 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES HOUSTON COMETS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS 06/05/1974 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | HOUSTON COMETS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS | | GAME ID: 1439 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Houston Comets (31-23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | | Atlanta Copperheads (35-20) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | | |  | |
| Downbound Comets Lose 8th Straight | The Atlanta Copperheads picked up a win at Peachtree Stadium, dropping the Houston Comets, 2-1. Howie Burt, who won the Kellogg Award in 1973, was the difference-maker. Ike Abraham picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 3-1. Spencer Reese suffered the loss. The losses continue to add up for Houston, having now dropped 8 straight.
Howard Smith was the walk-off hero for Atlanta. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Copperheads catcher hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.
"From the last whatever, five, six, seven games, there's really only one way to go and that's up," said losing manager Glenn Carney.
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| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Doubles: H. Andrew (15, 6th Inning off H. Burt, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Lockwood (4, 6th Inning off H. Burt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Marshall , H. Andrew 2 , D. Goodell , J. Robinson , L. Lockwood 3 , F. Ruesch , S. Reese 2
2-out RBI: L. Lockwood
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Goodell 2 , J. Robinson , B. Blair 2 , S. Reese
Team LOB: 11
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martin-Blair-Ruesch)
OF assists: 1 (Andrew(Hunter at home)) | | | a - G. Richards pinch hit for H. Woods in the 8th
b - J. Newton pinch hit for H. Burt in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: A. Hubbard (9, 4th Inning off S. Reese, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Blair (7, 9th Inning off S. Reese, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hunter , A. Hubbard 3 , J. Blair 3 , H. Smith , G. Richards , J. Newton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hunter , H. Smith
GIDP: H. Smith
Team LOB: 5 | | |
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| HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Reese L (3-4) | 8.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 2.64 | | J. Barnes | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.54 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | H. Burt | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 2.41 | | I. Abraham W (3-1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2.53 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Howie Burt
Ballpark: Peachtree Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 22358 |
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