FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
07/18/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT BALTIMORE CLIPPERS
GAME ID: 4263 - FRIDAY, JULY 18TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Comets (50-44) 0 0 2 0 1 2 5 0 0 10 8 0
Baltimore Clippers (43-49) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 14 0
Comets Bounce Clippers, 10-5
In the 10-5 Houston win over Baltimore, the impact of Maury Moore was substantial. Moore, who finished 4th in the FA in hits with 189 in 1973, was 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. The triumph puts Houston at 50-44 for the season.

With Houston leading 4-3 in the top of the sixth, Johnny Blackburn hit a run-scoring single off Baltimore pitcher Buck Guthrie. It put the Comets ahead 5-3.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Moore.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Carter 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .248 3 30
H. Andrew CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .301 9 42
J. Adams 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .292 7 44
J. Edwards RF 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 .267 7 50
W. Austin LF 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 .218 1 20
M. Moore 2B 3 1 1 4 1 1 2 .257 1 34
J. Robinson C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .305 3 31
B. Blair SS 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 .207 2 28
   a-M. Rush PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 2 12
   b-F. Ruesch SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 0 4
J. Blackburn P 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .130 0 2
   W. Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 10 8 10 8 5 8      
a - M. Rush pinch hit for B. Blair in the 7th
b - F. Ruesch substituted for M. Rush in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Austin (9, 6th Inning off B. Guthrie, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Andrew (18, 7th Inning off B. Guthrie, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Andrew (9, 5th Inning off B. Guthrie, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Moore (1, 7th Inning off R. Brandt, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Carter , H. Andrew 6 , J. Adams , W. Austin 3 , M. Moore 4 , J. Blackburn
2-out RBI: H. Andrew , J. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Carter , J. Edwards , B. Blair
Sac Bunt: H. Andrew , J. Blackburn
Sac Fly: M. Moore
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Adams (37) , M. Moore (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Carter-Moore-Adams, Ruesch-Moore-Adams)
OF assists: 1 (Edwards(James at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. James 1B 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 .290 1 30
   b-F. Rogers PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .215 0 7
H. Butler LF 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .239 3 32
   c-C. Gregg PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 2 4
   D. Cronin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-H. Blank PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .313 3 28
C. Roberts 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .290 2 35
I. Barnett RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .235 8 36
A. Johnson 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .255 8 33
H. Wallace C 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .314 2 28
H. Simmons CF 3 0 0 0 2 1 6 .224 7 30
J. Goodman SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .244 5 25
B. Guthrie P 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 .125 0 5
   R. Brandt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Tucker PH, LF 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .200 2 4
Totals 38 5 14 5 4 4 24      
a - J. Tucker pinch hit for R. Brandt in the 7th
b - F. Rogers pinch hit for C. James in the 7th
c - C. Gregg pinch hit for H. Butler in the 7th
d - H. Blank pinch hit for D. Cronin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. James (18, 2nd Inning off J. Blackburn, 2 on, 2 outs) , H. Wallace (18, 9th Inning off W. Cooper, 2 on, 2 outs) , I. Barnett (12, 9th Inning off W. Cooper, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Butler (3, 5th Inning off J. Blackburn, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. James 2 , H. Butler 5 , I. Barnett 2 , A. Johnson 3 , H. Wallace 4 , J. Goodman 2 , J. Tucker 2
2-out RBI: C. James , H. Wallace , J. Tucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Rogers , I. Barnett , A. Johnson , H. Simmons , J. Goodman , B. Guthrie
GIDP: C. Roberts , H. Simmons
Hit by Pitch: C. Gregg
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Butler (11)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Butler(Robinson at home))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blackburn W (9-5) 8.0 11 4 4 4 3 1 131 2.83   
W. Cooper 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 11 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blackburn 43
Batters Faced: J. Blackburn 38, W. Cooper 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blackburn 12-7, W. Cooper 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blackburn 131-74, W. Cooper 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Cooper 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Blackburn
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Guthrie L (8-10) 6.0 7 9 9 8 3 1 101 4.26   
R. Brandt 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16 9.00   
D. Cronin 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Guthrie 17
Batters Faced: B. Guthrie 32, R. Brandt 4, D. Cronin 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Guthrie 9-5, R. Brandt 1-1, D. Cronin 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Guthrie 101-60, R. Brandt 16-11, D. Cronin 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Brandt 2-2
WP: B. Guthrie
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Maury Moore
Ballpark: Patapsco Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 11287
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