FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT HOUSTON COMETS
08/02/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS PIONEERS AT HOUSTON COMETS
GAME ID: 4673 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Pioneers (52-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Houston Comets (56-51) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 3 9 2
McCarthy Leads Houston to 3-0 Win
The Houston Comets topped the St. Louis Pioneers, 3-0, in Federal Association action at Dalton Domed Stadium. The standout performance belonged to Houston pitcher and Rochester, New York, native Joe McCarthy. Bob Young nailed down his 16th save. The Comets saw their win-loss record go to 56-51. At the same time, the Pioneers fell to 52-55.

In his 108-pitch effort, McCarthy allowed no runs on 5 hits over 8 innings. He walked 2 and struck out 6.

"Joe was throwing with conviction," said Houston manager Glenn Carney.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Vincent RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .267 10 39
T. Spruill SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .520 2 4
J. Richards 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276 19 63
F. Green 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240 2 29
L. Green LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280 6 51
J. Guay 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .257 1 21
A. Williams CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .299 5 39
   a-L. Cimino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 5 27
E. Holt C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .288 1 27
T. Bowe P 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 .113 2 5
   L. Ethridge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   b-C. Coleman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .108 1 4
Totals 33 0 6 0 2 6 20      
a - L. Cimino pinch hit for A. Williams in the 9th
b - C. Coleman pinch hit for L. Ethridge in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Q. Vincent (15, 1st Inning off J. McCarthy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Q. Vincent 3 , F. Green , L. Green , E. Holt , T. Bowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Green , T. Bowe 2
GIDP: J. Richards
Sac Bunt: A. Williams
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Martin 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .183 2 14
H. Andrew CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 4 37
J. Edwards RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .429 1 1
S. Francis LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .324 2 13
D. Jones 1B 4 0 1 3 0 1 1 .291 6 22
M. Moore 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .303 2 25
T. Strain C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 1 6
B. Blair SS 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .242 4 32
J. McCarthy P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 1 4
   a-J. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 11 38
   B. Young P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3 2 8 20      
a - J. Adams pinch hit for J. McCarthy in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Jones (3, 6th Inning off T. Bowe, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Martin , H. Andrew , J. Edwards , S. Francis , D. Jones 2 , M. Moore , B. Blair 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Martin , S. Francis , D. Jones , T. Strain , J. Adams
Sac Bunt: H. Andrew , J. McCarthy 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Edwards (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Martin (10) , D. Jones (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Blair-Moore-Jones)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Bowe L (12-8) 6.2 8 3 3 1 6 0 101 2.87   
L. Ethridge 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bowe 51
Batters Faced: T. Bowe 30, L. Ethridge 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bowe 10-5, L. Ethridge 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bowe 101-63, L. Ethridge 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Ethridge 3-0
WP: T. Bowe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McCarthy W (14-6) 8.0 5 0 0 2 6 0 108 2.28   
B. Young SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McCarthy 76
Batters Faced: J. McCarthy 32, B. Young 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McCarthy 10-7, B. Young 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. McCarthy 108-71, B. Young 10-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe McCarthy
Ballpark: Dalton Domed Stadium
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 21477
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