FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BALTIMORE CLIPPERS AT HOUSTON COMETS
07/15/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BALTIMORE CLIPPERS AT HOUSTON COMETS
GAME ID: 4259 - MONDAY, JULY 15TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Clippers (47-44) 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 7 12 1
Houston Comets (49-43) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0
Clippers Claim 7-2 Win
Hal Blank made an impact in the 7-2 Baltimore win over Houston. Blank, who is tied for 3rd in the FA with a .327 batting average, went 4 for 5 with a triple, a double, and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Buck Guthrie earned the win to go to 2-0. He allowed 2 runs on 10 hits, with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts in 8 innings of work. At 47-44, the Clippers are currently 4th in the Federal Association East.

Blank contributed in the top of the fifth. With a runner on 1st, he hit a double. It was one at-bat among others that helped Baltimore get the win.

"You can't take yourself too seriously," Blank told the Baltimore Citizen. "But at the end of the day, we do play to win ballgames."
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Butler LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .315 3 40
C. Roberts SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .239 1 12
I. Barnett RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .251 6 46
H. Blank 3B 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .327 4 44
H. Wallace C 5 0 0 1 0 0 6 .278 4 38
C. Gregg 1B 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .268 3 33
H. Simmons CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .205 6 30
G. Best 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .239 3 12
B. Guthrie P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
   a-C. James PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262 0 6
   L. Warren P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 0 1
Totals 38 7 12 7 4 3 20      
a - C. James pinch hit for B. Guthrie in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Blank (20, 5th Inning off J. Hunt, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Roberts (1, 3rd Inning off J. Hunt, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Blank (2, 3rd Inning off J. Hunt, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Butler 2 , C. Roberts 4 , I. Barnett , H. Blank 7 , C. Gregg , H. Simmons , C. James
2-out RBI: H. Butler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Butler , H. Wallace , C. Gregg 2
GIDP: H. Simmons
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: H. Butler (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Roberts-Best-Gregg)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marshall 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238 4 36
M. Moore 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .303 2 20
J. Adams LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .312 9 35
H. Andrew CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .246 4 31
J. Robinson C 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .285 5 38
   a-M. Rush PR, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .219 1 10
F. Bailey 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .247 3 23
S. Francis RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 .370 2 10
   c-D. Goodell PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 3 37
B. Blair SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .236 4 30
J. Hunt P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 1
   b-F. Ruesch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 0 9
   D. Lane P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. Jones PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 4 16
   e-L. Cohn PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 0 7
Totals 38 2 11 2 2 3 21      
a - M. Rush pinch ran for J. Robinson in the 1st
b - F. Ruesch pinch hit for J. Hunt in the 6th
c - D. Goodell pinch hit for S. Francis in the 8th
d - D. Jones pinch hit for D. Lane in the 9th
e - L. Cohn pinch ran for D. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Francis (6, 6th Inning off B. Guthrie, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Marshall , M. Moore , J. Adams 2 , H. Andrew 2 , J. Robinson , F. Bailey , S. Francis 3 , D. Goodell
2-out RBI: F. Bailey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Andrew , M. Rush , S. Francis , B. Blair , F. Ruesch
GIDP: M. Rush
Hit by Pitch: D. Jones
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Adams (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Marshall-Moore-Bailey)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Guthrie W (2-0) 8.0 10 2 1 1 3 0 126 2.35   
L. Warren 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Guthrie 58
Batters Faced: B. Guthrie 35, L. Warren 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Guthrie 10-10, L. Warren 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Guthrie 126-84, L. Warren 19-9
Hit Batsmen: L. Warren
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hunt L (3-2) 6.0 8 4 4 3 3 0 95 3.09   
D. Lane 3.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 53 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hunt 40
Batters Faced: J. Hunt 28, D. Lane 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hunt 7-7, D. Lane 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hunt 95-56, D. Lane 53-33
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hal Blank
Ballpark: Dalton Domed Stadium
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 17720
Special Notes: C Jerry Robinson was injured while running the bases. 1B Don Jones was injured being hit by a pitch.
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