FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
07/08/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
GAME ID: 4177 - MONDAY, JULY 8TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Comets (46-39) 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 7 14 0
Baltimore Clippers (44-40) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Houston Tops Baltimore, 7-1
Houston pitcher Johnny Blackburn had a large part in his team beating the Baltimore Clippers, 7-1. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. With the victory, the Comets upped their record to 46-39.

One pivotal at-bat came in the bottom of the seventh with no one out. With a runner on 1st and the Clippers trailing 4-1, Johnny Blackburn needed to make a quality pitch. He threw a 2-2 changeup to retire Mel Bahr, who flied out.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marshall 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 4 .237 4 33
M. Moore 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .311 1 17
S. Francis CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .377 1 8
J. Adams LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .304 9 31
J. Robinson C 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .275 5 36
D. Goodell RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .236 3 35
D. Jones 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .307 4 15
B. Blair SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .234 3 26
J. Blackburn P 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .159 0 3
   a-W. Driver PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Barnes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 7 14 6 2 5 22      
a - W. Driver pinch hit for J. Blackburn in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Blair (11, 2nd Inning off J. McDowell, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Robinson (14, 7th Inning off J. McDowell, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Adams (6, 9th Inning off L. Warren, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Goodell (2, 2nd Inning off J. McDowell, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Blair (2, 5th Inning off J. McDowell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Marshall 3 , M. Moore , S. Francis 2 , J. Adams 3 , J. Robinson 3 , D. Goodell 3 , D. Jones , B. Blair 5
2-out RBI: J. Marshall , J. Robinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Marshall 2 , M. Moore , J. Adams , D. Goodell
GIDP: S. Francis , D. Goodell
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Moore-Blair-Jones)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Tucker RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .315 0 10
C. Roberts SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232 1 11
H. Blank 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .311 4 40
H. Wallace C 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .289 4 36
C. Gregg 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .268 3 31
H. Simmons CF 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .203 5 27
M. Bahr LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 1 1
G. Best 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 2 10
J. McDowell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 0 3
   a-I. Barnett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 6 43
   L. Warren P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 0 1
Totals 28 1 1 1 5 4 13      
a - I. Barnett pinch hit for J. McDowell in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Wallace (18, 1st Inning off J. Blackburn, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Wallace 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Simmons , I. Barnett
GIDP: C. Gregg
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Tucker (4)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Roberts (5) , H. Blank (14)
Double Plays: 2 (Best-Roberts-Gregg, Blank-Best-Gregg)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blackburn W (7-6) 7.0 1 1 1 5 3 0 114 2.78   
J. Barnes 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blackburn 69
Batters Faced: J. Blackburn 27, J. Barnes 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blackburn 6-12, J. Barnes 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blackburn 114-68, J. Barnes 16-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McDowell L (4-7) 7.0 10 4 3 2 4 0 104 3.83   
L. Warren 2.0 4 3 2 0 1 0 36 4.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McDowell 45
Batters Faced: J. McDowell 33, L. Warren 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McDowell 10-6, L. Warren 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. McDowell 104-67, L. Warren 36-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Blackburn
Ballpark: Patapsco Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 14788
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