 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES AT HOUSTON COMETS 07/08/1975 |  |  | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | PHILADELPHIA KEYSTONES AT HOUSTON COMETS | | GAME ID: 4185 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Philadelphia Keystones (40-45) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | | Houston Comets (45-42) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | | |  | |
| Keystones Win by Slim Margin, 3-2 | The Keystones grabbed a win, 3-2, at Dalton Domed Stadium, overcoming a fine effort from Houston pitcher Jay Hunt. Hunt went 7 innings and allowed 1 run. Buzz Lucas, the winning pitcher, is now 6-7. He went 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits, while fanning 4 and walking 0. Philadelphia is now 40-45, Houston 45-42.
Nick Dennis came through with a big-time hit for Philadelphia. The catcher smacked a 2-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to give his team the lead, 3-2. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.
Dennis attributed the win to his team's "steely resolve." | |
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| PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE | | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - C. Cullison substituted for J. Butler in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: L. Davison (12, 1st Inning off J. Hunt, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Viviano (11, 3rd Inning off J. Hunt, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: N. Dennis (4, 8th Inning off B. Young, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: B. Viviano 2 , L. Davison 2 , N. Dennis 4 , J. Butler , J. Steuber Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Viviano , O. Fuller , L. Davison , A. Parker 2 , J. Butler Sac Bunt: O. Fuller , P. Morris , B. Lucas Team LOB: 10 | | | a - B. Thompson pinch hit for J. Hunt in the 7th b - W. Austin pinch hit for B. Blair in the 9th
BATTING Home Runs: D. Jones (2, 7th Inning off B. Lucas, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: S. Francis 2 , J. Adams , J. Edwards 2 , E. Carter , D. Jones 4 , B. Blair 2-out RBI: D. Jones Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Austin , B. Thompson Sac Bunt: J. Robinson Team LOB: 6
FIELDING Errors: D. Jones 2 (8) | | |
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| PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE | | HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Lucas W (6-7) | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 109 | 3.07 | | J. Steuber SV (13) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2.78 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Hunt | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 96 | 1.85 | | B. Young L (5-7), BS (4) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 2.33 | | D. Lincoln | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.96 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Jay Hunt Ballpark: Dalton Domed Stadium Start Time: 8:05 PM CT Time: 2:53 Attendance: 14527 |
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