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MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS @ HOUSTON COMETS
09/18/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Pitching: RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 369 ft
Batting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Pete Jones
Pitching: RHP Pete Jones
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Ball
John Edwards steals 2nd base
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
John Edwards to third
Stan Francis to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Bunt - Flyout to 3S! F3
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
George Fisher to second
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Pete Jones 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Hunt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging wild pitch, reaches first!
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 73.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2R, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Stan Francis to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 49.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 1 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Carl Kilkenny to third
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Carl Kilkenny scores
George Fisher scores
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Pete Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jay Hunt 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 3 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Tony Nava to third
Steve Hoffer to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Steve Hoffer to third
Larry Herzberg to second
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Steve Hoffer scores
Larry Herzberg to third
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 62.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Pete Jones
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
John Edwards steals 2nd base
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
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: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 88.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Clyde Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
Rusty Robertson is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Pete Jones
Pitching: RHP Gene Pettijohn
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Don Jones to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Houston 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Jay Hunt
Pitching: RHP Don Lincoln
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
Pickoff Throw to First - Error! E1
Steve Hoffer to second
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 106.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Gene Pettijohn
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Jim Marshall to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
Jim Marshall is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
Hank Andrew to second
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Reached on error, E8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 88.8 MPH)
Hank Andrew scores
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Don Lincoln
Batting: RHB George Fisher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Bill Powell 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rusty Robertson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: Base on Balls
Bill Powell to second
Batting: RHB Julio Castaneda 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Frank Hayes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bill Powell to third
Rusty Robertson to second
Batting: LHB Tony Nava 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 67.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Gene Pettijohn
Pitching: RHP Ike Hawley
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bobby Thompson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jerry Robinson to second
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minneapolis Millers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Don Lincoln
Pitching: LHP Dutch Lane
Now at 2B: Rich Harper
Batting: RHB Steve Hoffer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Larry Herzberg 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Carl Kilkenny 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Minneapolis Millers : RHP Ike Hawley
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 107.5 MPH)
Jim Marshall to third
John Edwards to second
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Grounds into double play, 5-2-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minneapolis 5 - Houston 1
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