FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
08/12/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT NEW YORK GOTHAMS
GAME ID: 4790 - MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Comets (62-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 5 13 1
New York Gothams (65-52) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 X 6 8 0
Gothams 6-5 Winners Over Houston
Starting pitcher Jake Watkins pitched well enough to help the New York Gothams beat the Houston Comets, 6-5. New York has a record of 65-52, placing them third in the Federal Association East.

Watkins had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fourth to put New York in front, 2-0. With the bases loaded, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run off Houston pitcher Joe McCarthy.

"Winning is the only objective," said Watkins after the game.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marshall 3B, SS 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .249 5 46
M. Moore 2B 5 0 3 1 0 1 2 .306 2 30
J. Adams LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .283 11 40
J. Edwards RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .432 1 9
H. Andrew CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .259 4 40
J. Robinson C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .288 5 38
F. Bailey 1B 3 1 3 1 0 0 1 .248 4 32
B. Blair SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 4 34
   a-G. Smith PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .355 1 7
   J. Barnes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-S. Francis PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313 2 13
J. McCarthy P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .134 1 4
   b-D. Jones PH, 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .288 6 24
Totals 36 5 13 5 1 5 19      
a - G. Smith pinch hit for B. Blair in the 7th
b - D. Jones pinch hit for J. McCarthy in the 7th
c - S. Francis pinch hit for J. Barnes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Moore (12, 1st Inning off J. Watkins, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Bailey 2 (12, 5th Inning off J. Watkins, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Pettigrew, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Marshall 2 (13, 7th Inning off D. Horne, 2 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Pettigrew, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Marshall 4 , M. Moore 4 , H. Andrew , J. Robinson 2 , F. Bailey 5 , G. Smith , S. Francis
2-out RBI: J. Marshall , M. Moore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Adams 2 , J. Edwards 2 , J. McCarthy
GIDP: J. Robinson
Sac Fly: F. Bailey , D. Jones
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Moore (9)
CS: F. Bailey (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Moore (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Blair-Moore-Bailey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Church 1B 5 0 1 3 0 1 2 .266 3 39
   b-D. Eckelberry 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 0 4
F. Davis RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .297 2 34
S. Hamilton SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .344 8 54
B. Arndt LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .274 10 75
J. Jones 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .254 10 49
G. James CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .274 0 17
T. Brizzolara C 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .306 2 18
J. Horton 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .241 5 25
J. Watkins P 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 .033 0 1
   a-E. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 6 43
   D. Horne P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   H. Isom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Pettigrew P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 0 3
Totals 32 6 8 6 4 8 20      
a - E. Davis pinch hit for J. Watkins in the 6th
b - D. Eckelberry substituted for P. Church in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Arndt (22, 4th Inning off J. McCarthy, 1 on, 0 outs) , P. Church (18, 4th Inning off J. McCarthy, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Church 2 , F. Davis 2 , S. Hamilton , B. Arndt 2 , J. Jones 2 , J. Horton
2-out RBI: P. Church , J. Horton , J. Watkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Church , F. Davis , J. Horton
GIDP: S. Hamilton
Hit by Pitch: J. Jones
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Hamilton-Church)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McCarthy L (14-7) 6.0 5 5 5 3 5 0 107 2.45   
J. Barnes 2.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 42 2.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McCarthy 44
Batters Faced: J. McCarthy 27, J. Barnes 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McCarthy 8-4, J. Barnes 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. McCarthy 107-63, J. Barnes 42-24
Hit Batsmen: J. McCarthy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Watkins W (8-5) 6.0 5 0 0 0 4 0 84 3.42   
D. Horne 0.2 5 4 4 0 0 0 20 3.75   
H. Isom H (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.88   
J. Pettigrew SV (20) 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 39 3.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Watkins 66
Batters Faced: J. Watkins 22, D. Horne 7, H. Isom 1, J. Pettigrew 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Watkins 6-7, D. Horne 0-2, H. Isom 0-1, J. Pettigrew 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Watkins 84-54, D. Horne 20-15, H. Isom 8-5, J. Pettigrew 39-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Isom 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jake Watkins
Ballpark: Gotham Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 16301
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