FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT HOUSTON COMETS
07/13/1974
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
NEW YORK GOTHAMS AT HOUSTON COMETS
GAME ID: 4232 - SATURDAY, JULY 13TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Gothams (46-43) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 6 3
Houston Comets (49-41) 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 6 11 0
Comets Slap 6-4 Loss on New York
The Houston Comets racked up a win at Dalton Domed Stadium, bumping off the New York Gothams, 6-4. Johnny Blackburn, who started for Houston, pitched effectively for his team. The second-place Comets go to 49-41.

Regardless of the outcome, those who came to Dalton Domed Stadium for the Federal Association contest enjoyed being there.

Houston manager Glenn Carney praised his team's "energy."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Davis RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .306 2 27
P. Church 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 2 29
S. Hamilton SS 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .320 7 35
B. Arndt LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .276 9 56
   G. Tropeano P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   b-D. Caudill PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .318 3 9
   H. Isom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Jones 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 9 37
M. Boyd CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .195 3 14
E. Ferry C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 8 29
J. Horton 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .258 1 12
J. Nelson P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .143 0 2
   a-G. James LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .319 0 12
Totals 33 4 6 4 2 7 13      
a - G. James substituted for J. Nelson in the 6th
b - D. Caudill pinch hit for G. Tropeano in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Davis 2 (14, 1st Inning off J. Blackburn, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Blackburn, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Caudill (3, 8th Inning off J. Blackburn, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Davis 4 , S. Hamilton 3 , D. Caudill 4
2-out RBI: S. Hamilton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Davis , B. Arndt
Hit by Pitch: J. Horton
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Boyd (3)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Davis (8) , S. Hamilton (14) , J. Horton (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marshall 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .242 4 36
M. Moore 2B 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .307 2 20
J. Adams LF 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .314 9 35
D. Goodell RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .238 3 37
J. Robinson C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .285 5 37
F. Bailey 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .247 3 22
   b-F. Ruesch 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 0 9
W. Driver CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .222 0 1
B. Blair SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .243 4 30
J. Blackburn P 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .152 0 3
   a-D. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 4 16
   B. Young P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 5 2 1 15      
a - D. Jones pinch hit for J. Blackburn in the 8th
b - F. Ruesch substituted for F. Bailey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Bailey (8, 7th Inning off G. Tropeano, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Moore (2, 1st Inning off J. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Marshall , M. Moore 5 , J. Adams 2 , D. Goodell , J. Robinson 2 , F. Bailey 2 , W. Driver , B. Blair
2-out RBI: M. Moore , J. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Moore , J. Adams , F. Bailey , B. Blair 2
Sac Bunt: J. Blackburn
Sac Fly: J. Marshall
Hit by Pitch: W. Driver
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Moore (8) , W. Driver (1)
CS: J. Adams (6)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Nelson L (7-5) 5.2 7 5 4 1 0 1 117 3.63   
G. Tropeano 1.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 20 2.92   
H. Isom 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nelson 36
Batters Faced: J. Nelson 27, G. Tropeano 8, H. Isom 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nelson 10-6, G. Tropeano 1-2, H. Isom 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nelson 117-72, G. Tropeano 20-12, H. Isom 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Tropeano 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Nelson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blackburn W (8-6) 8.0 6 4 4 2 6 1 121 2.87   
B. Young SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blackburn 58
Batters Faced: J. Blackburn 33, B. Young 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blackburn 3-15, B. Young 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blackburn 121-80, B. Young 9-8
Hit Batsmen: J. Blackburn
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Blackburn
Ballpark: Dalton Domed Stadium
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 21012
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