FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
08/20/1974
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FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
HOUSTON COMETS AT BOSTON MINUTEMEN
GAME ID: 4872 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Comets (66-57) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 9 1
Boston Minutemen (67-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Blackburn Breezes to Shutout Victory
Johnny Blackburn of the Houston Comets shut out the Boston Minutemen, 4-0, at Minuteman Stadium, holding them to 1 hit with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts.

Pressed for comments on his club's defeat, Boston skipper Dode Edwards called the outing from Blackburn "a jewel."

"The way Blackburn was pitching, it would have been tough for anyone to beat him," he said.

This season, Blackburn has crafted a 11-10 mark with a 3.10 ERA in 197.1 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .203 against him and he has 123 strikeouts.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marshall 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .245 5 50
M. Moore 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .310 3 36
J. Adams LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279 11 42
J. Edwards RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .379 1 11
H. Andrew CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .261 4 42
J. Robinson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .285 5 41
F. Bailey 1B 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 .245 4 34
B. Blair SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .232 4 37
J. Blackburn P 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .156 0 5
Totals 35 4 9 4 3 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Moore (13, 1st Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Adams (10, 5th Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Moore (3, 5th Inning off J. Hall, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Moore 7 , J. Adams 2 , J. Edwards , H. Andrew , B. Blair , J. Blackburn 2
2-out RBI: M. Moore , B. Blair , J. Blackburn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Marshall , J. Edwards , H. Andrew , J. Robinson
GIDP: F. Bailey
Hit by Pitch: F. Bailey
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Edwards (3) , F. Bailey (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Blackburn (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Moore-Blair-Bailey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hartsell 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .266 4 45
J. Morton RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .273 10 65
D. Ward LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .284 14 51
W. Stephens 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .356 2 27
F. Kirouac CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 7 34
E. Cole C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287 9 40
J. Low 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .128 0 4
W. Huckaby SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 13 39
J. Hall P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .071 0 2
   R. Thornton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .109 0 0
   a-V. Long PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 5 16
   F. Bradshaw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 28 0 1 0 3 4 8      
a - V. Long pinch hit for R. Thornton in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cole
GIDP: W. Stephens
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Huckaby-Hartsell-Stephens)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blackburn W (11-10) 9.0 1 0 0 3 4 0 127 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blackburn 86
Batters Faced: J. Blackburn 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blackburn 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blackburn 127-77
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hall L (5-5) 6.2 9 4 4 3 3 1 107 4.32   
R. Thornton 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 4.74   
F. Bradshaw 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hall 40
Batters Faced: J. Hall 32, R. Thornton 4, F. Bradshaw 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hall 8-8, R. Thornton 0-2, F. Bradshaw 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hall 107-68, R. Thornton 15-10, F. Bradshaw 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Thornton 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Hall
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Blackburn
Ballpark: Minuteman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 12622
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