FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT HOUSTON COMETS
08/17/1975
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
WASHINGTON EAGLES AT HOUSTON COMETS
GAME ID: 4864 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Eagles (51-72) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 10 1
Houston Comets (66-57) 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 3 X 11 12 1
Comets Earn 11-4 Home Win
Don Jones helped his team muscle past the Washington Eagles, 11-4. In the game, the Houston third baseman was 2-4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Johnny Blackburn was the winner. He's now 14-6. The loser was 30-year old right-handed pitcher Herman White. The Comets saw their record improve to 66-57.

With Houston leading 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Jones hit a run-scoring single off Washington hurler Herman White. It was the 62nd hit of the season for Jones and put his team ahead, 3-1.

Houston manager Glenn Carney commended his team for "putting the pedal to the metal."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cantrell LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293 13 63
D. Whited CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .256 11 50
C. Zamudio 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .270 10 65
J. Henderson RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .255 5 30
   d-C. Robbins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 3
H. Oakes 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230 15 60
   b-C. Moore PH, 3B 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .251 3 16
V. Belisle 3B, 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 4 .274 7 58
A. Marino SS 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .205 8 22
R. Hamilton C 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .229 2 12
H. White P 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .192 0 6
   J. Hodges P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-W. Conner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 4 22
   E. Frazier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-E. MacNaughton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 3 23
Totals 36 4 10 3 4 6 19      
a - W. Conner pinch hit for J. Hodges in the 7th
b - C. Moore pinch hit for H. Oakes in the 8th
c - E. MacNaughton pinch hit for E. Frazier in the 9th
d - C. Robbins pinch hit for J. Henderson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. White (1, 3rd Inning off J. Blackburn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Whited , C. Zamudio , J. Henderson , H. Oakes , C. Moore 2 , V. Belisle 2 , A. Marino , H. White 2
2-out RBI: C. Zamudio , C. Moore , A. Marino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Henderson , C. Robbins , V. Belisle , R. Hamilton 3 , H. White
Sac Bunt: A. Marino 2
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: E. Frazier (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Zamudio-Marino-Oakes, Zamudio-Marino)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Francis LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .347 2 45
H. Andrew CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .312 12 61
J. Edwards RF 3 3 1 0 2 0 1 .267 10 66
D. Jones 3B 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .283 5 29
J. Robinson C 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .298 4 49
J. Adams 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .301 9 56
M. Moore 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .261 1 48
B. Blair SS 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 .205 3 37
J. Blackburn P 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .119 0 3
   B. Murphy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 2
Totals 32 11 12 10 6 3 9      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Jones (5, 7th Inning off E. Frazier, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Blair (3, 8th Inning off E. Frazier, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Francis , H. Andrew 2 , J. Edwards , D. Jones 5 , J. Robinson 2 , J. Adams , M. Moore 2 , B. Blair 4
2-out RBI: S. Francis , D. Jones , J. Robinson 2 , J. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Adams , M. Moore
GIDP: S. Francis
Sac Bunt: J. Blackburn 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Edwards 2 (19)
CS: M. Moore (9)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Francis (8)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. White L (6-11) 4.2 7 6 6 5 2 0 91 4.71   
J. Hodges 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 6.35   
E. Frazier 2.0 5 5 4 0 1 2 38 5.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. White 23
Batters Faced: H. White 24, J. Hodges 4, E. Frazier 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. White 4-6, J. Hodges 1-2, E. Frazier 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. White 91-48, J. Hodges 13-6, E. Frazier 38-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hodges 1-0
WP: H. White , J. Hodges
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blackburn W (14-6) 8.2 9 3 2 3 6 0 134 2.93   
B. Murphy 0.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 3.60   
P. Jones 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blackburn 59
Batters Faced: J. Blackburn 38, B. Murphy 2, P. Jones 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blackburn 11-9, B. Murphy 0-0, P. Jones 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blackburn 134-86, B. Murphy 10-4, P. Jones 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Murphy 1-1 , P. Jones 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Don Jones
Ballpark: Dalton Domed Stadium
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 21865
Special Notes: RP Bill Murphy was injured while pitching.
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