FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
06/22/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
GAME ID: 1803 - SUNDAY, JUNE 22ND , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Comets (39-33) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 11 1
Minneapolis Millers (37-33) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 X 6 8 3
Fisher Stars for Millers in 6-4 Win
George Fisher made an impact in the 6-4 Minneapolis win over Houston. Fisher, who is tied for 4th in the FA in bases on balls with 48, went 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. The winner was Minneapolis reliever Ben Baird, now 10-4. The loser was Don Lincoln. Minneapolis is in third place in the Federal Association West with a record of 37-33.

Fisher had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a full count fastball from Don Lincoln, he banged a 2-run home run to center, giving the Millers a 6-4 lead. It was the 11th home run of the year for Fisher.

"We'll enjoy this win for now, but it's just one," Fisher told local reporters. "We've got to keep it going."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Francis LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .362 2 34
   d-W. Austin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 1 16
H. Andrew CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .290 6 32
J. Adams 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .316 6 37
J. Edwards RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .278 4 35
E. Carter 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 3 25
   a-B. Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .318 0 1
   b-D. Jones 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 0 7
M. Moore 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .244 0 21
M. Rush C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .244 2 10
B. Blair SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .204 2 19
J. Blackburn P 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .119 0 1
   D. Lincoln P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-F. Ruesch PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .156 0 4
Totals 36 4 11 4 3 8 15      
a - B. Thompson pinch hit for E. Carter in the 6th
b - D. Jones substituted for B. Thompson in the 6th
c - F. Ruesch pinch hit for D. Lincoln in the 9th
d - W. Austin pinch hit for S. Francis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Edwards (15, 6th Inning off H. Huffman, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Francis , H. Andrew 3 , J. Adams 2 , J. Edwards 2 , M. Moore 2 , M. Rush , J. Blackburn
2-out RBI: S. Francis , M. Rush
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Andrew , J. Edwards 2 , J. Blackburn
Sac Bunt: J. Blackburn
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Moore 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Carter (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Powell CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .323 6 29
M. Rollins 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .184 0 2
C. Allen 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .284 8 37
   b-B. Place 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
G. Fisher RF 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 .265 11 35
B. Barber SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .320 9 50
G. Holbrook 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 3 27
B. Pierce LF 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .250 2 12
J. Castaneda C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .266 14 54
H. Huffman P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 2
   a-C. Kilkenny PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 13 43
   B. Baird P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 6 8 6 3 3 11      
a - C. Kilkenny pinch hit for H. Huffman in the 7th
b - B. Place substituted for C. Allen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Powell (12, 1st Inning off J. Blackburn, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Castaneda (6, 2nd Inning off J. Blackburn, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Pierce (2, 4th Inning off J. Blackburn, 2 on, 1 out) , G. Fisher (11, 8th Inning off D. Lincoln, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Powell 2 , M. Rollins , G. Fisher 6 , B. Barber , B. Pierce 4 , J. Castaneda 2
2-out RBI: G. Fisher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Huffman
Sac Bunt: H. Huffman
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Powell (5) , M. Rollins (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Powell (5) , G. Fisher (4) , B. Pierce (1)
PB: J. Castaneda
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blackburn 7.0 7 4 4 2 3 1 131 2.62   
D. Lincoln L (2-1) 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 21 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blackburn 48
Batters Faced: J. Blackburn 29, D. Lincoln 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blackburn 8-8, D. Lincoln 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blackburn 131-75, D. Lincoln 21-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Huffman 7.0 8 4 3 2 6 0 102 3.70   
B. Baird W (10-4) 2.0 3 0 0 1 2 0 30 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Huffman 51
Batters Faced: H. Huffman 31, B. Baird 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Huffman 10-5, B. Baird 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Huffman 102-63, B. Baird 30-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Fisher
Ballpark: Hennepin County Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 11424
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