FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT HOUSTON COMETS
08/21/1975
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
BOSTON MINUTEMEN AT HOUSTON COMETS
GAME ID: 5475 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 1975 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Minutemen (47-75) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Houston Comets (67-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 3 4 0
Comets Drop Minutemen, 3-2
In a low-scoring contest between the Houston Comets and the Boston Minutemen, Joe McCarthy was the X factor. The Houston right-hander spearheaded the 3-2 win. Picking up the save was Bob Young, his 21st. With the win, Houston raised its record to 67-59.

Hank Andrew drove in one run for Houston. The 1970 Kellogg Award winner had a key at-bat in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Walt Portelli. It was his 62nd RBI of the season.

"We just didn't score enough runs to win," said Boston manager Dode Edwards.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Ward LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 .256 25 61
G. Armstrong CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .271 3 26
C. Hartsell 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .271 3 42
J. Morton RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .321 9 64
H. Mazur 1B 3 0 1 2 0 1 4 .267 2 27
   a-J. Wise PH, 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253 5 14
F. Borgen 3B, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .278 3 41
B. Gallagher C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .285 5 34
D. Raz SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 3 17
   b-G. Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
B. Kelly P 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .183 0 0
   W. Portelli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Wood PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 2 20
Totals 34 2 7 2 3 9 15      
a - J. Wise pinch hit for H. Mazur in the 8th
b - G. Brown pinch hit for D. Raz in the 9th
c - D. Wood pinch hit for W. Portelli in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Borgen (16, 2nd Inning off J. McCarthy, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Hartsell (18, 5th Inning off J. McCarthy, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Armstrong (16, 7th Inning off J. McCarthy, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Ward , G. Armstrong 3 , C. Hartsell 3 , H. Mazur , F. Borgen 2
2-out RBI: H. Mazur
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hartsell , H. Mazur 2 , F. Borgen , B. Kelly
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Ward (24)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Mazur (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Francis LF 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .340 2 46
H. Andrew CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .305 12 62
J. Edwards RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .261 10 66
D. Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 5 29
J. Robinson C 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .297 4 49
J. Adams 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .307 9 59
M. Moore 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .260 1 48
   a-B. Thompson PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .276 1 6
   d-F. Ruesch SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 1 7
B. Blair SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .203 3 38
   b-E. Carter PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .231 5 39
J. McCarthy P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188 0 5
   c-W. Austin PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .237 2 27
   B. Young P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
Totals 28 3 4 3 7 4 20      
a - B. Thompson pinch hit for M. Moore in the 7th
b - E. Carter pinch hit for B. Blair in the 7th
c - W. Austin pinch hit for J. McCarthy in the 7th
d - F. Ruesch substituted for B. Thompson in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Adams 2 , F. Ruesch , J. McCarthy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Edwards , M. Moore , B. Blair , B. Young
Sac Fly: H. Andrew
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Adams (42)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Kelly L (7-13) 6.1 3 3 3 5 3 0 105 3.75   
W. Portelli 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 34 5.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Kelly 53
Batters Faced: B. Kelly 28, W. Portelli 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Kelly 10-6, W. Portelli 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Kelly 105-66, W. Portelli 34-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Portelli 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McCarthy W (8-3) 7.0 7 2 2 2 8 0 102 2.41   
B. Young SV (21) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McCarthy 61
Batters Faced: J. McCarthy 30, B. Young 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McCarthy 5-8, B. Young 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. McCarthy 102-72, B. Young 23-13
WP: J. McCarthy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe McCarthy
Ballpark: Dalton Domed Stadium
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 17404
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