FABL
HOUSTON COMETS @ BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
05/18/1975
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Mike Dunlavy
Pitching: LHP Mike Dunlavy
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Clarence James 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Mike Dunlavy
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 5SF, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
Wally Austin steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 99.4 MPH), Distance : 419 ft
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Baltimore 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Mike Dunlavy
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Bill Blair to second
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Bill Blair to third
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Jack Goodman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 23, EV 68.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Mike Dunlavy 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Jack Goodman to second
Batting: RHB Clarence James 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, P, EV 43.8 MPH)
Jack Goodman to third
Mike Dunlavy to second
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 15, EV 84.4 MPH)
Jack Goodman scores
Mike Dunlavy to third
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Mike Dunlavy
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Single, Error in OF, E9, batter to second base (Groundball, 34D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Amos Johnson to third
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 106.3 MPH)
Amos Johnson scores
Hank Wallace scores
Batting: RHB Jack Goodman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 101.3 MPH)
Harry Simmons to third
Batting: LHB Mike Dunlavy 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Clarence James 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MD, EV 58.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 1 - Baltimore 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Mike Dunlavy
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Jerry Robinson to second
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Jerry Robinson to third
Hank Andrew to second
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Jerry Robinson scores
Hank Andrew to third
Bill Blair to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 56D, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bill Blair to third
Ernie Carter to second
Bill Blair scores
Ernie Carter to third
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Hal Blank to second
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Mike Dunlavy
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jerry Robinson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into double play, 1-6-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ball
Hank Wallace to second
Batting: RHB Jack Goodman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mike Dunlavy 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Hank Wallace to third
Harry Simmons to second
Batting: RHB Clarence James 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Mike Dunlavy
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Johnny Blackburn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Maury Moore 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Ball
Ernie Carter is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : LHP Mike Dunlavy
Pitching: RHP Davey Cronin
Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Francis 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Johnny Adams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Edwards 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Wally Austin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : RHP Johnny Blackburn
Pitching: LHP Bob Young
Now at 2B: Ernie Carter
Now at 3B: Don Jones
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.6 MPH)
Amos Johnson to second
Batting: RHB Harry Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Amos Johnson to third
Hank Wallace to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Cecil Gregg 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Davis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Clarence James 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Houston 4 - Baltimore 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Houston Comets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Clippers : RHP Davey Cronin
Pitching: LHP Jerry Walton
Now at SS: George Best
Pinch Hitting: RHB Del Goodell 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hank Andrew 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Del Goodell to second
Batting: RHB Bill Blair 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Don Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Del Goodell scores
Hank Andrew to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Ernie Carter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bob Young 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 6 - Baltimore 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Baltimore Clippers batting - Pitching for Houston Comets : LHP Bob Young
Now at C: Milt Rush
Now at 1B: Fred Ruesch
Batting: LHB Hank Butler 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Hal Blank 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ike Barnett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Amos Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Single, Error in OF, E8, batter to second base (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Ike Barnett to third
Batting: LHB Hank Wallace 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Houston 6 - Baltimore 4
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