FABL
CHICAGO COUGARS @ CLEVELAND FORESTERS
05/15/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Manuel Andreu
Pitching: RHP Manuel Andreu
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Baab 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Jim Norris
Pitching: LHP Jim Norris
Batting: RHB Athan Metrofanis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dale Mosley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Manuel Andreu
Batting: RHB Tom Lorang 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bill Rawdon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Jim Norris
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Reggie Anderson 0-0: Called Strike
John Piper steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ken McKinney 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, P, EV 79.4 MPH)
John Piper to third
Batting: RHB Steve Keen 0-0: Reached on error, E7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 101.3 MPH)
John Piper scores
Ken McKinney to second
Batting: RHB Bill Hightower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Manuel Andreu 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Chicago 0 - Cleveland 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Manuel Andreu
Batting: LHB Chappy Sanders 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Sam Pratt 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jim Norris 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Jim Norris to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB John Baab 0-0: Ball
Sam Morrison is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Jim Norris
Batting: RHB Athan Metrofanis 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dale Mosley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Bunted foul
2-2: Ball
3-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 76.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Manuel Andreu
Batting: LHB John Baab 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Lorang 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Rawdon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Jim Norris
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 100.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Reggie Anderson 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LD, EV 98.8 MPH)
John Piper to third
Batting: RHB Ken McKinney 0-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
John Piper scores
Reggie Anderson to third
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Keen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill Hightower 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Reggie Anderson scores
Steve Keen to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Bill Hightower to second
Batting: RHB Manuel Andreu 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Athan Metrofanis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 109.4 MPH)
Steve Keen scores
Bill Hightower to third
Batting: RHB Dale Mosley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Manuel Andreu
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Chappy Sanders 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 72.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Sam Pratt 0-0: Called Strike
Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56, EV 70.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Jim Norris
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Reggie Anderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Grounds out, U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ken McKinney 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 95.0 MPH)
John Piper to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by RF and OUT! 9-3-2
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Manuel Andreu
Batting: RHB Jim Norris 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Baab 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Jim Norris
Batting: RHB Steve Keen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Hightower 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Manuel Andreu 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-1
Bill Hightower to second
Batting: RHB Athan Metrofanis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bill Hightower to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by LF and OUT! 7-2
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Cleveland 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Manuel Andreu
Batting: RHB Tom Lorang 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Rawdon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Tom Lorang steals 2nd base
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Tom Lorang to third
Bill Rawdon to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Bill Rawdon to third
Tom Halliday to second
Batting: LHB Chappy Sanders 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89XD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Tom Halliday to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Clarence Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 93.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Batting: RHB Jim Norris 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 4 - Cleveland 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Jim Norris
Now at 2B: Cleo Harris
Batting: RHB Dale Mosley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herb Reed 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Piper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 4 - Cleveland 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Manuel Andreu
Pitching: RHP Bob V James
Batting: LHB Sam Morrison 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Baab 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Andy Babel 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Lorang 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Cleveland 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : LHP Jim Norris
Pitching: RHP Leroy Williams
Batting: RHB Reggie Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Ken McKinney 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Steve Keen 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Hightower 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Cleveland 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cougars batting - Pitching for Cleveland Foresters : RHP Bob V James
Batting: RHB Bill Rawdon 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Halliday 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Chappy Sanders 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 4 - Cleveland 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Cleveland Foresters batting - Pitching for Chicago Cougars : RHP Leroy Williams
Pinch Hitting: RHB Carlos Jaramillo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Athan Metrofanis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Carlos Jaramillo to third
Batting: RHB Dale Mosley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Carlos Jaramillo scores
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Cleveland 5
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