FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
07/06/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
GAME ID: 1971 - SATURDAY, JULY 6TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Comets (44-39) 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 10 14 1
Baltimore Clippers (44-38) 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 8 11 2
Clippers Lose at Home, 10-8
The Houston Comets topped the Baltimore Clippers, 10-8, in Federal Association action at Patapsco Field. The game was highlighted by the performance of Houston right fielder Del Goodell. Spencer Reese picked up the win, improving his season record to 5-6. He struck out 0 in 7.1 innings. Dutch Lane was credited with the save for Houston, his 3rd of the season.

Bill Blair, the Houston shortstop, contributed a 2-run single in the top of the eighth inning to make the score 10-5, Comets. For the game, Blair went 2 for 5 with 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

"I told our guys, 'Runs don't score by themselves,'" said Goodell. "You need someone to get on base and someone to drive them in."

Houston raised its record to 44-39 with the win.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marshall 3B 6 0 2 1 0 1 1 .234 4 31
F. Bailey CF 5 2 1 0 1 0 5 .236 2 19
   b-F. Ruesch 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 0 9
J. Adams 1B, LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .302 9 30
S. Francis LF, CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .346 1 7
D. Goodell RF 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 .238 3 35
J. Robinson C 5 1 2 1 0 0 6 .272 5 34
B. Blair SS 5 1 2 3 0 2 4 .232 3 25
D. Martin 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .201 2 14
   B. Young P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Lane P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Reese P 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .222 0 2
   a-M. Moore 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 1 17
Totals 42 10 14 9 4 3 24      
a - M. Moore substituted for S. Reese in the 8th
b - F. Ruesch substituted for F. Bailey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Robinson 2 (13, 3rd Inning off P. Fortier, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off P. Fortier, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Martin (7, 7th Inning off S. Stoyer, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Francis (3, 8th Inning off S. Stoyer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Marshall 2 , F. Bailey , S. Francis 3 , D. Goodell 2 , J. Robinson 4 , B. Blair 2 , D. Martin 3 , S. Reese
2-out RBI: J. Robinson , B. Blair , D. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Bailey , B. Blair 3 , S. Reese
GIDP: F. Bailey
Hit by Pitch: J. Adams
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. Martin (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Marshall-Martin-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Butler LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .317 3 38
C. Roberts 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .233 1 11
I. Barnett RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .256 6 43
   S. Stoyer P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Brown P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. James PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 6
   L. Warren P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 0 1
   c-J. Lewis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
H. Blank 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .315 4 39
H. Wallace C 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .288 4 35
A. Johnson SS 5 1 1 3 0 0 2 .276 3 23
C. Gregg 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .268 2 29
H. Simmons CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .207 5 27
P. Fortier P 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .053 0 0
   a-J. Tucker RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .326 0 10
Totals 36 8 11 8 5 0 14      
a - J. Tucker substituted for P. Fortier in the 4th
b - C. James pinch hit for G. Brown in the 8th
c - J. Lewis pinch hit for L. Warren in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Roberts (1, 3rd Inning off S. Reese, 2 on, 0 outs) , H. Butler 2 (14, 3rd Inning off S. Reese, 2 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off S. Reese, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Blank 2 (17, 6th Inning off S. Reese, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off B. Young, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Tucker (2, 7th Inning off S. Reese, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Johnson (3, 8th Inning off S. Reese, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Butler 4 , C. Roberts 3 , I. Barnett , H. Blank 5 , H. Wallace , A. Johnson 4 , J. Tucker 2
2-out RBI: H. Butler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Roberts 2 , A. Johnson 2
GIDP: H. Blank
Sac Bunt: P. Fortier
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Johnson (5) , C. Gregg (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Roberts (4) , A. Johnson (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Blank-Roberts-Gregg)
PB: H. Wallace
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Reese W (5-6) 7.1 10 8 8 2 0 1 96 3.75   
B. Young H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 3 0 0 30 2.89   
D. Lane SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Reese 24
Batters Faced: S. Reese 33, B. Young 8, D. Lane 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Reese 9-11, B. Young 3-1, D. Lane 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Reese 96-64, B. Young 30-15, D. Lane 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lane 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Fortier L (4-3) 3.2 10 7 4 1 1 0 99 2.08   
S. Stoyer 4.0 4 3 3 3 2 0 74 4.42   
G. Brown 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.17   
L. Warren 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Fortier 17
Batters Faced: P. Fortier 24, S. Stoyer 19, G. Brown 1, L. Warren 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Fortier 5-4, S. Stoyer 1-9, G. Brown 0-1, L. Warren 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Fortier 99-63, S. Stoyer 74-44, G. Brown 4-3, L. Warren 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Stoyer 1-0 , G. Brown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Fortier
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Del Goodell
Ballpark: Patapsco Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 19360
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