 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES HOUSTON COMETS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS 07/27/1974 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | HOUSTON COMETS AT CHICAGO CHIEFS | | GAME ID: 4365 - SATURDAY, JULY 27TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Houston Comets (53-48) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | | Chicago Chiefs (43-59) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
| Chiefs Beaten, 4-3, by Houston | Jay Hunt, who finished 3rd in the FA in saves with 24 in 1971, propelled his team to victory over the Chicago Chiefs. The final score was 4-3, Houston. Hunt, now 5-2, was the winner. In 8.2 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 7, walking 0, and allowing 3 runs. Earning his 13th save of the year was Bob Young.
Houston used the hitting of Tex Strain to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Comets on top, 4-0. For the game, Strain had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats.
"I was trying to do what I do, go out there and compete," said Hunt.
The Comets sit in first place in the Federal Association West with a record of 53-48.
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| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - F. Ruesch pinch hit for J. Marshall in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: H. Andrew (16, 3rd Inning off L. Barker, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Moore (9, 8th Inning off J. Queen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Adams (11, 6th Inning off L. Barker, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Strain (1, 6th Inning off L. Barker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Marshall , H. Andrew 4 , J. Adams 4 , M. Moore 3 , T. Strain 5 , J. Hunt
2-out RBI: H. Andrew , T. Strain
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Andrew , J. Adams , D. Goodell , J. Hunt
GIDP: H. Andrew
Hit by Pitch: B. Blair
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: H. Andrew (4)
FIELDING
Errors: B. Blair (9)
PB: T. Strain | | | a - B. Thornton pinch hit for J. Queen in the 8th
b - A. Ellefsen pinch hit for B. Whaley in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: B. Whaley (1, 8th Inning off J. Hunt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Ashton (6, 9th Inning off J. Hunt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Castillo , H. McDaniel , C. Wells 2 , B. Starr , T. Ashton 4 , B. Whaley 2
2-out RBI: T. Ashton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Ashton 2 , B. Whaley
Sac Bunt: D. Barker
Team LOB: 5
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ashton-McDaniel-Whaley) | | |
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| HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Hunt W (5-2) | 8.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 107 | 3.01 | | B. Young SV (13) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.86 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | L. Barker L (4-9) | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 107 | 4.17 | | J. Queen | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0.77 | | H. Alsip | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.53 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Jay Hunt
Ballpark: Whitney Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM CT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 21514 |
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