 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES BALTIMORE CLIPPERS AT HOUSTON COMETS 07/17/1974 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | BALTIMORE CLIPPERS AT HOUSTON COMETS | | GAME ID: 4280 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Baltimore Clippers (48-45) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | Houston Comets (50-44) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 6 | 1 | | |  | |
| McCarthy Spins Gem for Houston | Joe McCarthy, who led the CA in strikeouts with 225 in 1970, pitched a gem in leading Houston to a 5-1 victory over the Baltimore Clippers. The second-place Comets go to 50-44.
The famously hardworking McCarthy handled the Clippers all day, notching 7 strikeouts in 8 innings while allowing 2 hits. McCarthy, who leads the FA in complete games with 8, goes to 13-5 on the year with 124 strikeouts.
"Joe's good, period," said Houston manager Glenn Carney.
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| BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE | | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
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Home Runs: J. Adams (10, 1st Inning off J. Hugot, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Marshall , H. Andrew , J. Adams 4 , F. Bailey 2 , B. Blair
2-out RBI: J. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Moore 2 , T. Strain
GIDP: J. McCarthy
Sac Bunt: J. McCarthy
Sac Fly: F. Bailey
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
SB: D. Goodell (1)
FIELDING
Errors: F. Bailey (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Bailey-Blair-Bailey) | | |
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| BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE | | HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Hugot L (7-6) | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 110 | 3.75 | | L. Warren | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3.83 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. McCarthy W (13-5) | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 130 | 2.03 | | D. Lane | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4.95 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Joe McCarthy
Ballpark: Dalton Domed Stadium
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 15260 |
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