, 5, EV 98.1 MPH)
Rusty Robertson to third
Julio Castaneda to second
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Rusty Robertson scores
Julio Castaneda to third
Hank Wagner to second
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hank Wagner
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Clyde Allen to second
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Clyde Allen to third
Carl Kilkenny to second
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F, Error on foul ball, E3
1-1: Grounds into fielders choice 3-2 (Groundball, 23, EV 84.4 MPH)
Carl Kilkenny to third
George Fisher to second
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hank Wagner
Batting: RHB Spencer Reese 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Houston 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Spencer Reese
Batting: RHB Hank Wagner 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 75.6 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Tony Nava to second
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Houston 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hank Wagner
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 351 ft
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Stan Francis to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Stan Francis to third
Frank Bailey to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 9-3-5
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hank Wagner
Now in LF: Wally Driver
Now in CF: Steve Hoffer
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-1
Phil Woods to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Phil Woods to third
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunted foul
2-1: Bunted foul
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH)
Rusty Robertson to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Jim Ross 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 105.6 MPH)
Rusty Robertson to third
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Hank Wagner
Pitching: LHP Ben Baird
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMFF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Houston 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Now at 1B: Fred Ruesch
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Hayes 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Al Bailey
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 101.3 MPH), Distance : 417 ft
Batting: RHB Wally Driver 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Wally Driver to third
Rusty Robertson to second
Batting: SHB Ben Baird 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Houston 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : LHP Ben Baird
Now at 1B: Gabe Peyton
Now at 3B: Bucky Raymond
Pinch Hitting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Rich Harper 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 108.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lyn Lockwood 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Houston 4
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