FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT HOUSTON COMETS
07/04/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
DETROIT DYNAMOS AT HOUSTON COMETS
GAME ID: 1950 - FRIDAY, JULY 4TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Dynamos (42-39) 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 14 1
Houston Comets (43-40) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 2
Comets Lose at Home, 7-2
The Detroit Dynamos got a good effort from starter Pedro Castro in defeating the Houston Comets at Dalton Domed Stadium. The final score was 7-2. Castro, now 8-2, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 3 hits, while striking out 2, walking 3, and allowing 2 runs. The 'W' lifts Detroit's record to 42-39.

The Dynamos got a big at-bat from center fielder Geoff Taylor. For the game, Taylor was 2 for 5 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. In the top of the first, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 8th home run of the season gave Detroit a 2-0 lead.

"Solid game, solid win tonight," said a smiling Castro.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Dance LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 4 .239 7 40
G. Taylor CF 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .309 8 41
B. Ensey RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .358 9 53
L. Strader 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 .293 10 30
G. Crain 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .259 4 24
J. Chavez C 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .267 0 2
M. Williams 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .208 3 26
E. Mortensen SS 5 0 3 2 0 0 4 .127 0 3
P. Castro P 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .190 0 0
   a-R. Standish PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 1 5
   D. Lane P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 7 14 6 3 6 22      
a - R. Standish pinch hit for P. Castro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Mortensen (2, 9th Inning off B. Murphy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Taylor (4, 3rd Inning off G. Roy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Taylor (8, 1st Inning off G. Roy, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Strader (10, 9th Inning off B. Murphy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Dance 2 , G. Taylor 7 , L. Strader 4 , G. Crain , J. Chavez 2 , M. Williams 2 , E. Mortensen 4 , P. Castro
2-out RBI: E. Mortensen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Dance 2 , G. Taylor , B. Ensey , P. Castro , R. Standish
GIDP: G. Taylor
Sac Bunt: G. Crain , P. Castro
Sac Fly: B. Ensey
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: G. Crain (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Mortensen-Williams-Strader)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Francis LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .352 2 35
H. Andrew CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .296 8 35
J. Adams 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .305 7 42
J. Edwards RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .268 5 41
E. Carter 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .247 3 28
M. Moore 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .244 0 26
M. Rush C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .222 2 12
B. Blair SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .209 2 25
G. Roy P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 1
   W. Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 0 3
   B. Murphy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2 3 3 16      
a - B. Thompson pinch hit for W. Cooper in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Francis 2 , J. Adams , J. Edwards
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Moore 2
GIDP: G. Roy
Sac Fly: J. Edwards , E. Carter
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Moore (8) , B. Blair (17)
Double Plays: 1 (Carter-Moore-Adams)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Castro W (8-2) 8.0 3 2 2 3 2 0 98 2.89   
D. Lane 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Castro 67
Batters Faced: P. Castro 30, D. Lane 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Castro 8-13, D. Lane 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Castro 98-62, D. Lane 15-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Roy L (4-11) 6.1 9 5 4 3 6 1 121 4.67   
W. Cooper 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.95   
B. Murphy 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 1 31 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Roy 40
Batters Faced: G. Roy 33, W. Cooper 3, B. Murphy 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Roy 4-9, W. Cooper 2-0, B. Murphy 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: G. Roy 121-80, W. Cooper 6-5, B. Murphy 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Cooper 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pedro Castro
Ballpark: Dalton Domed Stadium
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 19543
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