FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT HOUSTON COMETS
08/06/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT HOUSTON COMETS
GAME ID: 4742 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Suns (68-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 2
Houston Comets (61-52) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 6 1
Houston Makes Los Angeles 5-1 Losers
Houston starter Joe McCarthy pitched well against the Los Angeles Suns at Dalton Domed Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-1. The first-place Suns have lost 4 consecutive games.

Bill Blair had a big 2-run double for the Comets in the bottom of the first inning. With Houston leading 2-0 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he got a changeup from Jim Place, who finished 4th in the FA in innings pitched with 260.1 in 1971, and swatted a double to left. It was his 7th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Comets ahead, 4-0.

"We believe in ourselves and we're willing to work hard. It's a good combination," McCarthy told the Houston News.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Barber 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 1 7
L. Hurlbutt CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .281 5 21
T. Lally 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .317 25 79
S. Forrester RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310 22 94
J. Thurman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .312 9 51
E. Mooney C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .294 8 67
B. Anderson LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .400 1 5
S. Riccio SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .292 0 1
J. Place P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 1 6
   a-B. Perry PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272 9 56
   B. Garner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 4 12      
a - B. Perry pinch hit for J. Place in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Thurman (11, 4th Inning off J. McCarthy, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Forrester (21, 7th Inning off J. McCarthy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Hurlbutt 2 , S. Forrester 2 , J. Thurman 2 , E. Mooney , B. Perry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Mooney , S. Riccio
GIDP: T. Lally 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Forrester 2 (30)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Barber (8) , J. Thurman (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Carter 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .240 5 35
H. Andrew CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .309 11 56
J. Adams 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .297 8 51
J. Edwards RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .258 10 64
W. Austin LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .216 1 24
J. Robinson C 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .302 3 39
B. Blair SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 4 .205 2 35
M. Moore 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .260 1 45
J. McCarthy P 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .192 0 5
Totals 31 5 6 5 3 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Blair (7, 1st Inning off J. Place, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Robinson (18, 6th Inning off J. Place, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Adams , J. Edwards , W. Austin , J. Robinson 2 , B. Blair 2 , M. Moore
2-out RBI: B. Blair , M. Moore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Moore 2 , J. McCarthy
Sac Bunt: H. Andrew
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Edwards (16)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Moore (10)
Double Plays: 2 (McCarthy-Blair-Adams, Adams-Blair-Adams)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Place L (11-7) 7.0 6 5 5 1 6 0 123 3.74   
B. Garner 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 28 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Place 50
Batters Faced: J. Place 30, B. Garner 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Place 7-9, B. Garner 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Place 123-85, B. Garner 28-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McCarthy W (6-3) 9.0 6 1 1 1 4 0 129 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McCarthy 74
Batters Faced: J. McCarthy 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McCarthy 7-14
Pitches - Strikes: J. McCarthy 129-85
WP: J. McCarthy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe McCarthy
Ballpark: Dalton Domed Stadium
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 22955
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