FABL
CHICAGO CHIEFS @ HOUSTON COMETS
09/26/1974
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Bunt missed!
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Houston 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Pitching: RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5S, EV 71.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Jim Marshall to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 80.0 MPH)
Jim Marshall to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Stan Francis to second
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 77.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Houston 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Chris Wells to second
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 4D, EV 84.4 MPH)
Chris Wells to third
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Rankin Ziegler to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Maples 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Chris Wells scores
Rankin Ziegler to third
Harry McDaniel to second
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Chicago 1 - Houston 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jerry Robinson to second
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Jerry Robinson to third
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Danny Martin to second
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 76.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Jerry Robinson scores
Danny Martin to third
Bill Blair to second
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Grounds into fielders choice 1-2 (Groundball, 23, EV 71.3 MPH)
Bill Blair to third
Jim Marshall to second
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 93.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Bill Blair scores
Jim Marshall to third
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Jim Marshall scores
Hank Andrew to third
John Edwards to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 2nd over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34D, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Called Strike
Joe Siniscalchi is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe McCarthy 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Rankin Ziegler to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by RF and OUT! 9-3-2
Harry McDaniel to second
Batting: SHB Johnny Maples 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Jim Marshall is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
John Edwards steals 2nd base
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Ricardo Castillo steals 2nd base
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Ricardo Castillo to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 15, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Danny Martin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Joe McCarthy
Pitching: LHP Joe Barnes
Now at 2B: Jim Marshall
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 89M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry McDaniel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Johnny Maples
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Dick Bradley
Now at 2B: Tom Rider
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
Jim Marshall steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Batting: RHB Tom Rider 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Tom Rider to second
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Tom Rider to third
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMFF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Dick Bradley
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Joe Rice
Batting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
John Edwards to second
Batting: RHB Frank Bailey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
John Edwards to third
Stan Francis to second
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 6D, EV 67.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Phil Woods 0-0: Grounds into fielders choice 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Stan Francis to third
Frank Bailey to second
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Joe Barnes
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Rankin Ziegler 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Babe Thornton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Rider 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Chicago Chiefs : RHP Joe Rice
Pitching: RHP Jim Queen
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Marshall 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
Hank Andrew is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Houston 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Chiefs batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Batting: RHB Ricardo Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Starr 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Andy Ellefsen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Ricardo Castillo to second
Batting: LHB Joe Siniscalchi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Ricardo Castillo to third
Andy Ellefsen to second
Batting: SHB Chris Wells 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6M, EV 103.1 MPH)
Ricardo Castillo scores
Andy Ellefsen to third
Batting: RHB Don Barker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 64.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 3 - Houston 5
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