FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
07/03/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 1936 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Comets (42-38) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 2
Detroit Dynamos (25-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Blackburn Schools Detroit in 3-0 Houston Triumph
The Houston Comets topped the Detroit Dynamos, 3-0, in Federal Association action at Thompson Field. The game was highlighted by the performance of Houston pitcher Johnny Blackburn. With the win, the Comets have a record of 42-38.

Blackburn was in the zone all game. He frustrated Detroit hitters while giving the Comets 8 innings of quality work. Blackburn threw 101 pitches, allowing 3 hits and getting 4 punchouts.

"We were trying to do a difficult thing -- winning a game without scoring," said Detroit manager Roger Cleaves. "That's not going to work out."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marshall 3B 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .229 4 28
M. Moore 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .314 1 16
D. Goodell RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238 3 32
D. Jones 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .315 4 15
J. Robinson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 5 33
F. Bailey CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243 2 19
L. Cohn LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 7
   a-S. Francis PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 0 4
D. Martin SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .193 2 13
J. Blackburn P 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .171 0 3
   b-B. Blair PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 2 20
   B. Young P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 2 0 4 11      
a - S. Francis pinch hit for L. Cohn in the 9th
b - B. Blair pinch hit for J. Blackburn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Moore (6, 5th Inning off J. Hoskinson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Marshall (4, 5th Inning off J. Hoskinson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Marshall 4 , M. Moore 3 , D. Martin , J. Blackburn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Goodell , D. Jones 3 , F. Bailey
Sac Bunt: J. Marshall , J. Blackburn
Hit by Pitch: D. Jones
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Martin (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Marshall 2 (14)
Double Plays: 2 (Martin-Moore-Jones, Jones-Martin-Jones)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Black LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272 3 32
G. Taylor CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251 4 24
B. Ensey RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .272 6 36
   d-P. Dance PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 5 26
B. Austin 3B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .303 7 41
V. Ewing 1B, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .241 2 12
H. Van Orden C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .235 9 37
M. Neff SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 2 6
   a-J. Wilson PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306 0 9
E. Mortensen 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .181 2 9
   b-D. Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .177 1 6
   B. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Hoskinson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 0 2
   B. McClellan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Lucas PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 5 20
Totals 30 0 4 0 2 4 14      
a - J. Wilson pinch hit for M. Neff in the 8th
b - D. Brown pinch hit for E. Mortensen in the 8th
c - J. Lucas pinch hit for B. McClellan in the 8th
d - P. Dance pinch hit for B. Ensey in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Ensey , P. Dance , H. Van Orden , E. Mortensen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Van Orden , J. Lucas
GIDP: D. Black , B. Austin
Sac Bunt: J. Hoskinson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Austin (5) , M. Neff 2 (9)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blackburn W (6-6) 8.0 3 0 0 1 4 0 101 2.86   
B. Young SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blackburn 79
Batters Faced: J. Blackburn 27, B. Young 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blackburn 13-6, B. Young 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blackburn 101-67, B. Young 23-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hoskinson L (3-9) 7.1 5 3 2 0 3 1 99 3.96   
B. McClellan 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 6.26   
B. Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hoskinson 61
Batters Faced: J. Hoskinson 30, B. McClellan 3, B. Smith 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hoskinson 12-7, B. McClellan 1-1, B. Smith 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hoskinson 99-68, B. McClellan 14-9, B. Smith 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. McClellan 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. McClellan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Blackburn
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 12943
Special Notes: Rain delay of 35 minutes in the 6th inning.
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