 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES HOUSTON COMETS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS 07/29/1975 |  | | | | |
 | | FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES | | HOUSTON COMETS AT LOS ANGELES SUNS | | GAME ID: 4412 - TUESDAY, JULY 29TH , 1975 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Houston Comets (55-50) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | Los Angeles Suns (64-42) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 11 | 3 | | |  | |
| Los Angeles Beats Houston, Goes to 64-42 | The first-place Los Angeles Suns took on the Houston Comets in front of a spirited crowd.
The Los Angeles Suns picked up a win at Wilshire Park, topping the Houston Comets, 7-4. On the mound for Los Angeles was right-hander Al Whitman. He played a principal role in the triumph. The winner was Whitman. He threw 7.0 innings of 4-hit ball. The loser was George Roy. Earning the save was Ron Clark. He's now cashed in 27 of 33 save opportunities.
Los Angeles left fielder Jim Thurman landed a blow when he belted a 3-run home run in the bottom of the third. It was his 8th home run of the season. With it, the Suns took a 7-0 lead.
"We've got a great group of guys," Thurman said, "and we're having fun right now."
The Federal Association West-leading Suns have a record of 64-42.
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| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - W. Austin pinch hit for W. Cooper in the 7th
b - B. Thompson pinch hit for B. Blair in the 8th
c - F. Ruesch pinch hit for D. Lincoln in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Robinson (17, 4th Inning off A. Whitman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Francis 2 , J. Edwards , J. Robinson 2 , M. Moore , E. Carter , B. Thompson
2-out RBI: J. Robinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Francis , D. Jones 2 , E. Carter
Sac Fly: J. Edwards
Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING
SB: J. Edwards (14) , D. Jones (8)
CS: E. Carter (8)
FIELDING
Errors: B. Blair (19)
PB: J. Robinson | | | a - L. Geyer pinch hit for G. Cox in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: S. Forrester (19, 1st Inning off G. Roy, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Thurman (8, 3rd Inning off G. Roy, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Perry 3 , L. Hurlbutt 2 , S. Forrester 3 , E. Mooney 2 , J. Thurman 4 , A. Whitman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Lally , S. Forrester , J. Thurman
Sac Fly: E. Mooney
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: L. Hurlbutt (4) , S. Forrester (26)
FIELDING
Errors: B. Perry (18) , T. Lally 2 (23) | | |
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| HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | G. Roy L (4-15) | 2.0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 4.99 | | W. Cooper | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 3.00 | | D. Lincoln | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.86 | | A. Bailey | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5.28 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | A. Whitman W (1-1) | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 4.26 | | G. Cox | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.50 | | R. Clark SV (27) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2.62 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Al Whitman
Ballpark: Wilshire Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM PT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 21200 |
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