FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT HOUSTON COMETS
08/02/1975
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT HOUSTON COMETS
GAME ID: 4689 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Millers (54-54) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 2
Houston Comets (57-52) 4 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 X 11 12 1
Comets Trounce Millers, 11-2
Houston Comets starter Johnny Blackburn turned in an exceptional performance against the Minneapolis Millers at Dalton Domed Stadium, resulting in a Houston win, 11-2. The win boosted Houston to 57-52.

Houston got a big at-bat from Sheboygan, Wisconsin native Hank Andrew, who in the bottom of the third hit a 3-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Comets ahead, 9-1.

"Johnny did a good job keeping the game under control," said Houston manager Glenn Carney.
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Powell CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .309 9 46
   b-A. Courtney PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 0 5
S. Hoffer LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292 8 51
   c-L. Kraus PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 0 8
   W. Stevens P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   e-B. Pierce PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 4 21
C. Allen 1B, LF 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .273 8 46
C. Kilkenny 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .316 22 68
B. Barber SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .307 15 71
G. Holbrook 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .263 7 40
G. Fisher RF 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 .254 13 48
J. Castaneda C 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .247 18 67
J. McDowell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .135 0 4
   B. Burkhart P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 0 0
   a-T. Nava PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 1 13
   d-M. Rollins LF, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185 3 7
Totals 32 2 4 2 6 10 18      
a - T. Nava pinch hit for B. Burkhart in the 7th
b - A. Courtney pinch hit for B. Powell in the 7th
c - L. Kraus pinch hit for S. Hoffer in the 7th
d - M. Rollins substituted for T. Nava in the 7th
e - B. Pierce pinch hit for W. Stevens in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Allen (29, 3rd Inning off J. Blackburn, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Powell , C. Allen 2 , C. Kilkenny , B. Barber
2-out RBI: C. Allen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kilkenny , J. Castaneda 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Allen (12) , B. Barber (32)
Double Plays: 1 (Barber-Holbrook-Allen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Francis LF 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .357 2 41
H. Andrew CF 3 2 1 3 1 0 3 .308 10 53
J. Edwards RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .252 10 61
D. Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .269 4 22
J. Robinson C 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .309 3 38
J. Adams 1B 3 3 2 1 2 0 1 .299 8 50
M. Moore 2B 4 1 3 1 1 0 2 .260 1 42
B. Blair SS 4 0 1 1 1 1 5 .204 2 33
J. Blackburn P 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .127 0 3
   a-E. Carter PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .245 5 34
   P. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 0 2
   b-W. Austin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 1 23
   W. Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 11 12 11 7 3 27      
a - E. Carter pinch hit for J. Blackburn in the 7th
b - W. Austin pinch hit for P. Jones in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Moore (18, 1st Inning off J. McDowell, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Adams (16, 7th Inning off W. Stevens, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Andrew (10, 3rd Inning off J. McDowell, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Francis , H. Andrew 4 , J. Edwards , D. Jones , J. Robinson , J. Adams 3 , M. Moore 4 , B. Blair , J. Blackburn
2-out RBI: M. Moore , B. Blair
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Edwards , J. Robinson , B. Blair , W. Austin
GIDP: B. Blair
Sac Bunt: H. Andrew
Sac Fly: E. Carter
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Edwards (6)
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McDowell L (5-7) 2.1 5 9 8 5 1 1 74 6.02   
B. Burkhart 3.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 41 4.50   
W. Stevens 2.0 5 2 2 2 0 0 56 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McDowell 5
Batters Faced: J. McDowell 20, B. Burkhart 12, W. Stevens 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McDowell 5-2, B. Burkhart 3-5, W. Stevens 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. McDowell 74-36, B. Burkhart 41-30, W. Stevens 56-35
WP: W. Stevens
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blackburn W (12-5) 7.0 3 2 2 5 8 0 132 2.72   
P. Jones 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 33 4.03   
W. Cooper 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blackburn 66
Batters Faced: J. Blackburn 29, P. Jones 6, W. Cooper 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blackburn 7-6, P. Jones 2-0, W. Cooper 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blackburn 132-74, P. Jones 33-19, W. Cooper 12-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Blackburn
Ballpark: Dalton Domed Stadium
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 21119
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