 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES HOUSTON COMETS AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS 04/23/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | HOUSTON COMETS AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS | | GAME ID: 183 - TUESDAY, APRIL 23RD , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Houston Comets (9-6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | | Baltimore Clippers (11-6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 5 | 10 | 1 | | |  | |
| Win Lifts Clippers to 11-6 | Baltimore got an elite performance from starting pitcher Johnny Hugot in securing a 5-1 decision over the Houston Comets. Houston now has a record of 9-6.
Hank Butler dealt the Comets a blow in the bottom of the seventh. Batting with runners on 2nd and 3rd and Baltimore leading 2-1, Butler, who is tied for 4th in the FA in total bases with 35, hit a 1-1 changeup for a 2-run single.
"I just tried to make good contact," said Butler. | |
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| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - R. Harper pinch hit for S. Reese in the 8th
BATTING Home Runs: J. Adams (3, 1st Inning off J. Hugot, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: J. Adams 4 , L. Cohn , D. Martin 2 2-out RBI: J. Adams Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Moore GIDP: F. Bailey , L. Cohn , B. Blair Team LOB: 3
FIELDING Errors: J. Robinson (3) , B. Blair (1) , S. Reese (1) Double Plays: 1 (Blair-Moore-Adams) | | | a - H. Blank pinch hit for J. Hugot in the 8th
BATTING Home Runs: J. Goodman (2, 5th Inning off S. Reese, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Gregg (2, 8th Inning off B. Young, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: H. Butler , A. Johnson 2 , I. Barnett 2 , C. Roberts , C. Gregg 4 , F. Rogers 2 , J. Goodman 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Simmons , H. Blank GIDP: J. Goodman Sac Bunt: J. Hugot Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: A. Johnson (2)
FIELDING Errors: J. Goodman (5) Double Plays: 3 (Hugot-Goodman-Gregg, Roberts-Goodman-Gregg, Goodman-Roberts-Gregg) | | |
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| HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Reese L (0-1) | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 3.86 | | B. Young | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 2.79 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Hugot W (2-0) | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 93 | 3.04 | | P. Fortier | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2.51 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Johnny Hugot Ballpark: Patapsco Field Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph Start Time: 2:05 PM ET Time: 2:28 Attendance: 14060 |
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