FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
06/22/1975
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
GAME ID: 1804 - SUNDAY, JUNE 22ND , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Comets (40-33) 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 6 0 13 14 0
Minneapolis Millers (37-34) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 6 0
Adams Excels, Houston Levels Minneapolis
Though the conditions were not ideal, the Houston Comets and Minneapolis Millers came back from a rain delay to finish their game.

The Houston Comets romped over the Minneapolis Millers, 13-3, at Hennepin County Stadium. Johnny Adams led the way. He was 2 for 4 with 2 singles and 2 walks, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3 for Houston. The winning pitcher was Spencer Reese. He tossed 63 pitches over 5.2 innings, allowing no runs on 2 hits.

The fans who filled the stands at Hennepin County Stadium to watch the Federal Association action seemed to enjoy the game.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Houston skipper Glenn Carney.

After today's action, Houston sits at 40-33, while Minneapolis falls to 37-34.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Francis LF 4 2 1 0 2 0 3 .359 2 34
H. Andrew CF 5 3 2 0 1 0 5 .292 6 32
J. Adams 1B 4 3 2 3 2 1 0 .319 6 40
J. Edwards RF 4 3 2 2 2 0 1 .281 4 37
E. Carter 3B 5 0 1 2 1 0 3 .259 3 27
M. Moore 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 4 .248 0 23
T. Strain C 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .200 0 0
B. Blair SS 5 0 2 3 0 0 1 .208 2 22
S. Reese P 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .281 1 4
   W. Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Thompson PH 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .348 0 2
   P. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 0 2
Totals 38 13 14 13 11 4 21      
a - B. Thompson pinch hit for W. Cooper in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: M. Moore (1, 2nd Inning off J. McDowell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Francis , H. Andrew 2 , J. Adams 2 , J. Edwards 2 , E. Carter , M. Moore 4 , T. Strain , B. Blair 2 , B. Thompson
2-out RBI: B. Blair
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Andrew 2 , M. Moore , T. Strain
Sac Fly: M. Moore
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Andrew (5) , J. Adams (29) , J. Edwards (8)
CS: J. Edwards (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Carter-Moore-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hoffer CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 7 38
   c-A. Courtney PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321 0 4
B. Powell RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324 6 29
   a-G. Fisher PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 11 35
   d-B. Place PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 1 2
C. Allen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 8 37
C. Kilkenny 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 13 43
   b-B. Barber PH, SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321 9 50
G. Holbrook 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .263 4 28
B. Pierce LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .237 2 12
M. Rollins SS, 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .195 1 3
L. Kraus C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .339 0 6
J. McDowell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185 0 3
   B. Burkhart P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   W. Stevens P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 1
Totals 31 3 6 3 1 5 5      
a - G. Fisher pinch hit for B. Powell in the 7th
b - B. Barber pinch hit for C. Kilkenny in the 7th
c - A. Courtney pinch hit for S. Hoffer in the 8th
d - B. Place pinch hit for G. Fisher in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: B. Barber (2, 7th Inning off W. Cooper, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Rollins (1, 8th Inning off P. Jones, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Place (1, 9th Inning off P. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Holbrook (4, 9th Inning off P. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Powell , B. Place 4 , B. Barber 3 , G. Holbrook 4 , M. Rollins 4 , L. Kraus
2-out RBI: G. Holbrook
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hoffer , G. Holbrook
GIDP: C. Allen
Sac Bunt: B. Burkhart
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Pierce(Moore at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Reese W (8-1) 5.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 63 2.47   
W. Cooper 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 3.06   
P. Jones 2.0 3 3 3 1 0 3 41 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Reese 69
Batters Faced: S. Reese 18, W. Cooper 5, P. Jones 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Reese 9-3, W. Cooper 2-1, P. Jones 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Reese 63-43, W. Cooper 21-12, P. Jones 41-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Cooper 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McDowell L (5-2) 4.1 6 5 5 2 1 0 88 4.82   
B. Burkhart 3.0 8 8 8 8 2 0 94 6.28   
W. Stevens 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 28 5.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McDowell 30
Batters Faced: J. McDowell 20, B. Burkhart 24, W. Stevens 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McDowell 5-6, B. Burkhart 3-3, W. Stevens 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. McDowell 88-52, B. Burkhart 94-45, W. Stevens 28-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Burkhart 2-2 , W. Stevens 3-1
WP: B. Burkhart
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Adams
Ballpark: Hennepin County Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM CT
Time: 4:15
Attendance: 11901
Special Notes: Rain delay of 59 minutes in the 5th inning.
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