FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
08/18/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT ATLANTA COPPERHEADS
GAME ID: 4848 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Comets (65-57) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0
Atlanta Copperheads (75-47) 0 1 0 0 1 5 1 0 X 8 15 2
Copperheads Sink Comets, 8-2
The Atlanta Copperheads downed the Houston Comets, 8-2, at Peachtree Stadium. The Copperheads were led by Jim Duchesne. Duchesne was 4 for 4 with a double and 3 singles. He drove in 3 runs. The winner was Howie Burt, who threw 103 pitches over 6 innings. The left-hander was charged with 1 run on 4 hits. The first-place Copperheads go to 75-47.

With the game tied, 1-1, in the bottom of the fifth, Duchesne had a key at-bat for Atlanta. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Duchesne hit a run-scoring single off Jay Hunt, making the score 2-1, Copperheads.

"Every win gets us closer to our ultimate goal," said Duchesne.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marshall 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .247 5 50
M. Moore 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .305 2 34
J. Adams LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 11 42
   d-M. Rush PH, LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .230 3 14
J. Edwards RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .375 1 11
H. Andrew CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .262 4 42
J. Robinson C 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .289 5 41
F. Bailey 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .247 4 34
B. Blair SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .232 4 36
   a-S. Francis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303 2 13
   b-D. Martin SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 2 16
J. Hunt P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 0 1
   D. Lane P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Harper PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310 1 8
   W. Cooper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-D. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 6 26
Totals 34 2 6 2 4 7 21      
a - S. Francis pinch hit for B. Blair in the 6th
b - D. Martin substituted for S. Francis in the 6th
c - R. Harper pinch hit for D. Lane in the 7th
d - M. Rush pinch hit for J. Adams in the 8th
e - D. Jones pinch hit for W. Cooper in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Robinson (17, 4th Inning off H. Burt, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Moore , J. Adams , M. Rush , J. Edwards , J. Robinson 2 , F. Bailey
2-out RBI: F. Bailey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Andrew , S. Francis , D. Martin , J. Hunt
GIDP: J. Adams
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Edwards(Duchesne at 3rd base), Andrew(Dugan at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Blair CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .315 17 77
J. Newton SS 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 .280 8 57
A. Hubbard 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .340 12 67
E. Skains RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .251 20 51
H. Smith C 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .310 16 79
J. Duchesne 3B 4 0 4 3 0 0 1 .267 12 61
J. Abasi LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .355 2 9
H. Woods 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .316 4 21
H. Burt P 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .207 0 6
   a-W. Dugan PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 1 9
   I. Abraham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Schmitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 1 20
   B. Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 15 7 6 5 22      
a - W. Dugan pinch hit for H. Burt in the 6th
b - G. Schmitt pinch hit for I. Abraham in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Smith (20, 2nd Inning off J. Hunt, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Duchesne (9, 4th Inning off J. Hunt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: H. Woods (1, 4th Inning off J. Hunt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Newton (8, 7th Inning off W. Cooper, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Blair , J. Newton 4 , E. Skains 2 , H. Smith 3 , J. Duchesne 5 , J. Abasi 2 , H. Woods 4 , W. Dugan
2-out RBI: J. Newton , H. Smith , J. Duchesne 2 , J. Abasi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Blair , H. Smith , J. Abasi , H. Woods , H. Burt
Sac Fly: J. Duchesne
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Blair (29)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Newton (35) , J. Duchesne (17)
Double Plays: 1 (Hubbard-Newton-Woods)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hunt L (8-3) 5.2 13 7 7 6 3 0 112 3.20   
D. Lane 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.23   
W. Cooper 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 33 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hunt 12
Batters Faced: J. Hunt 34, D. Lane 1, W. Cooper 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hunt 4-8, D. Lane 1-0, W. Cooper 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hunt 112-64, D. Lane 5-3, W. Cooper 33-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lane 2-0
WP: J. Hunt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Burt W (17-3) 6.0 4 1 1 3 3 0 103 2.52   
I. Abraham 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.50   
B. Thomas 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 37 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Burt 60
Batters Faced: H. Burt 26, I. Abraham 3, B. Thomas 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Burt 6-8, I. Abraham 1-0, B. Thomas 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Burt 103-64, I. Abraham 10-7, B. Thomas 37-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Duchesne
Ballpark: Peachtree Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 27478
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